2025 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Dates	2 August - 1 November 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Bride Rovers (1st title) Conleith Ryan (captain) Brian Murphy (manager)
Runners-up	Castlelyons Colm Spillane (captain) Michael Spillane (manager)
Relegated	Bishopstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	76 (3.04 per match)
Points scored	841 (33.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Adam Walsh (2-42)
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The 2025 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling 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 championship ran from 2 August to 1 November 2025.

The final, a replay, was played on 1 November 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Bride Rovers and Castlelyons, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Bride Rovers won the match by 2–15 to 2–14 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade. ^{[3] [4]}

Adam Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 2-42.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

• Bishopstown ^[5]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Watergrasshill ^[6]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

• Glen Rovers ^[7]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cloyne ^[8]

Group A

Group A table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Carrigtwohill	3	3	0	0	83	54	29	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	70	74	-4	2
Fermoy	3	1	0	2	53	60	-7	2
Killeagh	3	1	0	2	63	81	-18	2

Group A results

Carrigtwohill v Fermoy

2 August 2025Round 1	Carrigtwohill	4-14 - 0-17	Fermoy	Páirc Bhríde
	J Mulcahy 2-2, C O’Riordan 1-1, P Walsh 0-4, S Walsh 0-3 (0-2 f), P O’Sullivan 1-0, M Barrett 0-2, S de Búrca, L Gosnell 0-1 each.	Report	J Carr 0-7 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), D Daly 0-3, J Molloy 0-2, D Lardner (f), D O’Callaghan, K Morrison, A Aherne, G Lardner 0-1 each.

Killeagh v Na Piarsaigh

3 August 2025Round 1	Killeagh	2-26 - 2-24	Na Piarsaigh	Clonmult Memorial Park
	Barry Walsh 1-8 (0-8 f), R McCarthy 1-3, S Smiddy, S Long 0-4 each, E Lane 0-3, D McCarthy, Ben Walsh, R Long, C Fitzgibbon 0-1 each.	Report	D Connery 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-3 f), R O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-1 f), P Guest 1-1, C Hanafin 0-3, K Moynihan, C Hogan 0-2 each, P Murphy, C Meaney, L Sheehan 0-1 each.

Fermoy v Killeagh

15 August 2025Round 2	Fermoy	1-16 - 3-05	Killeagh	St Catherine's Park
	B O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-8 f), D Daly 1-0, S Aherne 0-2, S Coughlan (f), P de Róiste, K Morrison, D Lardner (f), J Carr 0-1 each.	Report	Barry Walsh 2-4 (1-3 f, 0-1 65), E Lane 1-0, G Leahy 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Carrigtwohill

17 August 2025Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	2-14 - 1-22	Carrigtwohill	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Connery 1-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), R O’Sullivan 0-4 f, L Donovan 1-0, C Hanifin, O Galvin, Evan Sheehan (f), P Guest 0-1 each.	Report	S Walsh 0-9 (0-3 f), J Mulcahy 1-4, M Barrett (0-2 f), P Walsh 0-4 each, J Oke 0-1.

Killeagh v Carrigtwohill

6 September 2025Round 3	Killeagh	1-14 - 4-20	Carrigtwohill	Aghavine Grounds
	Barry Walsh 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 65), E Lane 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3 (0-1 65), G Leahy 0-2, Ben Walsh, C Fitzgibbon, R McCarthy, D Buckley 0-1 each.	Report	S Walsh 2-7 (0-3 f), P Walsh 2-3, L Gosnell 0-4, J Oke 0-2, M Barrett, C O’Riordan, J Mulcahy, L O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Na Piarsaigh v Fermoy

6 September 2025Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	2-14 - 0-17	Fermoy	Páirc LiosgCúl
	R O’Sullivan 1-6 (0-6 f), P Guest 1-4 (0-2 f), C Hanafin 0-2, DJ Coffey, O Galvin 0-1 each.	Report	B O’Sullivan 0-10 (0-8 f), A Aherne, K Morrison 0-2 each, D Lardner, S Coughlan (f), J O’Brien 0-1 each.

