2025 Cork Senior A Football Championship

2025 Cork Senior A Football Championship

Dates	25 July - October 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	McCarthy Insurance Group
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	32 (2.67 per match)
Points scored	336 (28 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Conor Corbett (2-13)
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The 2025 Cork Senior A Football Championship is the sixth staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024. ^{[1] [2]} The competition is scheduled to run from 25 July to October 2025. ^[3]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

• Éire Óg ^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

• Kilshannig ^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

• Carrigaline ^[6]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

• Kiskeam ^[7]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Quarter-finalist

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kanturk	2	1	0	1	32	27	5	2
Éire Óg	2	1	0	1	32	31	1	2
Kilshannig	2	1	0	1	35	36	-1	2
Newmarket	2	1	0	1	35	40	-5	2

Group 1 fixtures and results

Éire Óg v Kanturk

25 July 2025Round 1	Éire Óg	0-13 - 0-10	Kanturk	Castle Grounds
	B Hurley 0-4 (0-2f), D Foley, D Clifford (1 2pt), J Galvin 0-2 each, R O’Toole, J Murphy, C Kelly (0-1 45) 0-1 each.	Report	G Bucinskas 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 45), I Walsh 0-2 (0-1 f), C Walsh, P Walsh, T Walsh, B Healy 0-1 each.

Kilshannig v Newmarket

26 July 2025Round 1	Kilshannig	1-18 - 0-14	Newmarket	Fr Kelleher Park
	E O’Hanlon 0-5 (0-2 f), K Twomey 0-4, D O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-1 f), A O’Connell 1-0, K O’Hanlon 0-2 (1 pt), C O’Shea 0-2, M Murphy, J Twomey 0-1 each.	Report	H O’Connor 0-4 (0-1 tpf, 0-1 f), C Browne 0-3 (1 tp), C O’Keeffe 0-2 (0-1 f), B O’Connor 0-2, R O’Keeffe (45), A Browne, D O’Keeffe 0-1 each.

Newmarket v Éire Óg

23 August 2025Round 2	Newmarket	1-18 - 0-19	Éire Óg	Carrigadrohid Grounds
	C O’Keeffe 0-5, C Browne 1-1, D O’Keeffe (1 tp), R O’Keeffe 0-3 each, H O’Connor (1 f), A Browne (tp), B O’Connor 0-2 each.	Report	C O’Callaghan 0-3, D Foley, R O’Flynn, J Galvin (tp), J Murphy (1f), D Goulding (1f), E O’Shea 0-2 each, D Clifford, B Hurley (f), R O’Toole, C Clifford, 0-1 each.

Kanturk v Kilshannig

24 August 2025Round 2	Kanturk	3-13 - 2-08	Kilshannig	Dr Croke Park
	P Walsh 2-1 (1-0 penalty), G Bucinskas 0-6 (1 2ptf, 0-3 f), D O’Connell 1-1, I Walsh 0-2, M Healy, L O’Neill, C Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	J Twomey 1-1, C O’Shea 1-0, É O’Hanlon 0-3, K Twomey 0-2 (2ptf), D O’Sullivan (0-1 f), T Cunningham 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Cill Na Martra	2	1	1	0	46	36	10	3
Knocknagree	2	1	1	0	49	43	6	3
Clyda Rovers	2	1	0	1	40	40	0	2
Fermoy	2	0	0	2	27	43	-16	0

Group 2 fixtures and results

Clyda Rovers v Fermoy

26 July 2025Round 1	Clyda Rovers	3-11 - 1-11	Fermoy	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	C Corbett 1-4, E Walsh 1-2, K Graham 1-0, D Walsh, P O’Grady 0-2 each, D Cooney 0-1.	Report	D Lardner 0-5 (3f), G O’Callaghan 1-0, J Hutchings, P de Róiste, S Ahern, J Morrisson, A Ahern, J Molloy 0-1 each.

Cill Na Martra v Knocknagree

27 July 2025Round 1	Cill Na Martra	2-17 - 3-14	Knocknagree	Clondrohid Grounds
	C Ó Duinnín 1-6 (1 2pt), S Ó Forréidh 0-3 (1 2pt), A Ó Cuana 1-0, D Ó Duinnín, J Mac Cárthaigh (2ptf), D Ó Conaill 0-2 each, D Ó hUrdail (0-1 f), A Ó Duinnín 0-1 each.	Report	Denis R O’Connor, A O’Connor (0-3 f) 0-4 each, N O’Connor 1-1, K Cronin, G O’Connor 1-0 each, M McSweeney, P Doyle (1 2ptf) 0-2 each, G Looney 0-1 each.

Fermoy v Cill na Martra

22 August 2025Round 2	Fermoy	1-10 - 1-20	Cill na Martra	Éire Óg Grounds
	G O’Callaghan 1-2, A Lardner 0-4 (2 tp), A Aherne 0-2 (1 tp), G Lardner, D Daly 0-1 each.	Report	J MacCarthaigh 0-7 (0-3 f, 1 tp), D Ó hUrdail 0-5 (1 tp), E Ó Connail 1-0, D Ó Duinnin 0-4, M Ó Deasuna (0-1 pen), C Ó Meachair, C Ó Connail, C Ó Duinnin 0-1 each.

