2023 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2023 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates	4 August - 15 October 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Hibernian Hotel
Champions	Harbour Rovers (4th title); Eric O'Donoghue (captain); Dennis Healy (manager)
Runners-up	Kilshannig; Bill Curtin (captain); Jim O'Sullivan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	64 (2.91 per match)
Points scored	681 (30.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stephen Condon (2-57)
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The 2023 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the North Cork Board in 1925. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 1 February 2023.^[1]^[2] The championship ran from 4 August to 14 October 2023.

Kilshannig entered the championship as the defending champions.^[3]

The final was played on 14 October 2023 at the Castletownroche Grounds, between Harbour Rovers and Kilshannig, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Harbour Rovers won the match by 1–16 to 0–16 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in three years.^[4]^[5]

Stephen Condon was the championship's top scorer with 2-57.

Group 1

Group 1 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilshannig	3	3	0	0	70	43	27	6
Killavullen	3	2	0	1	61	53	8	4
Dromina	3	1	0	2	49	57	-8	2
Charleville	3	0	0	3	51	78	-27	0

Group 1 results

4 August 2023 Round 1	Killavullen	0-15 - 1-13	Kilshannig	Mourneabbey Grounds
	J Magner 0-10, P Looney 0-3, D O'Grady 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Twomey 0-8, D Twomey 1-0, B Curtin 0-1, J Kearney 0-1, T Cunningham 0-1, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1, Evan O'Sullivan 0-1.

6 August 2023 Round 1	Dromina	0-21 - 0-14	Charleville	Churchtown Grounds
	D Jones 0-17, D Buckley 0-2, B Buckley 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.		K Cagney 0-7, DJ Collins 0-3, S Liddy 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, G Gleeson 0-1.

12 August 2023 Round 2	Kilshannig	3-14 - 0-11	Dromina	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	J Twomey 1-7, E O'Sullivan 1-1, J Kearney 1-1, P Walsh 0-3, C Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		D Jones 0-4, D Buckley 0-3, K Cagney 0-3, P Hassett 0-1.

13 August 2023 Round 2	Charleville	1-17 - 2-20	Killavullen	Dr Croke Park
	K Cagney 0-9, DJ Collins 1-3, J O'Brien 0-2, G Gleeson 0-2, S Liddy 0-1.		J Magner 1-11, M O'Connor 1-1, D O'Grady 0-3, P Looney 0-1, L Cronin 0-1, E Buckley 0-1, C Lillis 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1.

2 September 2023 Round 3	Dromina	0-17 - 0-20	Killavullen	Shanballymore Grounds
	D Jones 0-12, D O'Connell 0-1, L Morrissey 0-1, B Buckley 0-1, R Morrissey 0-1, L Barrett 0-1.		J Magner 0-15, P O'Grady 0-2, E Cotter 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, L Cronin 0-1.

2 September 2023 Round 3	Charleville	0-17 - 3-22	Kilshannig	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	K Cagney 0-6, B Forde 0-4, J Coughlan 0-3, D O'Neill 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1, DJ Collins 0-1.		J Twomey 1-10, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 1-1, P Walsh 1-1, D Twomey 0-3, E O'Hanlon 0-3, K Twomey 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, J Kearney 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels	3	3	0	0	80	48	32	6
Clyda Rovers	3	2	0	1	72	48	24	4
Ballyhea	3	1	0	2	37	58	-21	2
Buttevant	3	0	0	3	22	57	-35	0

Group 2 result

5 August 2023 Round 1	Buttevant	1-08 - 5-13	Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	C O'Toole 1-4, M Lenahan 0-2, K Lenahan 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1.		C O'Brien 3-7, D Fehin 1-0, S Hedigan 1-0, J Quinn 0-2, S Killeen 0-1, J Hudner 0-1, E Barrett 0-1, R Fallon 0-1.

6 August 2023 Round 1	Clyda Rovers	4-14 - 1-14	Ballyhea	Dr Croke Park
	S O'Sullivan 2-1, K Coffey 0-7, C Corbett 1-2, B Nyhan 1-1, D Walsh 0-2, C Buckley 0-1.		S O'Kelly 0-8, L O'Shea 1-0, R Hanley 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, M Mortell 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

11 August 2023 Round 2	Clyda Rovers	4-17 - 1-08	Buttevant	Mallow GAA Complex
	C Corbett 2-4, K Coffey 0-7, C Buckley 1-2, C Flanagan 1-0, B Nyhan 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.		C O'Toole 1-3, M Lenahan 0-3, K Lenahan 0-2.