Group B

Group B table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Castlelyons	3	3	0	0	76	58	18	6
Inniscarra	3	2	0	1	69	62	7	4
Ballyhea	3	1	0	2	64	69	-5	2
Bishopstown	3	0	0	3	45	65	-20	0

Group B results

Ballyhea v Inniscarra

2 August 2025Round 1	Ballyhea	1-19 - 2-23	Inniscarra	Mourneabbey Grounds
	J Morrissey 0-12 (0-10 f), Tom Hanley 1-1, P O’Callaghan 0-4, J Copps, M O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	J Enright 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-2 65), B Daly 1-1, F Horgan 1-0, C Lynch, D Murphy 0-3 each, P Holland (f), A McCarthy, S O’Donoghue 0-2 each, M Nagle 0-1.

Bishopstown v Castlelyons

2 August 2025Round 1	Bishopstown	0-17 - 0-24	Castlelyons	Blarney Grounds
	J Scally 0-6 (0-5f), B Murray 0-4, C Hegarty 0-3, D Quaid, R Foley, H Grant, C Murray (0-1 each).	Report	A Fenton 0-9 (0-7f), A Spillane 0-4, D Morrison 0-3, D Tobin 0-2, K O’Leary 0-2, S Cotter, A O’Sullivan, J Kearney, C McCarthy (0-1 each).

Castlelyons v Ballyhea

16 August 2025Round 2	Castlelyons	4-16 - 1-16	Ballyhea	Kildorrery Grounds
	A Spillane 4-4, A Fenton 0-4 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), L Doocey 0-3, J Kearney 0-2, D Tobin, J Barry, R Fenton 0-1 each.	Report	J Morrissey 0-7 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), P O’Callaghan 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-2 sl), E O'Leary 1-0, D Copps, M O’Sullivan, C Crowley 0-1 each.

Inniscarra v Bishopstown

16 August 2025Round 2	Inniscarra	2-12 - 1-13	Bishopstown	Ballymah Grounds
	P Holland 2-2 (0-1 f), J Enright 0-5 f, C Lynch 0-2, F Horgan, B Daly, N Buckley 0-1 each.	Report	J Scally 0-8 f, R Foley 1-0, C Murray, C Hegarty, C O'Hora, B Murray, D Daly 0-1 each.

Bishopstown v Ballyhea

6 September 2025Round 3	Bishopstown	1-09 - 3-14	Ballyhea	Fr Con Buckley Park
	J Scally 0-7 (0-6 f), B Murray 1-0, T Murray 0-2.	Report	E O’Leary 2-4, P O’Callaghan 0-5 (0-4 f), K Morrissey 1-1, M Browne (f), J Morrissey (65), L Crowley, T Hanley 0-1 each.

Castlelyons v Inniscarra

6 September 2025Round 3	Castlelyons	2-18 - 1-19	Inniscarra	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Fenton 1-6 (1-4f); K O’Leary 0-6; D Morrison 1-0; D Tobin, N O’Leary 0-2 each; A Spillane, S Moroney 0-1 each.	Report	P Holland 1-4f; J Enright 0-6 (0-4f); N Buckley, D Murphy 0-2 each; F Horgan, D Murphy, S Sheehan, S O’Donoghue, A McCarthy 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Blarney	3	2	0	1	77	44	33	4
Bride Rovers	3	2	0	1	75	67	8	4
Watergrasshill	3	2	0	1	64	74	-10	4
Courcey Rovers	3	0	0	3	56	87	-31	0

Group C results

Courcey Rovers v Watergrasshill

3 August 2025Round 1	Courcey Rovers	1-22 - 3-18	Watergrasshill	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R Sweetnam 0-9 (0-7 f), A O’Donovan 1-2 (1-0 sl), T O’Sullivan 0-4, D O’Donovan 0-3, DJ Twomey 0-2, C Crowley 0-1.	Report	S Desmond 2-3, K O’Neill 0-8 (0-6 f), A Murphy 1-0, J Gowen, K O’Neill, A Cronin, P Cronin, L Foley, R Loftus, C O’Leary 0-1 each.

Blarney v Bride Rovers

3 August 2025Round 1	Blarney	1-15 - 1-22	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	M Coleman 1-7 (0-5 f), C McCarthy 0-3, A McEvoy 0-2, E Kirby, D McSweeney, J Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	A Walsh 0-8 (0-4 f), B Roche 0-7, C Ryan 1-0, C Barry, S O’Connor 0-2 each, D Barry, L Roche, C Hogan (0-1 f) 0-1 each.

