2023 Munster Under 20 and Minor Hurling and Football Championships

The dates for the 2023 Munster Under 20 and Minor Hurling and Football Championships have been confirmed. See below details regarding each competition.

 

2023 oneills.com Munster GAA Hurling Under 20 Championship

The 2023 oneills.com Munster GAA Hurling Under 20 Championship and 2023 Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship will be run in a round-robin format involving 5 counties (Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford) using the same home and away schedule as the 2023 Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship. The fixtures for the Munster Hurling Under 20 Championship are below:

 

2023 Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship

Defending Munster and All-Ireland Minor Hurling champions Tipperary will open their campaign away to Clare on Tuesday March 21st. Waterford will host Limerick on the same evening with all Minor Hurling round robin games taking place on Tuesday’s in March and April. Following the completion of the round-robin games, the 2nd and 3rd place teams will contest the Munster Semi-Final on May 2nd with the winners playing the first place team in the Munster Final on May 9th. Cork’s fixtures in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship are below:

 

2023 EirGrid GAA Football Under 20 Munster Championship

The draws for the 2023 EirGrid GAA Football Under 20 Munster Championship will take place in January. The Quarter-Finals are scheduled to take place on Monday April 10th with the Semi-Finals a week later on Monday April 17th. The Munster Under 20 Football Final is fixed to take place on Monday April 24th.

 

2023 Electric Ireland Munster GAA Football Minor Championship

The 2023 Electric Ireland Munster GAA Football Minor Championship will run on a similar format to 2022 with Phase 1 seeing a Round-Robin series of games involving Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. The running order of these games will be confirmed in January with the Round-Robin fixtures scheduled for Thursday’s April 13th, April 20th and April 27th. The top two teams in Phase 1 will contest the Phase 1 Final on Thursday May 11th. On the same night, Kerry will host Cork in the Quarter-Final with the Quarter-Final winner playing the Round Robin Final runners-up in the first Semi-Final while the Quarter-Final loser will play the Round Robin winners in the second Semi-Final on Thursday May 18th. The Munster Minor Football Final is fixed for Thursday June 1st.

Master Fixture Plan 2023

The Master Fixture Plan for 2023 can be viewed and downloaded below:

County League Formats & Groupings 2023

 

County Leagues formats and groups for 2023 can be viewed below.

A fully integrated League programme will be in place for 2023, incorporating teams in the county in one overall structure.  The new league structure will consist of County Senior Leagues and Divisional Junior Leagues which will allow progression between both levels. There will be no Regional or County Junior Leagues.

 

The Senior Leagues will consist of seven divisions, in both Hurling and Football, each with ten teams, with the exception of Divisions 6 and 7 which will have 8 teams each. The Divisional Junior Leagues will run, as before.  League and Championship grading are hereby largely decoupled.

All group stage games will be scheduled for 11.30am each Sunday but can be changed by agreement.

In all seven Divisions the top two teams will meet in a League Final, with both teams being promoted. The bottom two teams in each Division will be relegated. The bottom two teams in Division 7 of both the Hurling and Football Leagues will be relegated to their respective Divisional Junior League and will be replaced by the winners of the respective Divisional Junior League to which the bottom team is relegated, and/or the County Junior A Championship winners.

 

Please note the following points:   

  • There will be no County or Regional Junior Leagues.
  • Division 6, which had 12 teams has now been reduced to 8 teams with the remaining teams assigned to a new Division 7, also with 8 teams.
  • In order to assemble the required 8 teams here, entry will be granted to a further five Junior A teams whereby they would play in the Senior League Division 7, instead of their respective Divisional League. They would still retain their place in their own Divisional Junior Championships, without playing in the corresponding Divisional League.
  • An opportunity to enter will be granted, based on progression in Divisional Junior Championships in 2022. If those same teams also previously expressed an interest in County Junior Leagues, they will automatically be granted entry on request. Only one team per Division will be granted entry, ensuring the minimum impact on Divisional Leagues.
  • At the end of 2023, the bottom two teams in Division 7 of both the Hurling and Football Leagues will be relegated to their respective Divisional Junior Leagues.
  • The bottom team will be replaced by the winner of the same Divisional Junior League to which they are relegated. The second bottom team will be replaced by the County Junior A Championship winners. If the County Junior A Championship winners are already in the County Senior Leagues, the second bottom placed team will instead be replaced by the winner of the same Divisional Junior League to which they are relegated. If any team withdraws or if two teams from the same Division are relegated, the same principle will follow. Their place will go to the next best placed team from their Division, ensuring that Divisional Leagues will also have even numbers.
  • League Groupings are listed below.

