# 2023 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2023 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 4 November to 26 November 2023.
The final was played on 26 November 2023 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Nemo Rangers and Harbour Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Nemo Rangers won the match by 1-14 to 1-12 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 23 years.
Shane Horgan was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.

## Qualification

| Division | Championship | Champions |
| Avondhu | 2023 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Harbour Rovers |
| Carbery | 2023 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship | Clonakilty |
| Carrigdhoun | South East Junior A Hurling Championship | Belgooly |
| Duhallow | Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship | Newmarket |
| Imokilly | 2023 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Carrignavar |
| Muskerry | 2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Ballinora |
| Seandún | City Junior A Hurling Championship | Nemo Rangers |

## Divisional championships
### Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship

Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Millstreet | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 5 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Kilbrin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Freemount | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 2 | |
| 4 | Banteer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 | |
Banteer 0-13 - 1-11 Freemount
Millstreet 1-17 - 2-12 Kilbrin
Kilbrin 0-16 - 0-12 Freemount
Millstreet 0-17 - 2-11 Banteer
Freemount 1-11 - 0-24 Millstreet
Banteer 1-12 - 1-18 Kilbrin
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Newmarket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +43 | 5 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Dromtarriffe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 5 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Castlemagner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -26 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kanturk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -32 | 0 | |
Newmarket 3-16 - 1-22 Dromtarricfe
Castlemagner 2-16 - 0-16 Kanturk
Kanturk 0-12 - 4-26 Newmarket
Dromtarriffe 3-23 - 1-14 Castlemagner
Dromtarriffe w/o - scr. Kanturk
Castlemagner 1-13 - 2-27 Newmarket
Knockout stage
| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | 1-30 aet | | | |
| Kilbrin | Kilbrin | 1-22 | | | |
| Kilbrin | Kilbrin | 1-22 | Dromtarriffe | Dromtarriffe | 2-13 |
| | | | Newmarket | Newmarket | 4-14 |
| Millstreet | Millstreet | 1-13 | Newmarket | Newmarket | 4-14 |
| Dromtarriffe | Dromtarriffe | 3-18 | | | |

### North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kilshannig | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +27 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Killavullen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Dromina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Charleville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -27 | 0 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +32 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Clyda Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +24 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Ballyhea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 2 | |
| 4 | Buttevant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -35 | 0 | |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Harbour Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +39 | 5 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Ballyhooly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Shanballymore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Araglen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -42 | 0 | |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Kilshannig | 3-16 | | |
| Clyda Rovers | 2-17 | Ballyhooly | 4-09 | | |
| Ballyhooly | 3-15 | | | Kilshannig | 0-16 |
| | | | | Harbour Rovers | 1-16 |
| | | Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels | 0-14 | | |
| Harbour Rovers | 0-17 | Harbour Rovers | 2-17 | | |
| Killavullen | 0-11 | | | | |

### Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ballinora | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +48 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Kilmichael | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Ballincollig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 2 | |
| 4 | Inniscarra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -19 | 0 | |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dripsey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +28 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Blarney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Cloughduv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -20 | 0 | |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grenagh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 3 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Éire Óg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Donoughmore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Ballinora | 1-21 | | |
| Grenagh | 1-18 | Grenagh | 2-15 | | |
| Blarney | 1-08 | | | Ballinora | 0-15 |
| | | | | Dripsey | 1-09 |
| | | Dripsey | 2-19 | | |
| Kilmichael | 1-20 | Kilmichael | 1-16 | | |
| Éire Óg | 0-12 | | | | |

### City Junior A Hurling Championship

Bracket
| First Round Second Round | First Round Second Round | First Round Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Passage West | Passage West | 0-15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nemo Rangers | Nemo Rangers | 1-19 | Nemo Rangers | Nemo Rangers | 0-17 | | | | | | |
| White's Cross | White's Cross | 0-16 | White's Cross | White's Cross | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| St Finbarr's | St Finbarr's | 0-15 | | | | Nemo Rangers | Nemo Rangers | 1-15 | | | |
| Nemo Rangers | Nemo Rangers | 1-12 | | | | St Vincent's | St Vincent's | 0-12 | | | |
| St Vincent's | St Vincent's | 2-12 | St Vincent's | St Vincent's | 1-18 | | | | | | |
| Glen Rovers | Glen Rovers | 0-19 | Bishopstown | Bishopstown | 1-15 | | | | | | |
| Bishopstown | Bishopstown | 1-19 | | | | | | | Nemo Rangers | Nemo Rangers | 3-17 |
| Blackrock | Blackrock | 0-14 | | | | | | | Whitechurch | Whitechurch | 1-10 |
| Na Piarsaigh | Na Piarsaigh | 3-13 | Na Piarsaigh | Na Piarsaigh | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| Blackrock | Blackrock | 5-11 | Glen Rovers | Glen Rovers | 0-20 | | | | | | |
| Glen Rovers | Glen Rovers | 4-17 | | | | Glen Rovers | Glen Rovers | 2-14 | | | |
| Whitechurch | Whitechurch | 3-20 | | | | Whitechurch | Whitechurch | 1-20 | | | |
| Brian Dillons | Brian Dillons | 2-15 | Whitechurch | Whitechurch | 2-27 | | | | | | |
| Passage West | Passage West | 1-20 | Passage West | Passage West | 1-11 | | | | | | |
| Brian Dillons | Brian Dillons | 2-08 | | | | | | | | | |