Bride Rovers v Courcey Rovers

15 August 2025Round 2	Bride Rovers	4-22 - 2-18	Courcey Rovers	Riverstown Sportsfield
	A Walsh 0-8 (0-5 f), B Roche 2-1, C Ryan 2-1, C O’Sullivan 0-5, S O’Connor 0-3, L Roche C Barry, J Mannix, L Roche 0-1 each.	Report	R Sweetman 0-9 (0-8 f), D O’Donovan 2-2, A O’Donovan 0-3, R O’Callaghan 0-3, B Ryan 0-1.

Watergrasshill v Blarney

16 August 2025Round 2	Watergrasshill	0-12 - 3-24	Blarney	Grenagh Grounds
	A Murphy 0-9 (0-6 f), S Desmond, A Foley, S O’Regan (65) 0-1 each.	Report	M Coleman 0-9 (0-4 f, 0-2 65), C McCarthy 2-3, C Barrett 1-0, S Barrett 0-3 f, D McSweeney 0-3, J Murphy, E Kirby 0-2 each, C Power, A McEvoy 0-1 each.

Blarney v Courcey Rovers

6 September 2025Round 3	Blarney	3-17 - 0-07	Courcey Rovers	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	M Coleman 1-5 (0-5 f, 1-0 pen), E Kirby 0-5, C McCarthy, D McSweeney 1-2 each, S Barrett 0-2, S Mulcahy 0-1.	Report	R Sweetnam 0-6 (0-5 f), J McCarthy 0-1.

Bride Rovers v Watergrasshill

6 September 2025Round 3	Bride Rovers	1-13 - 1-22	Watergrasshill	St Catherine's Park
	A Walsh 0-5 (0-4 f), C Ryan 1-0, B Roche, R O’Connell 0-2 each, C hogan, C Tobin, L Roche, J Mannix 0-1 each.	Report	A Murphy 0-13 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), B Lehane 1-2, K O’Neill 0-2, S Desmond, C O’Leary, D Roche, P O’Leary, L Foley 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

Bishopstown v Courcey Rovers

21 September 2025Playoff	Bishopstown	0-14 - 0-16	Courcey Rovers	Charlie Hurley Park
	J Scally 0-5 f, C Murray 0-3, D O’Donovan 0-2, D Quaid, C Hegarty, K McFadden, B Murray 0-1 each.	Report	R Sweetnam 0-6 f, T O’Sullivan 0-3, O Crowley 0-2, R O’Callaghan, DJ Twomey, D O’Donovan, J McCarthy, C Crowley 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Carrigtwohill (Imokilly)	1–14
	Bride Rovers (Imokilly)	2–23			Bride Rovers (Imokilly)	3–14
	Inniscarra (Muskerry)	1–18							Bride Rovers (Imokilly)	0–14, 2–15
									Castlelyons (Imokilly)	0–14, 2–14
					Castlelyons (Imokilly)	4–12
	Blarney (Muskerry)	1–21			Blarney (Muskerry)	0–19
	Na Piarsaigh (Seandún)	0–19

Quarter-finals

Bride Rovers v Inniscarra

20 September 2025Quarter-final	Bride Rovers	2-23 - 1-18	Inniscarra	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Walsh (1-9, 0-8 frees); B Roche (1-2); D Barry (0-3); C Ryan, K Kearney, R O’Connell (0-2 each); C Hogan (free), C Barry, L Roche (0-1 each).	Report	J Enright (0-7, 0-5 frees); P Holland (0-5, 0-2 frees); F Horgan (1-0); S O’Donoghue (0-2, 0-1 free); N Buckley, D Murphy, D O’Brien, C Lynch (0-1 each).

Blarney v Na Piarsaigh

20 September 2025Quarter-final	Blarney	1-21 - 0-19	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Barrett 1-4, M Coleman 0-5 f, S Mulcahy, S Barrett 0-3 each, C McCarthy, E Kirby 0-2 each, C Hegarty, D McSweeney 0-1 each.	Report	P Guest 0-6 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), R O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-1 f), K Moynihan, P Rourke, E Sheehan 0-2 each, O Galvin, L Sheehan, DJ Coffey, C Hanafin 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Carrigtwohill v Bride Rovers

4 October 2025Semi-final	Carrigtwohill	1-14 - 3-14	Bride Rovers	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	S Walsh 1-6 (0-4 f, 1-0 pen, 0-1 65), M Barrett 0-3 (0-2 f), L Gosnell 0-2, P Walsh, L O’Sullivan, C O’Riordan 0-1 each.	Report	B Roche 1-3, P O’Flynn 0-3, C Ryan, R O’Connell 1-0 each, A Walsh (2 fs), C Tobin, D Barry 0-2 each, K Kearney, J Ahern 0-1 each.

Castlelyons v Blarney

4 October 2025Semi-final	Castlelyons	4-12 - 0-19	Blarney	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Fenton 1-8 (0-7 f), D Morrison 3-1, A Spillane 0-2, L Doocey 0-1.	Report	M Coleman 0-11 (0-9 f, 0-1 64), S Barrett 0-4 (0-2 f), C Barrett, D McSweeney, J Murphy, S Mulcahy 0-1 each.

Final

Bride Rovers v Castlelyons

25 October 2025Final	Bride Rovers	0-14 - 0-14	Castlelyons	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P O’Flynn (0-4, 0-4 frees); A Walsh (0-3 frees), S O’Connor (0-3 each); B Roche (0-2); E Roche, C Ryan (0-1 each).	Report	A Fenton (0-8, 0-7 frees); J Kearney (0-2); C Spillane, K O’Leary, A Spillane, D Morrison (0-1 each).

Final replay

Bride Rovers v Castlelyons

1 November 2025Final	Bride Rovers	2-15 - 2-14	Castlelyons	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Walsh 1-7 (0-6 f), P O’Flynn 1-1, D Barry 0-2, J Peters, C Tobin, S O’Connor, B Roche, C O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	L Doocey 1-1, D Morrison 1-0, A Fenton 0-3 (0-2 f), E Maye, A Spillane, K O’Leary 0-2 each, C Spillane, N O’Leary, S Moroney, J Kearney 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St Finbarr’s)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Adam Walsh	Bride Rovers	2-42	48	7	6.85
2	Alan Fenton	Castlelyons	2-38	44	6	7.33
3	Mark Coleman	Blarney	2-37	43	5	8.60
4	Seán Walsh	Carrigtwohill	3-25	34	4	8.50
5	Brian Roche	Bride Rovers	4-18	30	7	4.28
	Richard Sweetnam	Courcey Rovers	0-30	30	4	7.50
7	Joseph Enright	Inniscarra	0-27	27	4	6.75
8	James Scally	Bishopstown	0-26	26	4	6.50
9	Barry Walsh	Killeagh	3-16	25	3	8.33
	Adam Murphy	Watergrasshill	1-22	25	3	8.33

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Anthony Spillane	Castlelyons	4-04	16	Ballyhea
2	Seán Walsh	Carrigtwohill	2-07	13	Killeagh
	Adam Murphy	Watergrasshill	0-13	13	Bride Rovers
4	Adam Walsh	Bride Rovers	1-09	12	Inniscarra
	John Morrissey	Ballyhea	0-12	12	Inniscarra
6	Alan Fenton	Castlelyons	1-08	8	Blarney
	Barry Walsh	Killeagh	1-08	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Daire Connery	Na Piarsaigh	1-08	11	Killeagh
	Mark Coleman	Blarney	0-11	11	Castlelyons
10	David Morrison	Castlelyons	3-01	10	Blarney
	Eugene O'Leary	Ballyhea	2-04	10	Bishopstown
	Barry Walsh	Killeagh	2-04	10	Fermoy
	Adam Walsh	Bride Rovers	1-07	10	Castlelyons
	Mark Coleman	Blarney	1-07	10	Bride Rovers
	Brian O'Sullivan	Fermoy	0-10	10	Na Piarsaigh

References

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6. "Watergrasshill complete remarkable turnaround to win Cork Premier IHC title". Irish Examiner. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
7. Coleman, John (20 October 2024). "Glen Rovers overcome Blarney to make swift return to top-tier of Cork hurling". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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External links

• Cork GAA website