2025 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates1 November – 30 November 2025
Teams7
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Kilshannig (1st title)
Jack Twomey (captain)
Bill Curtin (captain)
Pat Murphy (manager)
Runners-up Ballinora
Shane Kingston (captain)
Don O'Brien (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Points scored205 (34.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ben Mayer (2-31)
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The 2025 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 1 November to 30 November 2025.[1]

The final was played on 30 November 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilshannig and Ballinora, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] Kilshannig won the match by 1–19 to 0–11 to claim their first ever championship title.[3][4]

Ballinora's Ben Mayer was the championship's Top scorer with 2-31.

Qualification

Division Championship Champions #
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Kilshannig [5]
Carbery Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinascarthy [6]
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Belgooly [7]
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Newmarket [8]
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cobh [9]
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinora [10]
Seandún Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship Whitechurch [11]

Divisional championships

Duhallow JAHC

Source:[12]

Semi-Finals Final
      
Newmarket 3–22
Banteer 1–11
Newmarket 3–28
Dromtarriffe 1–23
Dromtarriffe 3–23
Kilbrin 2–14

North Cork JAHC

Source:[13]

Knockout stage

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 0–17
Kilshannig 3–21 Kilshannig 0–20
Buttevant 0–11 Kilshannig 1–18
Dromina 2–13
Dromina 1–15
Charleville 1–25 Killavullen 1–12
Killavullen 1–26 (aet)

Relegation playoff

Araglen 3–16 — 1–23 Shanballymore

Mid Cork JAHC

Source:[14]

Semi-Finals Final
      
Donoughmore 0–22
Grenagh 2–21
Grenagh 1–11
Ballinora 0–22
Ballinora 1–25
Inniscarra 2–08

Carbery JAHC

Source:[15]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0–18
Randal Óg 0–17 Ballinascarthy 0–22
Ballinascarthy 1–17 Ballinascarthy 0–22
Kilbree 1–16
Newcestown 2–11
Kilbree 0–13 Kilbree 4–16
Dohenys 0–12

Cork City JAHC

Source:[16]

Quarter-Final Playoffs Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Whitechurch 0–19
Passage West 0–18
Whitechurch 0–11, 1–13
Na Piarsaigh 0–11, 0–15
Douglas 1–17
Na Piarsaigh 1–19
Na Piarsaigh 2–17
Glen Rovers 1–22 Glen Rovers 0–15
White's Cross 1–20

South East JAHC

Source:[17]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Kinsale 4–14
Ballymartle 1–18 Ballymartle 0–21
Ballinhassig 3–10 Kinsale 1–17
Belgooly 1–24
Valley Rovers 1–11
Belgooly 0–23 Belgooly 1–17
Carrigaline 1–14

East Cork JAHC

Source:[18]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
St Ita's 1–15
Bride Rovers 2–24 Bride Rovers 1–18
Sarsfields 2–22 Bride Rovers 3–11
Cobh 3–19
Cobh 1–20
Carrignavar 1–13 Carrignavar 0–20
Killeagh 1–12

Relegation playoff

Fr O'Neill's 1–15 — 0–21 Carrigtwohill

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
Kilshannig
(Avondhu) 		1–14
Ballinascarthy
(Carbery) 		0–13
Kilshannig
(Avondhu) 		1–17
Newmarket
(Duhallow) 		0–17
Kilshannig
(Avondhu) 		1–19
Ballinora
(Muskerry) 		0–11
Ballinora
(Muskerry) 		2–25
Belgooly
(Carrigdhoun) 		2–15
Ballinora
(Muskerry) 		0–24
Cobh
(Imokilly) 		1–16
Whitechurch
(Seandún) 		1–17
Cobh
(Imokilly) 		3–17

Quarter-finals

1 November 2025 Quarter-final Kilshannig 1-14 - 0-13 Ballinascarthy Coachford Sportsfield
C Ruby 1-2, P Walsh 0-3, E O'Hanlon 0-2, J Twomey 0-2, J Kearney 0-1, K Twomey 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1. Report B O'Donovan 0-8, Cillian Cullinane 0-3, Connall Cullinane 0-1, E O'Driscoll 0-1.
2 November 2025 Quarter-final Whitechurch 1-17 - 3-17 Cobh Páirc Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
J Hegarty 1-7, C Egan 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, S Keane 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, R Buckley 0-1. Report T Wilk 1-10.
9 November 2025 Quarter-final Ballinora 2-25 - 2-15 Belgooly Tracton Grounds
B Mayer 2-14 (0-8 f, 0-2 65), L Lyons 0-5, A O'Shea, T Burns, M O’Brien, D Corkery, J Keohane, J Hegarty 0-1 each. Report B Dwyer 2-11 (0-8f); R Long 0-3, C O’Donovan 0-1.

Semi-finals

16 November 2025 Semi-final Newmarket 0-17 - 1-17 Kilshannig Kanturk Grounds
D Hannon 0-5 f, H O’Connor 0-4 (0-3 f), R Lynn 0-4, C O’Keeffe 0-2, C Crowley, R O’Keeffe 0-1 each. Report P Walsh 0-8 (0-7 f), E O’Hanlon 1-2, J Kearney, K Twomey (0-1 f), J Twomey 0-2 each, Darragh O’Sullivan 0-1.
23 November 2025 Semi-final Ballinora 0-24 - 1-16 Cobh Páirc Uí Rinn
B Mayer 0-11 (0-8 f), D Dineen 0-4, A O’Shea 0-3, S Kingston (f), D Holmes 0-2 each, J Hegarty, D Corkery 0-1 each. Report T Wilk 0-9 (0-7 f), A Lynch 1-1, E Cullinane, M O’Rourke 0-2 each, N O’Connell, D Kearney 0-1 each.

Final

30 November 2025 Final Kilshannig 1-19 - 0-11 Ballinora SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
E O’Hanlon 1-3, P Walsh (2 f), K Twomey (1 65) 0-4 each, J Twomey 0-3, Diarmuid O’Sullivan 0-2, K O’Hanlon, C Ruby, K Smith 0-1 each. Report B Mayer 0-6 (0-5 f), D Holmes, J Hegarty 0-2 each, C Quirke 0-1. Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ben Mayer Ballinora 2-31 37 3 13.33
2 Timmy Wilk Cobh 1-19 22 2 11.00
3 Barry Dwyer Balgooly 2-11 17 1 17.00
4 Paddy Walsh Kilshannig 0-15 15 3 5.00
5 Éanna O'Hanlon Kilshannig 2-07 13 3 4.33

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