2017 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

2017 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	30 April 2017 – 8 October 2017
Teams	16
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Kanturk (1st title) Lorcan O'Neill (captain) Donagh Duane (manager)
Runners-up	Mallow Fionn O'Neill (captain) Joe Buckley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	77 (2.66 per match)
Points scored	874 (30.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Chris O'Leary (3-32)
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The 2017 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round took place on 11 December 2016. The championship began on 30 April 2017 and ended on 8 October 2017.

On 8 October 2017, Kanturk won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-12 defeat of Mallow in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.

Chris O'Leary from the Valley Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3-32.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 15 teams from the 2016 premier intermediate championship and one promoted from the 2016 intermediate championship.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Fr. O'Neill's

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

• Bandon

Results

Round 1

Blarney v Watergrasshill

30 April 2017 Round 1	Blarney	1-11 - 0-09	Watergrasshill	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D Cremin 1-2, S Mulcahy 0-3, R Murphy 0-2, M Cremin 0-2, B Hurley 0-1, P Philpott 0-1.	Report	S O'Regan 0-6, D McCarthy 0-1, A Foley 0-1, E Barry 0-1.	Referee: T O'Donovan (Douglas)

Charleville v Fr. O'Neill's

30 April 2017 Round 1	Charleville	1-16 - 2-12	Fr. O'Neill's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Kavanagh 1-4, D Fitzgibbon 0-6, D Flynn 0-3, G Kelleher 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1, A Cagney 0-1.		D Dalton 1-3, K O'Sullivan 0-4, C Broderick 1-0, B Dunne 0-2, E Conway 0-2, M O'Keeffe 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Fermoy v Kilworth

30 April 2017 Round 1	Fermoy	1-14 - 3-15	Kilworth	Ballyhooly
	L Coleman 0-7 (0-6f), J Hutchings 1-0, T Clancy 0-2, K Morrisson 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P de Roiste 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.	Report	N McNamara 3-3, W Condon 0-4, D Twomey 0-3f, J Saich 0-2 (0-1 sideline), E McGrath 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

Castlelyons v Kanturk

30 April 2017 Round 1	Castlelyons	1-13 - 3-12	Kanturk	Castletownroche
	A Spillane 0-8, A O'Sullivan 1-0, N O'Leary 0-2, C Spillane 0-1, E Maye 0-1, C McGann 0-1.		L O'Keeffe 1-3, A O'Keeffe 1-1, D Kenneally 1-0, L McLoughlin 0-2, A Nash 0-2, I Walsh 0-2, R Walsh 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche)

Carrigaline v Valley Rovers

5 May 2017 Round 1	Carrigaline	2-15 - 1-17	Valley Rovers	Minane Bridge
	S O'Brien 1-2, R O'Shea 0-5, D Drake 0-5, B Kelleher 1-1, W O'Brien 0-1, C Maguire 0-1.		C O'Leary 1-10, J Walsh 0-3, J Cottrell 0-3, E O'Reilly 0-1.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Courcey Rovers v Mallow

6 May 2017 Round 1	Courcey Rovers	1-09 - 1-12	Mallow	Ovens
	F Lordan 1-7f, T O'Sullivan 0-1; J O'Neill 0-1.	Report	S Hayes 0-8 (7f), C Murphy 1-1, P Herlihy 0-2; A Sheehan 0-1	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Cloyne v Tracton

13 May 2017 Round 1	Cloyne	4-07 - 0-17 (aet)	Tracton	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	C O'Sullivan 2-0, K Dennehy 1-1, C Smith 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-3, A Walsh 0-1, D Cahill 0-1, C Mullins 0-1.		R Walsh 0-9, J Kingston 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-3, J Good 0-1.	Referee: J Larkin (Douglas)

Ballinhassig v Inniscarra

28 May 2017 Round 1	Ballinhassig	2-15 - 1-14	Inniscarra	Ovens
	S Coleman 1-4, M Collins 1-1, S McCarthy 0-2, C Tyers 0-2, F O'Leary 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-2, R Lombard 0-1, C Reynolds 0-1.	Report	A O'Mahony 0-6, S O'Donoghue 1-2, T O'Connor 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, C Buckley 0-1, S Dornan 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Round 2A

