2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
Dates3 July - 26 October 2025
Teams12 clubs
3 divisions
1 university
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
ChampionsBorder St Finbarr's (11th title)
Steven Sherlock (captain)
Brian Roche (manager)
Runners-up Nemo Rangers
Alan O'Donovan (captain)
Robbie O'Dwyer (manager)
RelegatedBorder Carbery Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored73 (2.43 per match)
Points scored780 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Steven Sherlock (6-41)
2024 (Previous) (Next) 2026

The 2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship was the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 137th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024.[1][2] The championship ran from 3 July to 26 October 2025.[3]

Castlehaven entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Finbarr's in the quarter-finals.[4][5][6] One-time champions Carbery Rangers' relegation brought an end to 19 years of top tier football for the club.[7]

The final was played on 26 October 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St Finbarr's and Nemo Rangers, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. St Finbarr's won the match by 1-14 to 1-13 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in four years.[8][9]

Steven Sherlock was the championship's top scorer with 6-41.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Participating teams

Clubs

Team Location Colours Manager Captain
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Podsie O'Mahony Luke Fahy
Carbery Rangers Rosscarbery Green, white and gold Séamus Hayes Paul Shanahan
Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellow Michael Meaney
Castlehaven Castlehaven Blue and white Seánie Cahalane Mark Collins
Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and red Martin O'Brien
Douglas Douglas Green, white and black
Mallow Mallow Red and yellow Andrew Cashman Matty Taylor
Nemo Rangers Trabeg Black and green Robbie O'Dwyer Alan O'Donovan
Newcestown Newcestown Red and yellow Jim O'Sullivan Luke Meade
St Finbarr's Togher Blue and yellow Brian Roche
St Michael's Blackrock Green and yellow Pat Doyle
Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and white Denis Kiely Eoin Delaney
Jacob O'Driscoll

Divisions and colleges

Team Location Colours Manager Captain
Carbery West Cork Purple and yellow Colm Aherne
Duhallow Duhallow Orange and black Ger O'Sullivan Dan Buckley
Muskerry Mid Cork Green and white Conor Hurley Chris Óg Jones
University College Cork College Road Red and black

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Quarter-finalist   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Newcestown 3 3 0 0 53 42 11 6
Border Castlehaven 3 2 0 1 54 39 15 4
Border Mallow 3 1 0 2 54 53 1 2
Border Valley Rovers 3 0 0 3 49 76 -27 0

Group 1 results

26 July 2025 Round 1 Castlehaven 1-13 - 0-12 Mallow Ovens Grounds
M Collins 0-6 (0-3 f, 1 2pt), J Cahalane 1-0, C Maguire 0-3 (1 2pt), S Browne, C Cahalane, M Hurley, M Maguire 0-1 each. Report J Dillon 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), M O’Rourke 0-3, E Kelleher 0-2, S McDonnell (f), M Taylor, J Glynn 0-1 each.
26 July 2025 Round 1 Newcestown 1-19 - 0-16 Valley Rovers Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
D Buckley 0-12 (3 2ptf, 0-3 f, 1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 1-1, R O’Sullivan, T Twomey, S O’Donovan, E Collins, C Keane, J Meade 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-6 (1 2pt, 0-2 f), R O’Sullivan 0-3 (1 pt), C O’Leary, S McEntee 0-2 (1 pt) each, A Walsh Murphy, W Hurley, D Muckian 0-1 each.
22 August 2025 Round 2 Mallow 1-13 - 0-19 Newcestown Castle Grounds
S McDonnell 0-5 (1 2pt, 1 2ptf), K Sheehan 0-3 (0-1 f), J Loughrey 1-0, M O’Rourke 0-2, E Kelleher, E Stanton, S Merritt (45) 0-1 each. Report D Buckley 0-11 (2 2ptf, 0-3 f), L Meade 0-3 (1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 0-2, T Twomey, C Keane, N Kelly 0-1 each.
23 August 2025 Round 2 Valley Rovers 1-12 - 2-22 Castlehaven Ahamilla Complex
F Lynch 0-5 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), J O’Driscoll 1-0, A Walsh-Murphy 0-3, B Curtin 0-2 (1 2pt f), J Cottrell (f), C McCarthy 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 0-9 (0-8 f), M Collins 0-4, J Cahalane, R Minihane 1-1 each, M Maguire 0-3, C Cahalane 0-2, J O’Driscoll, Damien Cahalane 0-1 each.
14 September 2025 Round 3 Castlehaven 0-10 - 0-12 Newcestown Rossmore Grounds
M Hurley 0-4 (0-1 f), J Cahalane 0-2, C Cahalane, R Maguire, R Minihane, B Hurley 0-1 each. Report D Buckley (0-2 f), T Twomey 0-5 each, D McAree, L Meade 0-1 each.
14 September 2025 Round 3 Mallow 2-20 - 1-15 Valley Rovers Blarney Grounds
K Sheehan 1-3 (1 2pt f), E Kelleher 0-4, J Loughrey 1-0, S McDonnell (1 2pt), M O’Rourke (1 2pt), J Dillon 0-3 each, T Kiely 0-2, M Taylor, S Copps 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-5 (0-2 f), J Walsh 1-1, B Curtin 0-4 (2 2pt f), D Murphy 0-2, S McEntee, C McCarthy, A Walsh Murphy 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Quarter-finalist   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border St Finbarr's 3 3 0 0 58 36 22 6
Border Carrigaline 3 2 0 1 49 61 -12 4
Border Clonakilty 3 1 0 2 51 44 7 2
Border Carbery Rangers 3 0 0 3 33 50 -17 0

