Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2018 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Code Hurling
Founded 2004 (2004)
Region Cork (GAA)
Trophy Séamus Long Cup
No. of teams 16
Title holders Kanturk (1st title)
First winner St. Catherine's
Most titles Ballinhassig (3 titles)
Sponsors Evening Echo
Official website Official website

The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Evening Echo Cork County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2004 for the second tier hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland.

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Páirc Uí Rinn in October. It is sometimes played as the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Séamus Long Cup. The championship uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.

The Premier Intermediate Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Cork county final join the champions of the other five hurling counties to contest the provincial championship.

Sixteen clubs currently participate in the Premier Intermediate Championship. The title has been won at least once by 13 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Ballinhassig, who have won the competition twice.

Kanturk are the title-holders after defeating Mallow by 0-17 to 1-12 in the 2017 championship decider.[1]

History

The original Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship dates back to 1909, however, in 2003 it was decided to split the grade into Premier Intermediate and ordinary Intermediate. The winners of the Premier Intermediate grade gain promotion to the senior grade while the ordinary Intermediate winners gain promotion to the Premier Intermediate grade. A relegation system was previously in place, however, relegation from the championship has been suspended since 2014.

The Championship

Overview

The Premier Intermediate Championship is a double-elimination tournament with pairings drawn at random — there is no seeding.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Sixteen teams currently take part in the championship.

Format

Round 1: Sixteen teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the eight pairings. The eight winning teams of these games advance directly to Round 3. The eight losing teams advance directly to Round 2.

Round 2: The eight losing teams from Round 1 contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to Round 3. The four losing teams advance to the relegation play-offs.

Round 3: The eight winning teams from Round 1 and the four winning teams from Round 2 contest this round. Four teams receive a bye and an open draw is made to determine the other four pairings. The four winning teams and the four bye teams advance directly to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: Eight teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the eight pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to the semi-finals. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the two pairings. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The county final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Sponsorship

Since 2005 the Premier Intermediate Championship has been sponsored by the Evening Echo. The competition was previously sponsored by Permanent TSB.

Managers

Managers in the Cork Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.

Recent winning managers
Manager Team Wins Winning years
Dermot O'Riordan Carrigtwohill 1 2007
Tadhg Hurley Blarney 1 2008
Finbarr Bermingham Douglas 1 2009
Anthony McCarthy Ballymartle 1 2010
Diarmuid Corcoran Courcey Rovers 1 2011
Johnny Crowley Ballinhassig 1 2012
Christy Cooney Youghal 1 2013
Jimmy Quilty Ballyhea 1 2014
Eugene Desmond Newcestown 1 2015
Niall O'Halloran Bandon 1 2016
Donagh Duane Kanturk 1 2017

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Séamus Long Cup. A national school teacher by profession, Séamus Long (1884-1953) was elected secretary of the Ballincollig club in 1914, before serving as the first secretary of the Muskerry Board in 1924. A founder-member of the Ballinora club the same year, he was the club's first chairman. Long also served as vice-chairman of the Cork County Board and was a Munster Council delegate from 1949 until his death in 1953.

List of finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue
2004 St. Catherine's 1-11 Courcey Rovers 1-8 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
2005 Ballinhassig 1-16 Aghada 1-11 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
2006 Bishopstown 0-20 Carrigtwohill 1-11 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [2]
2007 Carrigtwohill 3-14 Watergrasshill 3-12 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [3]
2008 Blarney 0-13 Courcey Rovers 1-9 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [4]
2009 Douglas 0-20 Ballymartle 0-16 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [5]
2010 Ballymartle 2-14 Tracton 0-13 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [6]
2011 Courcey Rovers 0-15 Youghal 1-9 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [7]
2012 Ballinhassig 1-19 Bandon 1-12 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [8]
2013 Youghal 0-11 Castlelyons 0-10 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [9]
2014 Ballyhea 1-17 Newcestown 0-16 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [10]
2015 Newcestown 1-23 Valley Rovers 0-8 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [11]
2016 Bandon 1-20 Fermoy 1-14 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [12]
2017 Kanturk 0-17 Mallow 1-12 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