### South West Junior A Hurling Championship

Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kilbree | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Clonakilty | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +19 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Dohenys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 2 | |
| 4 | St Colum's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 0 | |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ballinascarthy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | St James | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Bandon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Newcestown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Randal Óg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | |
| 4 | St Mary's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 2 | |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Kilbree | 1-09 | | |
| Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's | 2-16 | St James | 1-19 | | |
| St James | 1-19p | | | St James | 0-11 |
| | | | | Clonakilty | 1-17 |
| | | Ballinascarthy | 2-22 | | |
| Clonakilty | 1-16 | Clonakilty | 3-20 AET | | |
| Newcestown | 0-14 | | | | |

### South East Junior A Hurling Championship

Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ballymartle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +26 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Kinsale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Carrigaline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -29 | 0 | |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Valley Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +27 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Ballinhassig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +20 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Courcey Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -47 | 0 | |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgooly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +30 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Shamrocks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Ballygarvan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -18 | 0 | |
Knockout Stage
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Belgooly | 0-24 | | |
| Ballinhassig | 4-13 | Ballinhassig | 2-13 | | |
| Kinsale | 1-19 | | | Belgooly | 5-17 |
| | | | | Valley Rovers | 2-14 |
| | | Valley Rovers | 0-21 | | |
| Ballymartle | 1-14 | Ballymartle | 2-12 | | |
| Shamrocks | 0-07 | | | | |

### East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cobh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Killeagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Fr. O'Neill's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 0 | Relegated |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carrignavar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Carrigtwohill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Midleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St. Ita's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Bride Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Sarsfields | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 | Advance to relegation playoff |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Carrignavar | 1-23 | | |
| Killeagh | 2-17 | Killeagh | 1-12 | | |
| Bride Rovers | 1-17 | | | Carrignavar | 0-18 |
| | | | | St Ita's | 1-14 |
| | | Cobh | 0-12 | | |
| St Ita's | 5-12 | St Ita's | 2-12 | | |
| Carrigtwohill | 2-09 | | | | |
Relegation playoff
Sarsfields 2-18 - 2-20 Midleton
Fr. O'Neill's and Sarsfields are relegated

## County championship
### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| Harbour Rovers (Avondhu) | 1-15 | | | | |
| Newmarket (Duhallow) | 0-14 | | | | |
| Newmarket (Duhallow) | 0-14 | Harbour Rovers (Avondhu) | 1-19 | | |
| | | Carrignavar (Imokilly) | 1-15 | | |
| | | | | Harbour Rovers (Avondhu) | 1-12 |
| | | | | Nemo Rangers (Seandun) | 1-14 |
| Nemo Rangers (Seandun) | 3-21 | | | | | Nemo Rangers (Seandun) | 1-14 |
| Belgooly (Carrigdhoun) | 4-12 | | | | |
| Belgooly (Carrigdhoun) | 4-12 | Nemo Rangers (Seandun) | 2-12 | | |
| | | Ballinora (Muskerry) | 1-14 | | |
| Clonakilty (Carbery) | 0-11 | Ballinora (Muskerry) | 1-14 | | |
| Ballinora (Muskerry) | 1-23 | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* Carrignavar received a bye in this round.

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Shane Horgan | Nemo Rangers | 1-30 | 33 | 3 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Stephen Condon | Harbour Rovers | 0-28 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 3 | Darragh O'Brien | Harbour Rovers | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 4 | Shane Kingston | Ballinora | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Ronan Dalton | Nemo Rangers | 2-03 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | James Forde | Carrignavar | 0-09 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Donal Hannon | Newmarket | 0-08 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Alan O'Shea | Ballinora | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| 8 | James Byrne | Ballinora | 0-07 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| 10 | Ryan Long | Belgooly | 2-00 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |

#### Single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Shane Horgan | Nemo Rangers | 1-12 | 15 | Belgooly |
| 2 | Stephen Condon | Harbour Rovers | 0-10 | 10 | Carrignavar |
| 2 | Shane Horgan | Nemo Rangers | 0-10 | 10 | Harbour Rovers |
| 4 | Stephen Condon | Harbour Rovers | 0-09 | 9 | Newmarket |
| 4 | Stephen Condon | Harbour Rovers | 0-09 | 9 | Nemo Rangers |
| 4 | James Forde | Carrignavar | 0-09 | 9 | Harbour Rovers |
| 7 | Donal Hannon | Newmarket | 0-08 | 8 | Harbour Rovers |
| 7 | Shane Horgan | Nemo Rangers | 0-08 | 8 | Ballinora |
| 9 | Shane Kingston | Ballinora | 0-07 | 7 | Nemo Rangers |
| 10 | Ryan Long | Belgooly | 2-00 | 6 | Nemo Rangers |
| 10 | Darragh O'Brien | Harbour Rovers | 1-03 | 6 | Newmarket |