Group 2 results

26 July 2025 Round 1 Clonakilty 1-12 - 1-13 St Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park
C Daly 1-1, D Gough 0-4 (0-1 f), D Ó Sé (1 2pt f), S White 0-2 each, R Mannix, S McEvoy, D Lowney 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 45), C Dennehy 1-1, W Buckley 0-3, J Wigginton-Barrett 0-2, F Crowley 0-1.
27 July 2025 Round 1 Carbery Rangers 1-13 - 2-11 Carrigaline Páirc Naomh Eoin
J O’Rourke 1-3 (0-1 f), P Hodnett 0-5 (2 2pt), T Cullinane 0-3 (0-1 f), James O’Riordan, B Hodnett 0-1 each. Report B Coakley 1-5 (1 2pt f), E Desmond 1-3 (0-2 f), B O’Driscoll, N Coakley (f), E Landers 0-1 each.
24 August 2025 Round 2 Carrigaline 3-13 - 1-13 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
N Coakley 1-2 (0-1 f), B O'Driscoll (1 2pt), E Desmond 0-3 each, R Delaney, C Barrett 1-0 each, B Coakley 0-2 (0-1 f), K O’Reilly, J McCarthy, C Kearney 0-1 each. Report C Daly 1-3 (0-2 f), D Gough (0-2 f), D Ó Sé 0-3 each, R Mannix 0-2, S White, B Ridgeway 0-1 each.
24 August 2025 Round 2 St Finbarr's 1-10 - 0-11 Carbery Rangers Charlie Hurley Park
S Sherlock 1-4 (0-2 f), E Twomey 0-4, C Myers-Murray, I Maguire 0-1 each. Report J O’Rourke 0-3 (0-1 f), T Cullinane (0-1 f), C Twomey, P O’Rourke 0-2 each, P Shanahan (45), J Kevane 0-1 each.
14 September 2025 Round 3 Clonakilty 1-17 - 0-06 Carbery Rangers Ballinacarriga Grounds
D Gough (1f), C Daly (1 2pt, 1f) (0-5 each), M White (0-3, 1 2ptf, 1 45), L O’Donovan (1-0), D Lowney, B Ridgeway, S McEvoy, R Mannix (0-1 each). Report J O’Rourke (0-2, 1f), P Hodnett, B Hodnett, J O’Brien, T Cullinane (0-1 each).
14 September 2025 Round 3 St Finbarr's 2-23 - 0-10 Carrigaline Páirc Uí Rinn
S Sherlock (1-14, 3tpf, 1tpsl, 2 frees, 1 45); J Wigginton-Barrett (1-0); W Buckley, E Twomey, R Barrett (0-2 each); I Maguire, E McGreevy (0-1 each). Report N Coakley (0-5, 4 frees, 1 mark); É Desmond (0-3, 2 frees); J McCarthy, K O’Reilly (0-1 each).

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Semi-finalist   Quarter-finalist

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Nemo Rangers 3 3 0 0 67 40 27 6
Border Ballincollig 3 1 1 1 44 44 0 3
Douglas 3 1 0 2 36 35 1 2
Border St Michael's 3 0 1 2 31 59 -28 1