Cloyne v Kilworth

9 June 2017 Round 2A	Cloyne	2-14 - 0-12	Kilworth	Ballynoe
	D Cahill 1-2, K Dennehy 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-3, B Walsh 0-3, I Cahill 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		N McNamara 0-4, D Twomey 0-3, L Whelan 0-2, W Condon 0-1, P Moakley 0-1, J Saich 0-1.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Ballinhassig v Carrigaline

23 June 2017 Round 2A	Ballinhassig	0-18 - 0-13	Carrigaline	Brinny Sportsfield, Brinny
	F O'Leary 0-5, S Coleman 0-5, C Tyers 0-2, M Collins 0-2, S Sheehan 0-1, P Coomey 0-1, C Desmond 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Kelleher 0-6, R O'Shea 0-2, D Drake 0-2, W O'Brien 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, P Ronayne 0-1.	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

Blarney v Mallow

25 June 2017 Round 2A	Blarney	1-21 - 5-18	Mallow	Mourneabbey
	M Coleman 1-8 (1-6f, 1.s/l); C Murphy 0-5, P Philpott 0-2, S Mulcahy 0-2, S Lohan 0-2; D Whyte 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1	Report	S Hayes 1-6 (5f), C Murphy 1-3; P Herlihy 1-2, G Hayes 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, P Lyons 0-3; D Moynihan 0-1, D Relihan 0-1, A Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: J Larkin (Ballinora)

Charleville v Kanturk

20 August 2017 Round 2A	Charleville	0-21 - 1-22	Kanturk	Fr. Kelleher Park, Kilbrin
	M Kavanagh 0-9 (7 frees, I ’65), D Fitzgibbon 0-7 (2 frees), C Collins (free), J Doyle, J Barry, J Kennedy and A Cagney 0-1 each.	Report	Kanturk: L O’Keeffe 0-7 (frees), L McLoughlin 1-3 (0-2 frees), D Kenneally 0-4, J Browne 0-3, I Walsh 0-2, D Browne, L O’Neil and A Nash (free) 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Round 2B

Fermoy v Tracton

17 June 2017 Round 2B	Fermoy	4-22 - 0-07	Tracton	Riverstown
	J Hutchings 2-2, L Coleman 0-8, M Flynn 1-0, P Clancy 1-0, S Aherne 0-3, J Condon 0-2, M Brennan 0-2, K Morrison 0-2, P de Róiste 0-2, T Clancy 0-1.	Report	R Walsh 0-4, D Byrne 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, A Kiely 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Fr. O'Neill's v Castlelyons

23 June 2017 Round 2B	Fr. O'Neill's	5-17 - 3-20	Castlelyons	Killeagh
	E Conway 3-3, B Dunne 1-3, D Dalton 0-4, M Motherway 1-0, J Millerick 0-3, K O'Sullivan 0-2, L O'Driscoll 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1.	Report	C McGann 2-0, M Spillane 0-6, A Fenton 1-1, A Spillane 0-4, C Spillane 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-3, N O'Leary 0-1, E Maye 0-1, J Barry 0-1.	Referee: G Scully (Killeagh)

Inniscarra v Valley Rovers

24 June 2017 Round 2B	Inniscarra	0-12 - 1-21	Valley Rovers	Cloughduv
	A O’Mahony (0-3 frees), T O’Connor and C Casey (0-1 each).	Report	E O’Reilly (0-10, seven frees), C O’Leary (2-3), R Butler (1-0), K Canty (0-3), D Crowley (0-2), W Burke (free) and J Walsh (0-1 each).	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Watergrasshill v Courcey Rovers

24 June 2017 Round 2B	Watergrasshill	3-12 - 2-17	Courcey Rovers	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
	S O'Regan 0-8, K O'Neill 2-1, D McCarthy 1-0, P O'Regan 0-2, S O'Callaghan 0-1.		F Lordan 0-7, T O'Sullivan 1-1, T Collins 1-1, R Nyhan 0-2, B Collins 0-2, M Collins 0-2, D Lordan 0-1, K Moloney 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Round 3

Fr. O'Neill's v Kilworth

16 July 2017 Round 3	Fr. O'Neill's	3-14 - 0-08	Kilworth	Lisgoold
	K O'Sullivan 0-6 (2f, 2 '65'), D Dalton 1-2 (0-1 sideline), E Conway 1-1, E Motherway 1-1, J Millerick 0-1, M Motherway 0-1, C Broderick 0-1, T Millerick 0-1.	Report	D Twomey 0-3f, N McNamara 0-2f, J McCarthy 0-2, W Condon 0-1.	Referee: N Wall (Carrigaline)