Records and statistics

Final

Team

Top scorers

Overall

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
2004 Pa Dineen Mallow 3-25 34
2005 Trevor O'Keeffe Aghada 1-45 48
2006 Pa Cronin Bishopstown 3-36 45
2007 Ronan Walsh Tracton 5-30 45
2008 Ger O'Leary Fr. O'Neill's 2-38 44
2009 Daniel Twomey Newcestown 3-20 36
2010 Ronan Walsh Tracton 2-57 63
2011 Éamonn Collins Valley Rovers 6-33 51
2012 Ronan Crowley Bandon 4-33 45
2013 Ronan Walsh Tracton 2-46 52
2014 Adrian Mannix Kilworth 0-43 43
2015 Seán Hayes Mallow 4-36 48
2016 Liam Coleman Fermoy 3-51 60
2017 Chris O'Leary Valley Rovers 3-32 41

Single game

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
2004 Pa Dineen Mallow 1-09 12
2005 Neil Ronan Ballyhea 2-08 14
2006 Pa Cronin Bishopstown 2-07 13
2007 Leigh Desmond Youghal 1-09 12
2008 Ger O'Leary Fr. O'Neill's 2-09 15
2009 Daniel Twomey Newcestown 0-12 12
Maurice O'Sullivan Ballyhea
2010 Ronan Walsh Tracton 0-13 13
2011 Aaron Sheehan Mallow 1-10 16
Rory O'Doherty Ballincollig
2012 Ronan Crowley Bandon 3-06 15
2013 Ronan Walsh Tracton 2-10 16
Adrian Mannix Kilworth 1-13
2014 Adrian Mannix Kilworth 0-13 13
2015 Seán Hayes Mallow 2-13 19
2016 Noel McNamara Kilworth 3-05 14
2017 Chris O'Leary Valley Rovers 1-10 13

Final

Cumulative
Pos. Player Team Score Total
1 Ronan Crowley Bandon 2-16 22
2 Daniel Twomey Newcestown 1-11 14
3 Seánie O'Farrell Carrigtwohill 3-02 11
Rory O'Dwyer Ballymartle 0-11
Niall McCarthy Carrigtwohill
4 Fintan O'Leary Ballinhassig 2-04 10
Leigh Desmond Youghal 1-07
5 Trevor O'Keeffe Aghada 0-09 9
Pa Cronin Bishopstown
6 Lorcán McLoughlin Kanturk 0-08 8
Niall Murphy Courcey Rovers
Liam Coleman Fermoy
Individual
Year Top scorer Team Score Total
2004 Michael Hegarty Courcey Rovers 0-05 5
2005 Trevor O'Keeffe Aghada 0-09 9
2006 Pa Cronin Bishopstown 0-09 9
2007 Seánie O'Farrell Carrigtwohill 3-01 10
2008 Cian Lordan Courcey Rovers 1-03 6
2009 Rory O'Dwyer Ballymartle 0-10 10
2010 Ronan Walsh Tracton 0-07 7
2011 Leigh Desmond Youghal 1-04 7
2012 Ronan Crowley Bandon 1-06 9
2013 Colm Spillane Castlelyons 0-07 7
2014 Daniel Twomey Newcestown 0-06 6
2015 Daniel Twomey Newcestown 1-05 8
2016 Ronan Crowley Bandon 1-10 13
2017 Lorcán McLoughlin Kanturk 0-08 8

References

  1. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (9 October 2017). "Kanturk the kingpins after show of fitness and courage". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Brendan (21 October 2006). "Bishopstown's young guns bid to come of age". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Carrigtwohill make the ascent". Hogan Stand. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Blarney make the breakthrough". Southern Star. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Weldon, Eoin (15 October 2009). "Douglas set for senior". Cork Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (11 October 2010). "Tracton second best again in derby duel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Lester, Bob (10 October 2011). "Clinical Courcey's finally go the distance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  8. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (8 October 2012). "Ballinhassig back at the top table". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  9. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (14 October 2013). "Youghal smash 'n' grab". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Hurley, Denis (13 October 2014). "Ballyhea 'yes' at return to senior ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Hurley, Denis (12 October 2015). "Five-star Newcestown's glorious day". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (10 October 2016). "Masterclass by Ronan Crowley earns Bandon senior status". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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