2025 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates31 July - October 2025
Teams12
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored43 (3.58 per match)
Points scored398 (33.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Stephen Wills (0-25)
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The 2025 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship is the 22nd staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024.[1] The championship is scheduled to run from 31 July to October 2025.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Group A

Group A table

  Semi-finalist   Quarter-finalist   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Cloyne 2 2 0 0 45 38 7 4
Border Carrigaline 2 1 0 1 52 47 5 2
Border Ballymartle 2 1 0 1 36 38 -2 2
Border Éire Óg 2 0 0 2 40 50 -10 0

Group A fixtures and results

2 August 2025 Round 1 Ballymartle 1-17 - 2-12 Éire Óg Ballinhassig Grounds
R Deasy 0-7 (0-6 f), L O’Callaghan 0-4, E Healy 1-0, C Lordan, J Dwyer, D Casey, S Dorney, S Cummins, R Cahalane 0-1 each. Report E O’Shea 1-7 (1-6 f, 0-1 ’65), M Kelleher 1-0, J Galvin 0-3, K Hallissey, D Healy 0-1 each.
3 August 2025 Round 1 Carrigaline 1-19 - 3-16 Cloyne Páirc Uí Chonaill
B Kelleher 0-10 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), R McCarthy 1-3, E Desmond 0-4, K Kavanagh, D Drake 0-1 each. Report B O’Shea 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3 f), B Walsh 1-1, D Byrne 0-4, S Beausang 1-0, J O’Brien, C Cahill 0-2 each, P O’Sullivan, A Walsh 0-1 each.
15 August 2025 Round 2 Éire Óg 1-19 - 1-27 Carrigaline Cloughduv Grounds
E O’Shea 0-7 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), J Galvin 1-2, L Considine, K Hallissey 0-3 each, D Healy 0-2, C O’Callaghan, O O’Shea 0-1 each. Report B Kelleher 0-9 (8f), R O’Shea 0-5, E Desmond, D Drake 0-3 each, K O'Reilly 1-0, C Kearney (0-1 sl), R Kelleher, F O’Connell 0-2 each, K Kavanagh 0-1.
16 August 2025 Round 2 Cloyne 3-11 - 0-16 Ballymartle O'Connell Park
Cloyne: N Cahill, S Beausang M Cahill 1-0 each B O'Shea 0-7 (0-2f), A Walsh 0-2, C Cahill, C Mullins 0-1 each. Report R Deasy 0-11 (0-5f), L O'Callaghan, C Lordan 0-2 each, S Cummins 0-1.
7 September 2025 Round 3 Cloyne v Éire Óg Mayfield Grounds

Group B

Group B table

  Quarter-finalist

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Ballincollig 2 1 0 1 48 42 6 2
Border Ballinhassig 2 1 0 1 46 44 2 2
Border Castlemartyr 2 1 0 1 43 42 1 2
Border Kilworth 2 1 0 1 38 47 -9 2

Group B fixtures and results

31 July 2025 Round 1 Castlemartyr 1-15 - 1-18 Kilworth Club Áras
M Kelly 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), B McGann 1-0, C Joyce 0-2, J Stack, B Lawton, D Joyce, M O’Dwyer, B Ó Tuama, E Martin, C Whyte 0-1 each. Report L Óg Hegarty 0-8 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), E Carey 0-4 (0-1 sl), J Sheehan 1-1, M Sheehan 0-3, B Sheehan, C Donnellan 0-1 each.
1 August 2025 Round 1 Ballincollig 0-19 - 4-13 Ballinhassig Church Road
S Wills 0-16 (0-13 f), B Keating, C O’Driscoll, M Oldham 0-1 each. Report G Collins 2-7 (0-5 f, 0-2 65, 1-0 pen), E Cullinane 2-1, A O’Sullivan 0-4, B Lynch 0-1.
16 August 2025 Round 2 Kilworth 1-14 - 2-23 Ballincollig Páirc Bhríde
L Óg Hegarty 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-7 f), J Sheehan, M Sheehan, E Carey 0-2 each, N McNamara, L Whelan 0-1 each. Report S Wills 0-9 (0-7 f), C O’Driscoll 1-2, M Oldham 0-4, A Wills 1-1, B Keating, T Morgan, D O’Sullivan 0-2 each, T O’Connell 0-1.
17 August 2025 Round 2 Ballinhassig 2-15 - 2-19 Castlemartyr Páirc Uí Rinn
G Collins 1-6 (1-4 f), B Lawton 1-0 (og), B Lynch 0-3, C Grainger, J Grainger 0-2 each, D O’Sullivan, A O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report M Kelly 0-12 f, J McGann 1-2, B McGann 1-0, C Joyce, J Stack 0-2 each, D Joyce 0-1 f.

