2025 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	10 June - 19 October 2025
Teams	12 clubs; 5 divisions; 1 university
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	41 (2.41 per match)
Points scored	677 (39.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Matthew Bradley (2-29)
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The 2025 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship is the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 137th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024.^[1]^[2] The championship is scheduled to run from 10 June to 19 October 2025.^[3]

Imokilly are the defending champions.^[4]^[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Glen Rovers^[6]

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Bishopstown^[7]

Participating teams

Clubs


Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain(s)
Blackrock	Blackrock	Green and yellow	Jamie Harrington	John Cashman
Charleville	Charleville	Red and white	Dominic Foley	Darren Butler
Douglas	Douglas	Green, white and black	Fergus Ryan
Erin's Own	Glounthaune	Blue and red	Shay Bowen	Robbie O'Flynn Riain O'Regan
Fr. O'Neill's	Ballymacoda	Green and red	Ray O'Neill
Glen Rovers	Blackpool	Green, yellow and black	Tomás Mulcahy	Dean Brosnan
Kanturk	Kanturk	White and green	Tom Walsh	Brian O'Sullivan
Midleton	Midleton	Black and white	Micheál Keohane	Luke Dineen Conor Lehane
Newcestown	Newcestown	Red and yellow	Wayne Power
Newtownshandrum	Newtownshandrum	Green and yellow	Gary Morrissey	James Bowles
Sarsfields	Glanmire	Blue, black and white	Johnny Crowley	Conor O'Sullivan
St. Finbarr's	Togher	Blue and yellow	Ger Cunningham	Jamie Burns

Divisions and colleges

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain
Avondhu	North Cork	Black and yellow	Liam Kenny	Liam Cronin
Carbery	West Cork	Purple and yellow	David Whyte
Duhallow	Duhallow	Orange and black
Imokilly	East Cork	Red and white	Denis Ring	Brian Lawton
Muskerry	Mid Cork	Green and white	Diarmuid Kirwan
University College Cork	College Road	Red and black	Paddy Crowley	Eoin Guinane

Group 1

Group 1 table

Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Sarsfields	2	2	0	0	73	41	32	4
Glen Rovers	2	2	0	0	47	37	10	4
Fr O'Neill's	2	0	0	2	36	53	-17	0
Erin's Own	2	0	0	2	42	67	-25	0

Group 1 fixtures and results

1 August 2025 Round 1	Fr O'Neill's	1-14 - 1-28	Sarsfields	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	D Dalton 0-7 (5f, 0-1 65, 0-1 sl), R Cullinane 1-0, K O’Sullivan (f), P McMahon, John Millerick 0-2 each, Joe Millerick 0-1.	Report	Colm McCarthy 0-8 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), C Darcy 1-3, J O’Connor 0-5, J Sweeney 0-3, S O’Regan, D Hogan, K Murphy, B Nodwell 0-2 each, Cathal McCarthy 0-1.

2 August 2025 Round 1	Erin's Own	1-15 - 1-22	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R O’Flynn 0-6 (0-1 f), F O’Brien 1-3, E Murphy 0-3, C Lenihan 0-2, M O’Riordan 0-1.	Report	P Horgan 0-11 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), E O’Leary 1-0, S Lynam, L Horgan 0-2 each, E Downey, R Downey, C McCarthy, M Mullins, R Dunne, D Wall, L Quilligan 0-1 each.

16 August 2025 Round 2	Sarsfields	4-30 - 3-15	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J O’Connor 1-8, J Sweeney 2-0, Colm McCarthy 0-5 (0-3 f), K Murphy 1-2, D Hogan 0-5, C Darcy, Cathal McCarthy, C O’Sullivan, B Murphy 0-2 each, S O’Regan, B Graham 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Flynn 1-4 (1-2 f), C O’Callaghan 2-0, C Lenihan 0-5, E Murphy, P O’Shea, O O’Regan, T Dillon (f), C Dunphy 0-1 each.