Blarney v Valley Rovers

19 July 2017 Round 3	Blarney	1-08 - 1-21	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M Cremin (0-3, 2 frees, 1 sideline), D Cremen (1-0), M Coleman (0-2 frees), C Power, A McEvoy, S Mulcahy (0-1 each).	Report	C O’Leary (0-12, 7 frees), J Walsh (1-3), J Cottrell (0-3), E O’Reilly (0-2), K Canty (0-1).	Attendance: 10,749

Carrigaline v Fermoy

5 August 2017 Round 3	Carrigaline	0-15 - 2-13	Fermoy	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R O'Shea 0-10, D Drake 0-2, K Kavanagh 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1, B Kelleher 0-1.	Report	L Colemna 0-6, S Aherne 1-0, P Shanahan 1-0, J Hutchings 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, P de Róiste 0-1, M Flynn 0-1.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Charleville v Courcey Rovers

26 August 2017 Round 3	Charleville	0-19 - 1-11	Courcey Rovers	Coachford
	M Kavanagh 0-6, D Fitzgibbon 0-4, J Barry 0-4, B Dennehy 0-2, J Callaghan 0-1, C Collins 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.	Report	S Moloney 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-4, J O'Neill 0-2, F Lordan 0-1, R Nyhan 0-1, G Moloney 0-1, T Collins 0-1.	Referee: F Scully (Killeagh)

Relegation play-offs

Castlelyons v Tracton

26 September 2017 Play-off	Castlelyons	2-18 - 1-15	Tracton	Ovens
	A O'Sullivan 2-3, M Spillane (0-4, 0-3 frees), C McGann (0-3), B Murphy (0-2), J Barry (0-2), A Spillane (0-1), D Lawlor (0-1).	Report	R Walsh 0-6, A Kiely 1-0, J Kingston 0-3, J Good 0-2, C McGuinness 0-2, D O'Flaherty 0-1, E Kingston 0-1.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Inniscarra v Watergrasshill

8 October 2017 Play-off	Inniscarra	0-18 - 1-19	Watergrasshill	Mourne Abbey
	S O'Donoghue 0-6, A O'Mahony 0-4, T O'Connor 0-3, Conor Buckley 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, C Casey 0-1.		S O'Regan 0-7, D O'Farrell 1-2, A Foley 0-3, B Halbert 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, W Connolly 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, A Cronin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Ballinhassig v Fr. O'Neill's

19 August 2017 Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	2-17 - 1-16	Fr. O'Neill's	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	S Coleman (0-6, 2f, 1 ’65); M Collins (1-2); S Sheehan (1-1); F O’Leary (0-3); P Collins (0-2 frees); P Coomey, D O’Sullivan and C Desmond 0-1 each.	Report	D Dalton (1-5, 1-3 frees); K O’Sullivan (0-5, 2f); E Conway (0-2); S O’Connor, C Broderick, G O’Leary and L O’Driscoll (0-1 each).	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Cloyne v Fermoy

26 August 2017 Quarter-final	Cloyne	2-19 - 2-12	Fermoy	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P O'Sullivan 0-8 (7f), C O'Sullivan 1-3, B Walsh 1-1, K Dennehy 0-3; A Walsh 0-1; D Cahill 0-1, I Cahill 0-1, C Smith 0-1.	Report	L Coleman 1-6 (1-0pen, 0-4f, 0-1.65); J Hutchings 1-1, D Geary 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Mallow v Valley Rovers

26 August 2017 Quarter-final	Mallow	0-21 - 0-17	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S Hayes 0-5 (3f), P Herlihy 0-4, D Relihan 0-4; C Murphy 0-3 (1 sl), P Lyons 0-2, K O'Connor 0-1, A Sheehan 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1.	Report	C O'Leary 0-7 (0-5f), E O'Reilly 0-3; A Lyons 0-1, J Cottrell 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, C Desmond 0-1, D Looney 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Charleville v Kanturk