Group C

Group C table

  Semi-finalist   Quarter-finalist   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Dungourney 2 2 0 0 53 38 15 4
Border Valley Rovers 2 1 0 1 40 44 -4 2
Border Lisgoold 2 1 0 1 48 50 -2 2
Border Mallow 2 0 0 2 48 57 -9 0

Group C fixtures and results

2 August 2025 Round 1 Lisgoold 1-18 - 2-18 Valley Rovers Carrigaline Grounds
J O’Driscoll 1-3, L O’Shea 0-6 (0-4 f), M Hegarty 0-4 (0-1 f), D Healy 0-3, J O’Leary, K Cashman 0-1 each. Report C O’Leary 0-9 (0-7 f), R O’Sullivan 1-3, S Ryan 1-1, E Crowley 0-3, S McEntee 0-1, E Guinane 0-1f.
3 August 2025 Round 1 Dungourney 3-21 - 1-19 Mallow Castletownroche Grounds
J Leahy 0-10 (0-3 f), J Ahern 1-3, S Hegarty, C O’Callaghan 1-1 each, M Leahy 0-2, N Motherway, N McGrath, B Forbes, R Harney 0-1 each. Report M Tobin (0-4 f), P Herlihy 0-5 each, K Sheehan, P Healy 0-3 each, D Hayes 1-0, L Buckley 0-2, P Lyons 0-1 65.
17 August 2025 Round 2 Mallow 4-14 - 3-18 Lisgoold Castlelyons Grounds
M Tobin 1-7 (0-6 f), P Lyons 1-4, S Hayes 1-1 (1-0 f), P Herlihy 1-0, P Healy 0-2. Report L O’Shea 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-4 f), M Hegarty 1-3 (0-2 f, 0-1 65), C Hickey 1-0, D Healy, J Cashman 0-3 each, L Walsh 0-1.
17 August 2025 Round 2 Valley Rovers 1-13 - 3-14 Dungourney Blarney Grounds
C O’Leary 0-6 (0-5 f), C Taheny 1-2, S Ryan 0-2, E Crowley, M Woods, H O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report J Leahy 0-8 (0-6 f), C O’Callaghan 2-0, J Ahern 1-2 (1-0 pen), N McGrath, B Forbes, N Motherway, J McCarthy 0-1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Stephen Wills Ballincollig 0-25 25 2 12.50
2 Ger Collins Ballinhassig 3-13 22 2 11.00
3 Brian Kelleher Carrigaline 0-19 19 2 9.50
4 Liam Óg Hegarty Kilworth 1-15 18 2 9.00
Mike Kelly Castlemartyr 0-18 18 2 9.00
Jack Leahy Dungourney 0-18 18 2 9.00
Ryan Deasy Ballymartle 0-18 18 2 9.00
8 Liam O'Shea Lisgoold 1-14 17 2 8.50
Eoin O'Shea Éire Óg 1-14 17 2 8.50
10 Brian O'Shea Cloyne 1-12 15 2 7.50
Chris O'Leary Valley Rovers 0-15 15 2 7.50
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Stephen Wills Ballincollig 0-16 16 Ballinhassig
2 Ger Collins Ballinhassig 2-07 13 Ballincollig
3 Mike Kelly Castlemartyr 0-12 12 Ballinhassig
4 Liam O'Shea Lisgoold 1-08 11 Mallow
Ryan Deasy Ballymartle 0-11 11 Éire Óg
6 Mark Tobin Mallow 1-07 10 Lisgoold
Eoin O'Shea Éire Óg 1-07 10 Ballymartle
Liam Óg Hegarty Kilworth 1-07 10 Ballincollig
Brian Kelleher Carrigaline 0-10 10 Cloyne
Jack Leahy Dungourney 0-10 10 Mallow

References

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