2025 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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2025 O'Reilly Precast Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2025
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorO'Reilly Precast
Date24 July – 5 October 2025
Teams14
Winners
ChampionsFile:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns (4th win)
ManagerNiall Lynch
CaptainPhilip Smyth[1]
Qualify forUlster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-upFile:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge
ManagerKeelan Melaniff
CaptainDiarmuid McCorry
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns
Relegated team(s)File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 61st edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship began on 24 July 2025.[2]

Cuchulainns won their first title since 2005 with a six-point win over Butlersbridge in the final.[3]

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2024 championship season.

To Championship

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Promoted from 2024 Cavan Junior Football Championship

Relegated from 2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship

From Championship

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Promoted to 2025 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Relegated to 2025 Cavan Junior Football Championship

League stage

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All 14 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 13 May 2024.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cuchulainns 4 4 0 0 93 68 +25 8 Advance to quarter-final
2 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4 3 1 0 74 55 +19 7
3 Cootehill 4 3 1 0 70 51 +19 7
4 Killinkere 4 3 0 1 70 59 +11 6
5 Ballymachugh 4 3 0 1 64 60 +4 6
6 Cornafean 4 3 0 1 72 69 +3 6
7 Butlersbridge 4 2 1 1 72 64 +8 5
8 Denn 4 2 0 2 84 75 +9 4
9 Knockbride 4 1 1 2 67 79 −12 3
10 Lavey 4 1 0 3 58 74 −16 2
11 Lacken 4 1 0 3 60 83 −23 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
12 Drumlane 4 0 0 4 66 80 −14 0
13 Drumgoon 4 0 0 4 61 75 −14 0
14 Shercock 4 0 0 4 69 88 −19 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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24 July 2025 Round 1 Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg 0–15 – 3–10 File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns Dolan Park
20:00 Report Referee: John Power
24 July 2025 Round 1 Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg 1–14 – 0–13 File:Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane Max McGrath Memorial Park
20:00 Referee: James Clarke
25 July 2025 Round 1 Knockbride File:Colours of Mayo.svg 1–13 – 2–13 File:Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Referee: Michael Lee
25 July 2025 Round 1 Denn File:Colours of Galway.svg 1–15 – 2–13 File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh St Bartholomew's Park
20:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
26 July 2025 Round 1 Drumgoon File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0–13 – 2–11 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
19:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
26 July 2025 Round 1 Shercock File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 0–15 – 0–17 File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Lavey GAA Grounds
19:00 Referee: Derek Argue
26 July 2025 Round 1 Killinkere File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg 0–9 – 0–17 File:Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks St Bridget's Park
19:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 2

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7 August 2025 Round 2 Cornafean File:Colours of Cork.svg 0–9 – 1–17 File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere St Matthew's Park
19:45 Referee: Daire Donohoe
7 August 2025 Round 2 Knockbride File:Colours of Mayo.svg 0–12 – 1–20 File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns O'Raghallaigh Park
20:00 Report Referee: Gabriel Patterson
8 August 2025 Round 2 Shercock File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 1–10 – 0–18 File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Dolan Park
19:45 Referee: Kieran Olwell
8 August 2025 Round 2 Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg 0–9 – 3–10 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge St Felim's Park
19:45 Referee: Pat Clarke
9 August 2025 Round 2 Denn File:Colours of Galway.svg 3–19 – 3–13 File:Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane Ballinagh GAA Grounds
19:00 Referee: Conor Lyons
10 August 2025 Round 2 Bailieborough Shamrocks File:Colours of Cork.svg 1–13 – 0–15 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00 Report Referee: John Emmo
10 August 2025 Round 2 Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg 2–16 – 0–11 File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey St Bridget's Park
17:15 Referee: Paddy Clarke

Round 3

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21 August 2025 Round 3 Bailieborough Shamrocks File:Colours of Cork.svg 4–15 – 0–17 File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
22 August 2025 Round 3 Ballymachugh File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1–10 – 1–14 File:Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Referee: Daire Donohoe
23 August 2025 Round 3 Shercock File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 1–15 – 3–13 File:Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Annalee Park
17:00 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
23 August 2025 Round 3 Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg 0–17 – 1–13 File:Colours of Galway.svg Denn Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Referee: Kieran Olwell
24 August 2025 Round 3 Killinkere File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg 4–9 – 1–16 File:Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane Kingspan Breffni
16:30 Report Referee: Mark Ferncombe
24 August 2025 Round 3 Cuchulainns File:Colours of Waterford.svg 1–17 – 1–15 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
16:30 Referee: Adrian O'Hanlon
24 August 2025 Round 3 Knockbride File:Colours of Mayo.svg 2–16 — 4–10 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Referee: Darren McCarville