17 August 2025 Round 2	Fr O'Neill's	0-19 - 1-19	Glen Rovers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	D Dalton 0-12 (0-8 f, 0-2 65), K O’Sullivan 0-3, John Millerick 0-2, R Cullinane, M Wall 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-6 f, 0-2 65), M Mullins 0-4, S Kennefick 0-3, E O’Leary, S Lynam, L Quillligan 0-1 each.

7 September 2025 Round 3

Fr O'Neill's

v

Erin's Own

Killeagh Grounds

7 September 2025 Round 3

Sarsfields

v

Glen Rovers

Páirc Uí Rinn

Group 2

Group 2 table

Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Charleville	2	2	0	0	53	33	20	4
Midleton	2	1	1	0	43	37	6	3
Newcestown	2	0	1	1	36	47	-11	1
Newtownshandrum	2	0	0	2	34	49	-15	0

Group 2 fixtures and results

2 August 2025 Round 1	Midleton	0-25 - 0-19	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Lehane 0-9 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), D Cremin, C Beausang. A Quirke 0-3 each, P White 0-2, S O’Meara, T O’Connell, K McDermott, M Finn 0-1 each.	Report	T O’Mahony 0-11 (0-10 f), C O’Brien 0-2, R Troy, D O’Connor, E O’Mahony, R Geary, M Ryan, T O’Neill 0-1 each.

3 August 2025 Round 1	Charleville	2-23 - 0-18	Newcestown	Grenagh Grounds
	D Fitzgibbon 0-11 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), D O’Flynn 1-2, C Buckley 0-3, T Hawe 1-0, Z Biggane, S Bresnan 0-2 each, J Callaghan, R Carroll (f), G Kelleher 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Sullivan 0-10 (0-7 f, 0-2 65), S O’Sullivan, D Buckley 0-2 each, L Meade (f), E Kenneally, C Dinneen, C Hurley 0-1 each.

16 August 2025 Round 2	Midleton	1-15 - 0-18	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Lehane 0-7 f, T O’Connell 1-0, M Finn, C Beausang 0-2 each, B Saunderson (f), P White, D Cremin, R O’Regan 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Sullivan 0-11 (0-10 f), D Buckley 0-4, L Meade 0-2, C Dinneen 0-1.

17 August 2025 Round 2	Newtownshandrum	0-15 - 1-21	Charleville	Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin
	J Coughlan 0-6 (0-4 f), T O'Mahony 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), C Twomey (0-1 sl), C O'Brien, T O'Neill, C Griffin, M Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	D Fitzgibbon 0-7 (0-3 f), G Kelleher 1-1, Z Biggane, C Buckley 0-3 each, S Bresnan 0-2, R O'Carroll, D O'Flynn, D Forde, T Hawe, J Callaghan 0-1 each.

7 September 2025 Round 3

Midleton

v

Charleville

Páirc Mhic Gearailt

7 September 2025 Round 3

Newtownshandrum

v

Newcestown

Blarney Grounds

Group 3

Group 3 table

Quarter-finalist

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Blackrock	2	2	0	0	54	38	16	4
St Finbarr's	2	1	0	1	48	50	-2	2
Kanturk	2	0	1	1	39	44	-5	1
Douglas	2	0	1	1	40	49	-9	1

Group 3 fixtures and results

1 August 2025 Round 1	Douglas	0-19 - 1-25	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Kingston (0-7, 2f, 1 '65), C Kingston (0-5), A Cadogan (0-3, 2f), J Harte, Conor O’Donovan, Cillian O’Donovan, R Dooley (0-1 each).	Report	B Cunningham (0-11, 4f, 4 '65), W Buckley (0-7), J Cahalane (1-2), B Hennessy, E Twomey, C Cahalane, C Crowley, J O’Kelly (0-1 each).

2 August 2025 Round 1	Blackrock	1-20 - 0-18	Kanturk	Mallow GAA Complex
	A Connolly 0-5 (0-4 f), M O’Halloran 1-2, R Sweeney 0-3, R Cotter, T Deasy, K O’Keeffe 0-2 each, G Connolly (f), N Cashman, D O’Farrell, D Meaney 0-1 each.	Report	R Sheahan 0-8 (0-6 f), B O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-4 f), D Browne, I Walsh, L McLoughlin 0-1 each.

