2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Dates	26 July - 2 November 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	McCarthy Insurance Group
Champions	Ballinora (1st title); Shane Kingston (captain); James Lordan (captain); Willie Lyons (manager)
Runners-up	Ilen Rovers; Damien O'Sullivan (captain); Flor O'Driscoll (manager)
Relegated	St Vincent's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	55 (2.2 per match)
Points scored	671 (26.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dan Mac Eoin (2-29)
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Dates26 July - 2 November 2025

Teams12

SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group

Champions

Ballinora (1st title)
Shane Kingston (captain)
James Lordan (captain)
Willie Lyons (manager)

The 2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024.^[1]^[2] The competition ran from 26 July to 16 November 2025.^[3]

The final, a replay, was played on 16 November 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Ballinora and Ilen Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] Ballinora won the match by 1–19 to 2–14 to claim their first ever championship title.^[5]^[6]

Dan Mac Eoin was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adrigole	3	3	0	0	60	30	30	6
Ballinora	3	1	1	1	52	51	1	3
St Finbarr's	3	1	0	2	41	54	-13	2
Glanworth	3	0	1	1	34	52	-18	1

26 July 2025 Round 1	Adrigole	2-15 - 0-06	Glanworth	Coachford Sportsfield
	B O'Sullivan 2-3, T O'Connor 0-5, C O'Shea 0-3, D Collins 0-2, T Sullivan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1	Report	J Walsh 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, S Finn 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.

27 July 2025 Round 1	Ballinora	2-17 - 2-09	St Finbarr's	Ballinhassig Grounds
	M O'Brien 1-4, K Werner 1-3, M Quirke 0-5, R Quirke 0-4.	Report	C O'Sullivan 1-2, J Lenihan 0-3.

23 August 2025 Round 2	St Finbarr's	1-08 - 2-13	Adrigole	Rossa Park
	J Linehan 0-4, D O'Brien 1-0, M Ahern 0-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1, S Kirby 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	T O’Connor 0-8, B O'Sullivan 1-1, C O’Shea 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1, D Harrington 0-1.

24 August 2025 Round 2	Glanworth	1-13 - 1-13	Ballinora	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D O’Brien 1-6, S O’Riordan 0-6.	Report	R Quirke 1-4, K Werner 0-3, M Quirke 0-3.

2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

To Championship

From Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

Group 1 results

Group 2

Group 2 table

Group 2 results

Group 3

Group 3 table

Group 3 results

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Final replay

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

External links

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13 September 2025 Round 3	Adrigole	2-14 - 1-10	Ballinora	Páirc Gleann Bhearracháin
	C O'Sullivan 0-3.	Report	R Quirke 1-3, K Werner 0-2, M O'Brien 0-2.

13 September 2025 Round 3	Glanworth	2-06 - 0-15	St Finbarr's	Glenville Grounds
	D Pyne 2-5 (0-2 f), J Fogarty 0-1.	Report	C O’Sullivan 0-5 (1 2pt), J Lenihan 0-4 (1 2pt f, 1 45), M Shields, A Lyne 0-2 each, S Kirby, C Lyons 0-1 each.

26 July 2025 Round 1	Gabriel Rangers	0-19 - 0-16	Mitchelstown	Páirc Uinsinn
	C Moynihan 0-4, K O’Driscoll 0-3, J O’Regan 0-3, E Goggin 0-2, G O’Callaghan 0-2, S Kelleher 0-2.	Report	M Walsh 0-6, J Cott 0-3, S Beston 0-3, C Keane-Hyland 0-2.

27 July 2025 Round 1	Dromtarriffe	0-12 - 0-14	Kildorrery	Dr Croke Park
	C O'Callaghan 0-7, E Murphy 0-4.	Report	J Keating 0-7, C Harrington 0-2, D Caplice 0-2.