Group 3 results

25 July 2025 Round 1 Ballincollig 1-14 - 1-16 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Rinn
C Dorgan 0-5 (0-2 f, 1 2pt f), S O’Neill 1-1, S Kiely, B O’Connell, D O’Mahony 0-2 each, L Fahy, P O’Neill 0-1 each. Report M Cronin 0-8 (0-7 f), B Hayes 1-3, M A Martin (45), B Murphy, K O’Donovan, R Dalton, C Horgan 0-1 each.
26 July 2025 Round 1 Douglas 1-12 - 0-04 St Michael's Ted Hanley Memorial Park
C Russell 0-8 (0-4 f), S Powter 1-0, S Coakley 0-3 (1 2pt f), J Cunningham 0-1. Report K Hegarty 0-2, D Meaney, A Hennessy 0-1 each.
22 August 2025 Round 2 Nemo Rangers 1-15 - 1-07 Douglas Páirc Uí Rinn
M Cronin 0-6 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 0-1 f), C Horgan 1-2, R Dalton 0-3 (1 2pt), K O’Donovan 0-2, K Histon, B Hayes 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 0-5 (0-1 f), S Coakley 1-2 (0-1 f).
24 August 2025 Round 2 St Michael's 0-14 - 1-11 Ballincollig Páirc Uí Rinn
L O’Herlihy 0-5 (0-4 f), F Leahy, A Hennessy 0-3 each, E Buckley, E Hickey, L O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report C Dorgan 0-4 (0-3 f), D O’Mahony 1-0, S Kiely (0-1 45) 0-2, P O’Neill 0-2 (1 tpt), B O’Connell, S O’Neill, D Demond 0-1 each.
14 September 2025 Round 3 Ballincollig 1-10 - 0-11 Douglas Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
C Dorgan 1-6 (1-0 pen, 1 2pt f, 0-3 f), JP Murphy, L Fahy, B O’Connell, S O’Neill 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 0-5 (2 2pt), L Dwan-Fogarty (1 2pt), C Russell (45) 0-2 each, S Coakley (f), B Powter 0-1 each.
14 September 2025 Round 3 Nemo Rangers 4-18 - 0-13 St Michael's Ted Hanley Memorial Park
M Cronin (1-7, 1-0 pen, 1 2pt, 1 2ptf, 0-2 frees), B Hayes (0-6, 3 2pt), C Horgan (1-2, 0-1 free), B Cripps and C Kiely (1-0 each), K Histon, A O’Donovan, K O’Donovan (0-1 each). Report L O’Herlihy (0-8, 1 2pt, 2 2ptf, 0-2 frees), E Hegarty (0-2, 2pt), R O’Shaughnessy, E Buckley and R Kavanagh (0-1 each).

Division/colleges section

Division/colleges seeded section semi-finals

3 July 2025 Semi-final University College Cork 4-12 - 4-18 Duhallow Mallow GAA Complex
C O’Mahony 0-5 (1 2pt f, 1 2pt, 0-1 45), E Daly 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Murphy, F O’Sullivan 1-0 each, F O’Brien 0-2, T Hannifin, S Aherne 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 1-7 (0-2 f), J Curtin 2-1, D O’Connor 1-2, S Hickey 0-3, S Meehan, C O’Callaghan, D Linehan, C Curtin, L Moynihan 0-1 each. Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)
8 July 2025 Semi-final Carbery 1-18 - 7-11 Muskerry Castletown Grounds
O Corcoran 1-5 (1 2pt), D Gore 0-5 (0-3 f), R O’Donovan (0-1 f), K O’Driscoll, S Daly, K Casey 1 2pt) 0-2 each. Report C Óg Jones 3-4 (1-0 penalty, 1 2ptf), L O’Connor 1-3, I Jones 1-2, A Quinn 1-1, C O’Donovan 1-0, D Ó Laoire 0-1. Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Division/colleges seeded section final

15 July 2025 Final Duhallow 4-09 - 0-13 Muskerry Páirc Nóra Ní Iarlaithe
L Murphy 1-6 (0-2 f), D Cashman 1-1, G O’Sullivan, J Curtin 1-0 each, D O’Connor 0-2. Report C Óg Jones 0-4 (0-3 f), L O’Connor 0-3 (0-2 f), D O’Leary 0-3 (tp), A O’Sullivan, C O’Donovan, I Jones 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

27 September 2025 Playoff Carbery Rangers 1-09 - 1-09 Valley Rovers St Mary's Park
P Hodnett 1-4, T Cullinane 0-3, J O’Rourke 0-2. Report C McCarthy 0-5 (1 2pt), A Walsh-Murphy 0-3, J O’Driscoll 1-0, F Lynch 0-1.
11 October 2025 Playoff replay Carbery Rangers 1-10 - 1-16 Valley Rovers St Mary's Park
C Santry 0-4 (1 2pt), T Cullinane 1-1, J O’Rourke 0-3f, P Hodnett 0-2. Report F Lynch 1-9 (3 2ptf, 0-2 f), E Guinane, C McCarthy 0-2 each, J Walsh, A Walsh-Murphy, S McEntee 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
Nemo Rangers
(Seandún)
2–14
Border Newcestown
(Carbery)
0–19
Border Newcestown
(Carbery)
0–18 (p)
Border Carrigaline
(Carrighoun)
0–18
Nemo Rangers
(Seandún)
1–13
Border St Finbarr's
(Seandún)
1–14
Border St Finbarr's
(Seandún)
6–11
Border Castlehaven
(Carbery)
0–19
Border St Finbarr's
(Seandún)
2–13
Ballincollig
(Muskerry)
1–10
Ballincollig
(Muskerry)
1–15
Duhallow 2–11