13 August 2023 Round 2	Ballyhea	2-14 - 4-20	Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels	Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin
	R Hanley 1-4, S Walsh 1-4, S O'Kelly 0-4, M Morrissey 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Brien 0-9, D Relihan 2-0, R Fallon 1-2, S Hedigan 0-5, D Fehin 1-0, S Delee 0-2, J Quinn 0-1, M Hedigan 0-1.

3 September 2023 Round 3	Clyda Rovers	1-14 - 1-17	Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels	O'Connell Park
	C Buckley 0-6, B Nyhan 0-5, C Corbett 1-0, E Walsh 0-1, N Burke 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Brien 0-7, S Hedigan 1-1, J Hudner 0-2, S Delee 0-1, J Quinn 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, E Murphy 0-1, S Killeen 0-1, V Daly 0-1, D Fehin 0-1.

3 September 2023 Round 3

Ballyhea

w/o - scr.

Buttevant

Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin

Group 3

Group 3 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Harbour Rovers	3	2	1	0	83	44	39	5
Ballyhooly	3	2	0	1	69	56	13	4
Shanballymore	3	1	1	1	46	56	-10	3
Araglen	3	0	0	3	40	82	-42	0

Group 3 results

4 August 2023 Round 1	Harbour Rovers	0-14 - 0-14	Shanballymore	Kildorrery Grounds
	S Condon 0-7, P Hannon 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-1, E Sheehan 0-1, P Condon 0-1.		J Sheedy 0-6, B O'Reilly 0-3, M Burke 0-2, N Barry 0-1, N Butler 0-1, D Palmer 0-1.

5 August 2023 Round 1	Araglen	1-12 - 1-19	Ballyhooly	Ballygiblin Grounds
	B Carey 0-7, C Twomey 1-1, O Hickey 0-4.		B Lombard 1-10, K Kiely 0-2, F Hess 0-1, D Kiely 0-1, D Collins 0-1, G Roche 0-1, S Roche 0-1, E Twomey 0-1, D Linehan 0-1.

11 August 2023 Round 2	Shanballymore	2-10 - 0-12	Araglen	Kildorrery Grounds
	D Palmer 2-1, B O'Reilly 0-3, J Sheedy 0-3, S Looney 0-2, N Barry 0-1.		B Carey 0-9, S Hegarty 0-1, K O'Gorman 0-1, C Twomey 0-1.

11 August 2023 Round 2	Ballyhooly	1-14 - 2-19	Harbour Rovers	Castletownroche Grounds
	B Lombard 1-6, E Twomey 0-3, K Kiely 0-2, G Roche 0-1, S Roche 0-1, D Collins 0-1.		S Condon 0-12, M Wade 2-0, P Condon 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, P Hannon 0-1, T McGrath 0-1.

1 September 2023 Round 3	Shanballymore	1-13 - 2-24	Ballyhooly	Castletownroche Grounds
	J Sheedy 1-4, D Palmer 0-3, B O'Reilly 0-2, C O'Reilly 0-1, C Buckley 0-1, S Looney 0-1, E McHugh 0-1.		B Lombard 1-6, F Hess 1-4, K Kiely 0-3, E Twomey 0-3, D Linehan 0-3, G Roche 0-1, S Roche 0-1, E Buckley 0-1, D Collins 0-1, D Roche 0-1.

1 September 2023 Round 3	Harbour Rovers	5-29 - 0-13	Araglen	Mitchelstown Grounds
	S Condon 2-12, D O'Brien 2-3, J O'Sullivan 1-5, P Hannon 0-4, T Condon 0-3, P Condon 0-1, T McGrath 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

17 September 2023 Quarter-final	Harbour Rovers	0-17 - 0-11	Killavullen	Castletownroche Grounds
	S Condon 0-9, J O'Sullivan 0-3, P Hannon 0-2, D Pyne 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, B Gallagher 0-1.		J Magner 0-7, E Cotter 0-1, E Birchill 0-1, L Cronin 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1.