23 August 2025 Round 2	Kildorrery	1-15 - 1-15	Gabriel Rangers	Belgooly Grounds
	A Crowley 0-5, J Keating 0-4, P Piggott 1-0, L Keating 0-2, C Harrington 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1.	Report	P O’Driscoll 1-2, J O’Regan 0-3, K O’Driscoll 0-3, E Goggin 0-2, C Moynihan 0-2, G O'Callaghan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, S Kelleher 0-1.

24 August 2025 Round 2	Mitchelstown	2-16 - 0-17	Dromtarriffe	O'Connell Park
	J Cott 2-2, J Sheehan 0-8, M Walsh 0-2, S Beston 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1.	Report	E Murphy 0-4, A Healy 0-3, T Howard 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-3, F McKee 0-2, A Downey 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1.

13 September 2025 Round 3	Gabriel Rangers	0-20 - 1-10	Dromtarriffe	Castletownkinneigh Grounds
	S Kelleher 0-6, M Cronin 0-5, E Goggin 0-3, K O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-2, G O'Callaghan 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1.	Report	E Murphy 0-4, J Kelleher 1-0, A Healy 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-2, T Howard 0-1.

13 September 2025 Round 3	Mitchelstown	3-13 - 0-09	Kildorrery	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	C O’Mahony (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees); M Walsh (1-3, 1tpf, 1 free); J Sheehan (1-1, 0-1 free); L Keane, C Keane-Hyland, S O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	C Harrington (0-4, 4 frees); S Fitzgerald, L Keating (tp) (0-2 each); A Crowley (0-1 free).

26 July 2025 Round 1	Boherbue	0-12 - 1-12	Ilen Rovers	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	J Corkery 0-6, B Herlihy 0-3, C Ducey 0-2.	Report	A O’Driscoll 1-5, M Sheehy 0-2.

27 July 2025 Round 1	Kilmurry	4-17 - 0-12	St Vincent's	Páirc Dhónaill Uí Cheallacháin
	D O'Mullane 3-3, R Ó Cuarraoin 1-7, Joe Mullane 0-3, C Kelleher 0-2, Johnny Mullane 0-2.	Report	Blake Murphy 0-4, A Harte 0-2, B Long 0-2.

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dan Mac Eoin	Ilen Rovers	2-29	35	6	5.83
2	Kevin Werner	Ballinora	3-16	25	7	3.57
3	Adrian O'Driscoll	Ilen Rovers	2-18	24	7	3.42
4	Ruadhán Ó Cuarraoin	Kilmurry	2-17	23	4	5.75
5	Blake Murphy	St Vincent's	1-19	22	4	5.50

23 August 2025 Round 2	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 1-14	Kilmurry	Rossmore Grounds
	D Mac Eoin 0-6, D Coakley 1-0, A O’Driscoll 0-3, D Hegarty 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, M Sheehy 0-1, S Connolly 0-1, B Collins 0-1.	Report	L Wall 0-5, K Kelleher 0-4, S O'Leary 1-1, R O Curraoin 0-2, D O'Mullane 0-1, A Aisling 0-1.

24 August 2025 Round 2	St Vincent's	1-12 - 1-14	Boherbue	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	B Murphy 1-6, B Long 0-2, B Hornibrook 0-1, W Long 0-1, L Callanan 0-1, C Leonard 0-1.	Report	D O’Connor 0-5, A O’Connor 1-0, CJ O’Sullivan 0-2, J Corkery 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, L Moynihan 0-1, B Herlihy 0-1, N Murphy 0-1, J Daly 0-1.

13 September 2025 Round 3	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 1-05	St Vincent's	Páirc Uinsinn
	A O’Driscoll 0-5, D Mac Eoin 0-4, B Collins 1-0, A Holland 0-1, S Connolly 0-1, D Hegarty 0-1, S Minihane 0-1, M Sheehy 0-1.	Report	B Long 1-0, A Harte 0-3, K O'Connor 0-2.