Quarter-finals

28 September 2025 Quarter-final St Finbarr's 6-11 - 0-19 Castlehaven Clonakilty GAA Complex
S Sherlock 3-3 (2-0 pen, 1 2pt f, 0-1 45), I Maguire 1-1, W Buckley, C Dennehy 1-0 each, B Hayes, R Barrett 0-2 each, J Burns, E McGreevy, J Wigginton-Barrett 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 0-9 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 0-2 f), M Hurley 0-4, C Cahalane, J Cahalane 0-2 each, M Collins, A Whelton 0-1 each.
28 September 2025 Quarter-final Newcestown 0-18 - 0-18
Penalties:
4-3
Carrigaline Páirc Uí Rinn
D Buckley (0-9, 0-4 2pt free, 0-4 frees), S O’Sullivan R O’Sullivan and L Meade (0-2 each), J Meade, N Kelly and D McAree (0-1 each) Report K O’Reilly (0-6, 0-1 free), N Coakley (0-5, 0-2 2pt) E Desmond (0-2 frees) and B Coakley (0-1 ’45) (0-3 each), B O’Driscoll (0-1).
28 September 2025 Quarter-final Ballincollig 1-15 - 2-11 Duhallow Páirc Uí Rinn
D O’Mahony 1-2 (1-0 penalty), D O’Leary 0-3, P O’Neill, L O’Connell 0-2 each, L Fahy, S Kiely, B O’Connell, T O’Connell, D Dorgan, S O’Neill 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 1-3 (0-1 f), Donncha O’Connor 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-2 f), A Carroll 1-0, David O’Connor 0-2, J Curtin, C O’Callaghan 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

12 October 2025 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 2-14 - 0-19 Newcestown SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Cronin 0-9 (0-4 f, 1 2pt), K Fulignati 1-1, K Histon 1-0, C Horgan 0-2, B Cripps, L Horgan 0-1 each. Report D Buckley 0-9 (2 2pt, 0-3 f, 1 2ptf), C Dinneen (1 2pt), L Meade 0-3 each, S O’Donovan, T Twomey, J Meade, C Keane 0-1 each.
12 October 2025 Semi-final St Finbarr's 2-13 - 1-10 Ballincollig SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
S Sherlock 1-9 (2 2pt, 0-4 f), B Hayes 1-1 (0-1 m), W Buckley, L Hannigan, C Dennehy 0-1 each. Report D O’Leary 1-0, B O’Connell, S Kiely, L Fahy 0-2 each, D Dorgan (f), T O’Connell, S O’Neill, P O’Neill 0-1 each.

Final

26 October 2025 Final Nemo Rangers 1-13 - 1-14 St Finbarr's SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Cronin 0-5 (0-2 f), K O’Donovan 1-1, B Hayes 0-3 (1 2pt), C Horgan 0-2 (1 2pt), M Hill, S Cronin 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-5 (1 2pt f, 0-1 f), B Hayes 1-2 (1 2pt), E Twomey, W Buckley 0-2 each, C Dennehy, C Myers-Murray, R Barrett 0-1 each. Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 6-41 59 6 9.83
2 David Buckley Newcestown 0-46 46 5 9.20
3 Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 1-35 38 5 7.60
4 Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 1-26 29 5 5.80
5 Luke Murphy Duhallow 3-16 25 3 8.33
6 Bryan Hayes Nemo Rangers 2-14 20 5 4.00
7 Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-19 19 3 6.66
8 Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 1-15 18 4 4.50
9 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-07 16 2 8.00
John O'Rourke Carbery Rangers 1-13 16 5 5.20
Niall Coakley Carrigaline 1-13 16 4 4.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-14 17 Carrigaline
2 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-03 12 Carbery
Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 3-03 12 Castlehaven
Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-09 12 Ballincollig
Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 1-09 12 Carbery Rangers
David Buckley Newcestown 0-12 12 Valley Rovers
7 David Buckley Newcestown 0-11 11 Mallow
8 Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 1-07 10 St Michael's
Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-07 10 UCC
10 Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 1-06 9 Douglas
Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-06 9 Muskerry
Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-09 9 Valley Rovers
Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-09 9 St Finbarr's
David Buckley Newcestown 0-09 9 Carrigaline
Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 0-09 9 Newcestown
David Buckley Newcestown 0-09 9 Nemo Rangers

Miscellaneous

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