Round 4

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30 August 2025 Round 4 Bailieborough Shamrocks File:Colours of Cork.svg 1–11 – 1–11 File:Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill O'Raghallaigh Park
17:00 Referee: Gabriel Patterson
30 August 2025 Round 4 Knockbride File:Colours of Mayo.svg 1–14 – 0–15 File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey St Felim's Park
17:00 Referee: Daire Donohoe
30 August 2025 Round 4 Denn File:Colours of Galway.svg 2–16 – 1–14 File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Dr Plunkett Memorial Park
17:00 Referee: Noel Mooney
30 August 2025 Round 4 Cornafean File:Colours of Cork.svg 1–19 – 0–15 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
30 August 2025 Round 4 Drumlane File:Colours of Limerick.svg 0–12 – 0–14 File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Packie Devlin Park
17:00 Referee: Stephen Flynn
30 August 2025 Round 4 Killinkere File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2–14 – 1–11 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Max McGrath Memorial Park
17:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
30 August 2025 Round 4 Cuchulainns File:Colours of Waterford.svg 5–16 – 1–20 File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock Dolan Park
17:00 Referee: Conor Lyons

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns 1–19
File:Colours of Galway.svg Denn 0–15
File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns 1–21
File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere 0–11
File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere 1–18
File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh 2–7
File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns 0–24
File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge 0–18
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill 1–9
File:Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean 0–15
File:Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean 1–10
0–12 (R)
File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge 1–10
0–20 (R)
File:Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks 0–12
File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge 3–12

Quarter-finals

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5 September 2025 Quarter-final Cuchulainns File:Colours of Waterford.svg 1–19 – 0–15 File:Colours of Galway.svg Denn Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: John Power
6 September 2025 Quarter-final Killinkere File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1–18 – 2–7 File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Report Referee: Jim Giblin
5 September 2025 Quarter-final Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg 1–9 – 0–15 File:Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Referee: Daire Donohoe
7 September 2025 Quarter-final Bailieborough Shamrocks File:Colours of Cork.svg 0–12 – 3–12 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Kingspan Breffni
19:15 Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Semi-finals

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20 September 2025 Semi-final Cornafean File:Colours of Cork.svg 1–10 – 1–10 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Paddy Clarke
24 September 2025 Semi-final Cuchulainns File:Colours of Waterford.svg 1–21 – 0–11 File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
26 September 2025 Semi-final replay Butlersbridge File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0–20 – 0–12 File:Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Referee: James Clarke

Final

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5 October 2025 Final Cuchulainns File:Colours of Waterford.svg 0–24 – 0–18 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Evan Doughty 0–5 (0–2f), Adam O'Reilly 0–4, Ryan Tobin 0–4, Niall Magee 0–3, Adrian Taite 0–2 (one 2pt), Mark Gilsenan 0–2, Niall Carolan 0–1, Philip Smyth 0–1, Bryan Magee 0–1, Luke Doyle 0–1 Report Fionntán O'Reilly 0–9 (two 2ptf, two 2pt, 0–1f), Caoimhin O'Reilly 0–5 (one 2ptf, 0–1f), Joe Dugdale 0–3, Luke Allison 0–1 Referee: John Power
Man of the Match: Evan Doughty (Cuchulainns)

Relegation play-offs

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Relegation semi-finals

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14 September 2025 Relegation semi-final Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg 0–7 – 0–15 File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock Crowe Memorial Park
13:00 Referee: Michael Lee
14 September 2025 Relegation semi-final Drumlane File:Colours of Limerick.svg 2–14 – 1–13 File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon O'Connell Park
13:00 Referee: James Clarke

Final

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21 September 2025 Relegation final Drumgoon File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1–10 – 0–12 File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Rory O'Moore Park
12:00 Referee: Martin Sexton

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