Following the closing date for entries to Division 7, please see the completed League Groupings for 2023 below:

Red FM County Senior Hurling Leagues 2023

 

Cork Credit Unions County Senior Football Leagues 2023

Munster GAA Awards 2022

2022 Munster GAA Award Winners
Back row (left to right): Gerry Cullinan (Ballygunner, Club of the Year), Martin Spain (Handball Person of the Year), Tom Delaney (Minor Hurler of the Year), Devon Burns (Under 20 Footballer of the Year), Diarmaid Byrnes (Senior Hurler of the Year), Sean O’Shea (Senior Footballer of the Year), Bryan Hayes (Minor Footballer of the Year), Nicholas English (Hall of Fame Hurling), Tim Floyd (Distinguished Service Award), Cian Cantwell (Ballygunner, Club of the Year)
Front row (left to right): Aidan O’Connor (Under 20 Hurler of the Year), Noel Roche (Hall of Fame Football), Michelle McGrath (representing Karen McGrath, Ladies Footballer of the Year), Bob Ryan (Munster GAA PRO), Ger Ryan (Munster GAA Chairman), Dermot “Weeshie” Lynch (Munster GAA Treasurer), Doireann Murphy (Camogie Player of the Year), John Kiely (Manager of the Year)
Missing from photo: Pat Fitzgerald (Distinguished Service Award)

 

The 2022 Munster GAA Awards took place on Saturday December 17th at the Hotel Minella Clonmel.

Colm Lyons (Nemo Rangers) was presented with a medal at the awards for refereeing the 2021 Munster Club Hurling Final between Ballygunner and Kilmallock.

Munster GAA Chairman Ger Ryan presenting a medal to Referee Colm Lyons (Cork) for refereeing the 2021 Munster Club Hurling Final

Bryan Hayes was presented with the award for Munster GAA Minor Footballer of the Year for 2022.

Bryan was a key player as Cork retained their Munster Minor Football title, even though it did not get off to the best of starts.

In the opening game, Kerry were comfortable winners in Tralee winning by 1-16 to 0-5, the Nemo Rangers player contributing 0-3.

Cork got their season back on track when they defeated Tipperary in the semi-final with a 3-20 to 1-13 win. In this game Bryan really showed his quality scoring 1-5, the goal a real beauty.

That set up a Munster Final with age old rivals Kerry with Páirc Uí Rinn as the venue, and this time Cork produced their best display of the season.

In the end the winning margin was 11 points, 3-11 to 0-9, with Bryan making a major impact scoring 2-3 in a resounding win for the young rebels.

Apart from his scoring prowess, Bryan displayed leadership qualities in all games and is sure to play a prominent part for club and county in the coming years.

Munster GAA Minor Footballer of the Year Bryan Hayes (Cork) accepting his award from Munster GAA PRO Bob Ryan

 

All images from the night can be viewed below.

Blackrock GAA hosts Rebels Bounty cheque presentation

Pic George Hatchell

Jim Hanley (Blackrock) was the lucky winner of first prize in the Rebels’ Bounty draw for December.

Jim was presented with the winning cheque for for €100,000 by Cork GAA Chairman Marc Sheehan, also in attendance for the presentation was Eamonn O’Donoghue (Seller of winning ticket), Tom Riordan (Blackrock draw co-ordinator), Frank Murphy (Executive Chairman), Roger Ryan (PR Committee), Brian Smith (Blackrock Vice Chairman & Facilities Manager), Conor Counihan (Rebels’ Bounty Co-Ordinator)

 

Thank you to George Hatchell for photos.