13 September 2025 Round 3	Boherbue	0-09 - 2-11	Kilmurry	Clondrohid Grounds
	D O’Connor 0-4 (0-2 f), D Sheehan (1 2pt), J Corkery 0-2 each, G O’Sullivan 0-1.	Report	R Duggan 1-2, W Ronan 1-0, R Ó Curraoin 0-3 (0-2 f), S O’Leary 0-2, James O’Mullane, Joe O’Mullane, D O’Mullane, L Wall 0-1 each.

27 September 2025 Playoff	Dromtarriffe	3-13 - 2-15	St Vincent's	Castle Grounds
	D O’Keeffe 1-4 (2 2pt), M O’Connor 2-0, E Murphy 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), C O’Callaghan 0-3 (1 2pt), A Healy, M O’Callaghan 0-1 each.	Report	B Murphy 0-9 (2 2pt f), A Harte 1-2, S Duggan 1-1, D Quinn, B Long, J Price 0-1 each.

27 September 2025 Quarter-final	Gabriel Rangers	1-11 - 1-13	Balinora	Rossmore Grounds
	J O’Regan 0-5 (0-4 f), G O’Callaghan 1-1, S Kelleher 0-2, E Goggin, M Cronin (f), K O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	K Werner 1-1, I Quirke, R Quirke (0-1 f), M Quirke, M O’Brien 0-2 each, D Holmes, L Lyons, J Lordan, I Wycherley 0-1 each.

27 September 2025 Quarter-final	Ilen Rovers	2-12 - 1-10	Mitchelstown	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	B Collins, S Carey 1-0 each, A O’Driscoll (1 2p f), M Sheehy 0-3 (1 2pt), S Connolly 0-3 each, D Mac Eoin 0-2, A Holland 0-1.	Report	M Keane 1-1 (0-1 f), C O’Mahony 0-3 f, J Sheehan 0-2; K Roche, S Walsh, P Magee, C Walsh 0-1 each.

11 October 2025 Semi-final	Adrigole	0-22 - 0-24 (aet)	Ilen Rovers	Wolfe Tone Park
	C O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-1 f), B O’Sullivan (1 2pt), C O'Shea (1 2pt) 0-4 each, T O’Connor 0-3 f, D Collins (1 2pt f), D O’Sullivan 0-2 each, L Harrington, D Harrington 0-1 each.	Report	D MacEoin 0-12 (0-3 f, 2 2pt f, 1 2pt), M Sheehy 0-6 (2 2pts), D Hegarty 0-2, S Connolly, A O’Driscoll, B Collins, K O’Driscoll 0-1 each.

12 October 2025 Semi-final	Kilmurry	1-16 - 2-17	Balinora	Éire Óg Grounds
	D O’Mullane 0-7 (3 tp), R Ó Currain 1-5 (0-3 f), L Wall 0-1, John O’Mullane 0-1, L Asling 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1.	Report	M Quirke 1-2, M O’Brien 1-2, K Werner 0-3 (2 f), N Lordan 0-3 (1 tpf), I Quirke 0-2, R Quirke 0-1 (f), S Kingston 0-1, L Lyons 0-1, D Holmes 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.

2 November 2025 Final	Ilen Rovers	2-09 - 0-15	Balinora	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Mac Eoin 1-2 (0-2 f), A O’Driscoll 1-1, M Sheehy 0-2, J Hickey, S Connolly, A Holland, K O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Report	S Kingston, N Lordan (2 2ptf) 0-4 each, M O’Brien 0-3, M Quirke, I Wycherley, L Lyons, I Quirke 0-1 each.	Referee: J Kelleher (St John's)

16 November 2025 Final replay	Ilen Rovers	2-14 - 1-19	Balinora	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Sheehy 0-6 (2 2pt f, 1 2pt), D MacEoin 1-3 (0-1 f), A O’Sullivan 1-0, B Collins 0-2, S Connolly, D O’Driscoll, A Holland 0-1 each.	Report	K Werner 1-4 (0-2 f), S Kingston 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1 45), M Quirke 0-3, N Lordan (1 2pt f), I Quirke 0-2 each, M O’Brien, D Dineen, L Lyons, D Holmes 0-1 each.