Knocknagree v Clyda Rovers

24 August 2025Round 2	Knocknagree	3-17 - 2-14	Clyda Rovers	Priory Park
	A O’Connor 1-7 (2 tp, 0-2 f), G Looney 1-1, M McSweeney (1 tp), N O’Connor 0-3 each, D O’Mahony 1-0, Denis R O’Connor, P Doyle (45), K Cronin 0-1 each.	Report	C Corbett 1-9 (0-5 f, 1 tpf), E Walsh 0-4 (1 tp), C Walsh 1-0, B Nyhan 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bishopstown	2	2	0	0	37	32	5	4
Béal Átha'n Ghaorth.	2	1	1	0	35	32	3	3
O'Donovan Rossa	2	0	1	1	31	34	-3	1
Dohenys	2	0	0	2	33	38	-5	0

Group 3 fixtures and results

Bishopstown v Dohenys

26 July 2025Round 1	Bishopstown	1-15 - 1-13	Dohenys	St Mary's Park
	C Dunne 0-5 (1 2pt, 0-3 f), D O’Connor (1 2pt), S Collins 0-4 each, O Foley 1-1, P Casey 0-1.	Report	D Herlihy 1-4 (1 2pt, 1-0 pen), M Buckley 0-3 (0-2 f), G Farr 0-2 (0-2 f), A O’Donovan, S Barry, S Daly (1 45) and K White 0-1 each.

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v O'Donovan Rossa

27 July 2025Round 1	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-15 - 1-12	O'Donovan Rossa	Wolfe Tone Park
	D Mac Thomáis 0-7 (0-3 f), C Ó Loinsigh 0-2, D Ó Coill (45), S Ó Muimhneacháin, S Ó Luasa, S Ó Tuama, D Ó Ceallacháin, D Seartan 0-1 each.	Report	E Connolly 1-2, K Davis (0-3 f), N Daly 0-3 each, R Byrne 0-2, K Hurley, T Hegarty 0-1 each.

Dohenys v Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh

23 August 2025Round 2	Dohenys	1-14 - 2-14	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	K White 0-4 f, S Daly 0-3 (1 2ptf, 0-1 45), E Lavers 1-0, F Herlihy, R Coakley 0-2 each, S Barry, K McCarthy, J Collins 0-1 each.	Report	D Mac Thomáis 1-3 (0-1 f), C Ó Loingsigh 0-3 (1 2pt), S Ó Luasa 1-0, D Seartan, S Ó Tuama (1 2pt), B Seartan (0-1 f) 0-2 each, N Ó Laoire, S Ó Muineacháin 0-1 each.

O'Donovan Rossa v Bishopstown

24 August 2025Round 2	O'Donovan Rossa	1-13 - 2-13	Bishopstown	Henry Ford Park
	K Davis (0-7, 2tpf, 0-3f), D Hourihane Snr (1-0, pen), B Crowley (0-2, 1tp), K Hurley, T Hegarty, D Shannon and E Connolly (0-1 each).	Report	G Holland (0-6, 2tp), O Foley (1-1), B Cahill (0-4, 1tp), S Collins (1-0), K McFadden and B Clifford (0-1 each).

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Corbett	Clyda Rovers	2-13	19	2	9.50
2	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	1-11	14	2	7.00
3	Diarmuid Mac Thomáis	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-10	13	2	6.50
4	Ciarán Ó Duinnín	Cill na Martra	1-07	10	2	5.00
	Kevin Davis	O'Donovan Rossa	0-10	10	2	5.00
	Grantas Buckinskas	Kanturk	0-10	10	2	5.00
7	Eoin Walsh	Clyda Rovers	1-06	9	2	4.50
	Fionn Herlihy	Dohenys	1-06	9	2	4.50
	Jason Mac Cárthaigh	Cill na Martra	0-09	9	2	4.50
10	Gary O'Callaghan	Fermoy	2-02	8	2	4.00
	Paul Walsh	Kanturk	2-02	8	2	4.00
	Éanna O'Hanlon	Kilshannig	0-08	8	2	4.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Corbett	Clyda Rovers	1-09	12	Knocknagree
2	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	1-07	10	Clyda Rovers
3	Ciarán Ó Duinnín	Cill na Martra	1-06	9	Fermoy
4	Paul Walsh	Kanturk	2-01	7	Kilshannig
	Conor Corbett	Clyda Rovers	1-04	7	Fermoy
	Kevin Davis	O'Donovan Rossa	1-04	7	Bishopstown
	Fionn Herlihy	Dohenys	1-04	7	Bishopstown
	Diarmuid Mac Thomáis	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-07	7	O'Donovan Rossa
	Jason Mac Cárthaigh	Cill na Martra	0-07	7	Fermoy
10	Diarmuid Mac Thomáis	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-03	6	Dohenys
	Gary Holland	Bishopstown	0-06	6	O'Donovan Rossa

References

1. "Cork GAA: Guide to the 2025 Premier SFC and SAFC draws". Echo Live. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
2. Cormican, Eoghan (10 December 2024). "Cork championship draws: Promoted Glen Rovers to face Munster champions Sarsfields". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
3. "Master Fixture Plan 2025". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
4. "Carbery Rangers dominate second half to relegate Éire Óg". Echo Live. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
5. Coleman, John (3 November 2024). "Kilshannig conquer Aghabullogue to grab Premier IFC crown and ticket to Cork's senior ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
6. Coleman, John (27 October 2024). "Carrigaline book immediate return to top grade with win over Knocknagree". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
7. O'Callaghan, Therese (28 September 2024). "Kiskeam relegated as Clyda save SAFC status". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

• Cork GAA website