19 September 2017 Quarter-final	Charleville	0-14 - 1-19	Kanturk	Milford Pitch, Milford
	M Kavanagh 0-9 (0-8f. 0-1'65) D Fitzgibbon 0-7 (0-2f) A Cagney 0-1, J Barry 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, C Collins 0-1f.	Report	L O'Keeffe 0-9f, L McLoughlan 1-2 (0-1f) D Kenneally 0-4, J Browne 0-3, I Walsh 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1, D Browne 0-1, A Nash 0-1f	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Semi-finals

Cloyne v Mallow

16 September 2017 Semi-final	Cloyne	1-12 - 1-16	Mallow	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P O'Sullivan 0-7, C O'Sullivan 1-2, K Dennehy 0-1, B Walsh 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	A Sheehan 1-5, S Hayes 0-5, C Murphy 0-4, P Herlihy 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Ballinhassig v Kanturk

16 September 2017 Semi-final	Ballinhassig	1-14 - 2-14	Kanturk	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S Coleman 0-6 (5f), R Lombard 1-1, F O'Leary 0-3, S McCarthy 0-2; M Collins 0-1, C Desmond 0-1.	Report	L McLoughlin 1-3 (0-2f), R Walsh 0-4; D Kenneally 1-0, L O'Keeffe 0-3 (2f), A Sheehy 0-1, I Walsh 0-1, A Nash 0-1 (f); M Healy 0-1.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Final

Kanturk v Mallow

8 October 2017 Final	Kanturk	0-17 - 1-12	Mallow	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	L McLoughlin (0-8, 0-4 frees), A Walsh (0-3), I Walsh (0-2), R Walsh, L O’Keeffe (free), D Kenneally and A Sheehy (0-1 each).		G Hayes (1-1), D Relihan (0-4), S Hayes (0-3 frees), K O’Connor (free), P Lyons, C Murphy and K Sheehan (0-1 each).	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Championship statistics

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Fermoy 4-22 - 0-07 Tracton (Round 2B)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Fr. O'Neill's 5-17 - 3-20 Castlelyons (Round 2B)
• Most points in a match: 43
  • Kanturk 1-22 - 0-21 Charleville (Round 2A)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Fr. O'Neill's 5-17 - 3-20 Castlelyons (Round 2B)
  • Mallow 5-18 - 1-21 Blarney (Round 2A)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Castlelyons 3-2- - 5-17 Fr. O'Neill's (Round 2B)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 21
  • Blarney 1-21 - 5-18 Mallow (Round 2A)
  • Charleville 0-21 - 1-22 Kanturk (Round 2A)

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	3-32	41	4	10.25
2	Mark Kavanagh	Charleville	1-28	31	4	7.75
3	Seán Hayes	Mallow	1-27	30	5	6.00
	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	1-27	30	4	7.50
4	Lorcán McLoughlin	Kanturk	3-18	27	5	5.40
5	Liam O'Keeffe	Kanturk	1-23	26	5	5.20
6	Seán Coleman	Ballinhassig	1-21	24	4	6.00
	Shane O'Regan	Watergrasshill	0-24	24	3	8.00
	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Charleville	0-24	24	4	6.00
7	Declan Dalton	Fr. O'Neill's	3-14	23	4	5.75

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	1-10	13	Carrigaline
2	Noel McNamara	Kilworth	3-03	12	Fermoy
	Eoin Conway	Fr. O'Neill's	3-03	12	Castlelyons
	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	1-10	13	Blarney
3	Mark Coleman	Blarney	1-08	11	Mallow
4	Fergus Lordan	Courcey Rovers	1-07	10	Mallow
	Shane O'Regan	Watergrasshill	0-10	10	Inniscarra
	Eoin O'Reilly	Valley Rovers	0-10	10	Inniscarra
	Rob O'Shea	Carrigaline	0-10	10	Fermoy
5	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	2-03	9	Inniscarra
	Aidan O'Sullivan	Castlelyons	2-03	9	Tracton
	Seán Hayes	Mallow	1-06	9	Blarney
	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	1-06	9	Cloyne
	Mark Kavanagh	Charleville	0-09	9	Kanturk
	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	0-09	9	Cloyne
	Mark Kavanagh	Charleville	0-09	9	Kanturk
	Liam O'Keeffe	Kanturk	0-09	9	Charleville

Miscellaneous

• On 19 July 2017, Valley Rovers and Blarney contest the first competitive club game at the newly-refurbished Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
• Kanturk become the first team from the Duhallow Division to gain promotion to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.

External links

• 2017 Cork PIHC results Archived 12 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine