2023 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Annual Hurling competition season

Dates

4 August - 15 October 2023

Teams

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

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. The championship ran from 4 August to 14 October 2023.

Kilshannig entered the championship as the defending champions.

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.

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

Killavullen v Kilshannig

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.

Dromina v Charleville

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.

Kilshannig v Dromina

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.

Charleville v Killavullen

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.

Dromina v Killavullen

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.

Charleville v Kilshannig

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

Buttevant v Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels

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.

Clyda Rovers v Ballyhea

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.

Clyda Rovers v Buttevant

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.

Ballyhea v Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels

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.

Clyda Rovers v Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels

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.

Ballyhea v Buttevant

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

Harbour Rovers v Shanballymore

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.

Araglen v Ballyhooly

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.

Shanballymore v Araglen

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.

Ballyhooly v Harbour Rovers

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.

Shanballymore v Ballyhooly

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.

Harbour Rovers v Araglen

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

Harbour Rovers v Killavullen

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.

Ballyhooly v Clyda Rovers

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

Harbour Rovers v Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels

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.

Kilshannig v Ballyhooly

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

Harbour Rovers v Kilshannig

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

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