15 August 2025 Round 2	Blackrock	2-25 - 2-14	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Connolly 0-7 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), M O’Halloran 2-1, N Cashman 0-4, R Cotter, R Sweeney 0-3 each, K O’Keeffe 0-2, J Cashman, P Linehan, F Coleman, G Connolly (f) 0-1 each.	Report	B Cunningham 2-9 (1-0 penalty, 0-8 f), E Twomey, C Cahalane, B Hayes, W Buckley, J Cahalane 0-1 each.

16 August 2025 Round 2	Kanturk	2-15 - 0-21	Douglas	Castletownroche Grounds
	R Sheahan 1-4 (0-4 f), B O’Sullivan 1-3, C Walsh 0-3, A Walsh 0-2, T Walsh, P Walsh, I Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	S Kingston 0-10 (0-4 f, 0-2 65), C O’Donovan 0-3, R Dooley, D Harte 0-2 each, M Howell, C Kingston, A Cadogan, J Harte 0-1 each.

7 September 2025 Round 3

Blackrock

v

Douglas

Carrigaline Grounds

7 September 2025 Round 3

Kanturk

v

St Finbarr's

Mourneabbey Grounds

Division/colleges section

Division/colleges section group stage

Division/colleges section semi-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Avondhu	2	2	0	0	74	30	44	4
Muskerry	2	2	0	0	51	40	11	4
Carbery	2	0	0	2	35	62	-27	0
Duhallow	2	0	0	2	35	63	-28	0

Division/colleges section group stage results

10 June 2025 Round 1	Avondhu	3-28 - 0-20	Carbery	Ballinlough Grounds
	S Condon 1-6 (0-1 f), C O’Brien 0-7 (0-2 f), J Murphy 2-0, L Keating 0-5, J Magner, P Walsh 0-3 each, L Cronin 0-2, D O’Reilly, S O’Callaghan 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Donovan 0-11 (0-7 f), P Collins, J Lucey, M Cahalane, C O’Sullivan 0-2 each, D Collins 0-1.	Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)

10 June 2025 Round 1	Duhallow	2-19 - 1-23	Muskerry	Coachford Sportsfield
	F O’Connor 0-7 (0-6 f), R Lynn, L Philpott (0-1 f) 1-1 each, C King 0-3, E Murphy, B Murphy 0-2 each, C Crowley, C O’Keeffe, S Howard 0-1 each.	Report	M Bradley 0-13 (0-7 f), J Foley 1-2, J Lane, O O’Driscoll 0-2 each, M Lucey, D Twomey, D Casey, J Devine 0-1 each.	Referee: D Twomey (Shanballymore)

24 June 2025 Round 2	Avondhu	2-31 - 0-10	Duhallow	Ballyhooly Grounds
	S Condon 0-10 (0-2 f), L Óg Hegarty 2-2, C O’Brien 0-6 (0-1 f), E Carey 0-5, J Murphy, L Keating 0-2 each, J O’Sullivan, P Walsh, J Twomey, J Sheehan 0-1 each.	Report	F O’Connor 0-3 (0-2 f), N Linehan, S Howard, E Murphy, B Murphy, L Philpott (0-1 f), C Crowley, B O’Connor 0-1 each.

24 June 2025 Round 2	Muskerry	3-16 - 0-15	Carbery	Ovens Grounds
	M Bradley 1-7 (0-5 f), D Casey 2-1, S Tarrant 0-4, A Dinan 0-2, M O’Connell, J Foley 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Donovan 0-8 (0-7 f), L Hourihane, C Cronin, J Lucey, S Crowley, C Dullea, P Crowley, Donncha Collins 0-1 each.

The last round of group games was cancelled as both matches were dead rubbers.