17 September 2023 Quarter-final	Ballyhooly	3-15 - 2-17	Clyda Rovers	Kildorrery Grounds
	B Lombard 3-10, S Roche 0-2, G Roche 0-1, D Linehan 0-1, K Kiely 0-1.		K Coffey 0-9, S O'Sullivan 2-1, C Corbett 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1, B Nyhan 0-1.

Semi-finals

30 September 2023 Semi-final	Harbour Rovers	2-17 - 0-14	Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels	Mallow GAA Complex
	S Condon 0-8, D Pyne 1-2, B Gallagher 1-1, P Hannon 0-4, T McGrath 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Brien 0-9, S Hedigan 0-2, S Killeen 0-1, R Fallon 0-1, J Quinn 0-1.

1 October 2023 Semi-final	Kilshannig	3-16 - 4-09	Ballyhooly	Mill Field
	J Twomey 2-8, K O'Hanlon 1-2, Darragh O'Sullivan 0-2, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1, J Kearney 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.		D Kiely 2-0, D Roche 1-0, T Crowley 1-0, B Lombard 0-3, S Roche 0-1, G Roche 0-1, F Hess 0-1, D Linehan 0-1, K Kiely 0-1, D Collins 0-1.

Final

14 October 2023 Final	Harbour Rovers	1-16 - 0-16	Kilshannig	Castletownroche Grounds
	S Condon 0- 9 (0-5 f, 0-1 65, 0-1 sl), B Gallagher 1-1 P Hannon, T Condon 0-2 each, D Pyne, P Condon 0-1 each.	Report	J Twomey 0-9 (0-5 f), J Kearney, P Walsh 0-2 each, Evan O'Sullivan, K Twomey (sl), 0-1 each.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Stephen Condon	Harbour Rovers	2-57	63	6	10.50
2	Jack Towmey	Kilshannig	4-42	54	5	10.80
3	Brian Lombard	Ballyhooly	6-35	53	5	10.60
4	Jamie Magner	Killavullen	1-43	46	4	11.50
5	Colin O'Brien	L/C Gaels	3-32	41	4	10.25

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Brian Lombard	Ballyhooly	3-10	19	Clyda Rovers
2	Stephen Condon	Harbour Rovers	2-12	18	Araglen
3	Davy Jones	Dromina	0-17	17	Charleville
4	Colin O'Brien	L/C Gaels	3-07	16	Buttevant
5	Jamie Magner	Killavullen	0-15	15	Dromina
6	Jack Towmey	Kilshannig	2-08	14	Ballyhooly
6	Jamie Magner	Killavullen	1-11	14	Charleville
8	Brian Lombard	Ballyhooly	1-10	13	Araglen
8	Jack Towmey	Kilshannig	1-10	13	Charleville
10	Stephen Condon	Harbour Rovers	0-12	12	Ballyhooly
10	Davy Jones	Dromina	0-12	12	Killavullen

References

^ Ryan, Pat (8 February 2023). "Avondhu GAA Board confirms league fixtures and championship draws". The Corkman. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ Ryan, Paddy (16 February 2023). "Cork GAA: Guide to the 2023 Avondhu hurling and football competitions". Echo Live. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "Kilshannig take their first ever JAHC title with victory over Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels". Echo Live. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ Ryan, Paddy (14 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers lift Avondhu Junior A Hurling title by seeing off Kilshannig". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ Ryan, Pat (18 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers see off Kilshanning to claim Avondhu Junior Hurling crown". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

External links

Avondhu GAA website

[1] Ryan, Pat (8 February 2023). "Avondhu GAA Board confirms league fixtures and championship draws". The Corkman. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[2] Ryan, Paddy (16 February 2023). "Cork GAA: Guide to the 2023 Avondhu hurling and football competitions". Echo Live. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[3] "Kilshannig take their first ever JAHC title with victory over Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels". Echo Live. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[4] Ryan, Paddy (14 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers lift Avondhu Junior A Hurling title by seeing off Kilshannig". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[5] Ryan, Pat (18 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers see off Kilshanning to claim Avondhu Junior Hurling crown". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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