Division/colleges section semi-finals

Imokilly and University College Cork received byes to this stage.^[8]

9 August 2025 Semi-final	Imokilly	2-32 - 1-17	Avondhu	Church Road
	J Leahy 0-9 (0-4 f), M Kelly 0-7 (0-1 65), D Healy 1-1, O Fitzgerald 1-0, B Lawton 0-3, S Hegarty, J Stack, W Leahy, C O’Callaghan, J Cronin 0-2 each, C Cahill, C Joyce 0-1 each.	Report	S Condon 0-8 (0-3 f), C O’Brien 0-5 (0-3 f), J Keating 1-2, B Lombard, E Carey 0-1 each.

10 August 2025 Semi-final	University College Cork	0-21 - 4-15	Muskerry	Páirc Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
	A O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-8 f), M Mahony 0-5, E Coughlan 0-3, F Desmond 0-2, M Murphy, S Daly (0-1 each).	Report	M Bradley 1-9 (0-6 f), C O’Callaghan 1-4, J Lane 1-1, J Foley 1-0, S Tarrant 0-1.

Division/colleges section final

31 August 2025 Final

Imokilly

v

Muskerry

Páirc Uí Rinn

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

19-21 September 2025 Playoff

v

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

19-21 September 2025 Quarter-final

v

19-21 September 2025 Quarter-final

v

19-21 September 2025 Quarter-final

v

Semi-finals

5 October 2025 Quarter-final

v

SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

5 October 2025 Quarter-final

v

SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Final

19 October 2025 Final

v

SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Matthew Bradley	Muskerry	2-29	35	3	11.66
2	Stephen Condon	Avondhu	1-24	27	3	9.00
3	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	2-20	26	2	13.00
4	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-20	23	2	11.50
5	Richard O'Sullivan	Newcestown	0-21	21	2	10.50
6	Declan Dalton	Fr O'Neill's	0-19	19	2	9.50
6	Caolan O’Donovan	Carbery	0-19	19	2	9.50
8	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Charleville	0-18	18	2	9.00
8	Colin O'Brien	Avondhu	0-18	18	3	6.00
10	Shane Kingston	Douglas	0-17	17	2	8.50

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	2-09	15	Blackrock
2	Matthew Bradley	Muskerry	0-13	13	Duhallow
3	Matthew Bradley	Muskerry	1-09	12	UCC
	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-09	12	Fr O'Neill's
	Declan Dalton	Fr O'Neill's	0-12	12	Glen Rovers
6	Jack O'Connor	Sarsfields	1-08	11	Erin's Own
	Richard O'Sullivan	Newcestown	0-11	11	Midleton
	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	0-11	11	Erin's Own
	Tim O'Mahony	Newtownshandrum	0-11	11	Midleton
	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	0-11	11	Douglas
	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Charleville	0-11	11	Newcestown
	Caolan O’Donovan	Carbery	0-11	11	Avondhu

References

^ "PSHC and SAHC draws: Barrs and Rockies in group of death while Blarney and Bride Rovers meet again". Echo Live. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (10 December 2024). "Cork championship draws: Promoted Glen Rovers to face Munster champions Sarsfields". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "Master Fixture Plan 2025". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ Hurley, Denis (20 October 2024). "Imokilly take flight in second half to dethrone Sars and claim sixth county crown". Echo Live. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (20 October 2024). "Imokilly fight back to dethrone Sars in Cork decider". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ 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.
^ Coleman, John (21 September 2024). "Hawe hat-trick keeps Charleville up as Bishopstown finally make the drop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "Divisions/colleges sections undergo tweaks for 2025". Echo Live. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

External links

Cork GAA website

[1] "PSHC and SAHC draws: Barrs and Rockies in group of death while Blarney and Bride Rovers meet again". Echo Live. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[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] Hurley, Denis (20 October 2024). "Imokilly take flight in second half to dethrone Sars and claim sixth county crown". Echo Live. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[5] Cormican, Eoghan (20 October 2024). "Imokilly fight back to dethrone Sars in Cork decider". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[6] 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.

[7] Coleman, John (21 September 2024). "Hawe hat-trick keeps Charleville up as Bishopstown finally make the drop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[8] "Divisions/colleges sections undergo tweaks for 2025". Echo Live. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

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