Update from County Board CCC

A full Master fixture plan for all County League and Championship games in Cork for 2020 was approved by the County CCC last night.

Details of all fixtures will be circulated later this week.

The following elements are included:

County League Dates:
Sun, Feb 2nd & 9th – Football
Sun, Feb 16th & 23rd – Hurling
Sun, March 1st – Football
Sun, March 8th – Hurling
Sun, March 15th – Football
Sun, March 22nd – Hurling
Sun, March 29th – Football
Sun, April 5th – Hurling
Sun, April 12th – Hurling
Sat, May 2nd – Football
Sat, May 9th – Hurling
Sat, May 16th – Football
Sat, May 23rd – Hurling
Sat, May 30th – Football
Sat, June 6th – Hurling
Sat, June 13th – Football
Sat, June 20th – Hurling
Sun, June 28th – Football
Sun, July 5th – Hurling
Sun, July 12th – Football
w/e July 19th – League Finals

In 2021 Division 1 in both Hurling and Football will have 12 teams in each (11 games), while the remaining Divisions will have 10 teams in each (9 games). Promotion and relegation at end 2020 will facilitate these numbers, as appropriate.

Regional leagues organised by the the Divisional boards will operate below this level in 2021 (eg. Division 7 – North, East, Mid, West) and the County Junior leagues will be abolished.

Club Championship Dates:
From April 3rd to May 17th and from July 17th onwards

U21 A, B & C Football – only Divisional winners (and Beara in ‘A’) to proceed to County stages with County quarter-finals scheduled for Saturday, March 28th (Divisional Rounds on Feb 1st, Feb 8th, Feb 15th, March 7th & March 21st

Premier 1 and 2 U21 Hurling will have 12 and 16 teams, respectively and will be played on a knockout basis starting in mid-August. Gradings and Draws to follow.

Junior B & C Draws will take place at next week’s board meeting and games will then be added to the Master fixture plan. Competitions to start in mid-April

Divisions / Colleges: With UCC, CIT and Imokilly (hurling) and Duhallow (football) receiving byes to the semi-finals of the Divisions / Colleges rounds of the County Competitions, the remaining teams will play-off in two groups of 3, with four teams then playing semi-finals and Finals across the following 5 Wednesdays May 20th, 27th, June 3rd, 10th, and 17th.

Junior A County Deadlines: due to the decision made nationally to bring the All Ireland Club semi-finals into December in 2020 and the subsequent effect on Munster deadlines, the start dates for the Junior A Hurling and Football County stages are w/e Sept 6th and 13th, respectively and will have to be strictly applied.

Tom Creedon Cup will run on in parallel with Hurling league weekends, on Sat, May 23rd, June 6th, June 20th and July 4th, subject to further consultation with the Macroom Club.

U21A County Final

All roads lead to Pairc Uí Chaoimh today ahead of the U21A County Football Final.

Ballincollig and St. Michael’s will go head to head.

Game will start at 2:15pm .

Today’s finals details

Three Cork clubs involved in All-Ireland Semi-Finals this weekend.

GAA Central Council have announced dates, times and venues for Cork club sides playing in All-Ireland Semi-Finals on the weekend of January 4th and 5th.

Cork will have three clubs taking part with Nemo Rangers in football and two hurling side’s Fr. O’Neill’s and Russell Rovers.

On Saturday January 4th, County Senior football champions Nemo Rangers will play Galway side Corofin in Cusack Park, Ennis at 1.30pm. This game will be broadcast live on TG4.

Premier Intermediate Champions Fr. O’Neill’s will travel to ‘OConnor Park in Offaly to take on Tuairin from Mayo.

On Sunday January 5th, Junior Champions Russell Rovers will meet Micheál Breathnach from Galway in Kilmallock, Limerick at 1.30pm

Fixtures in full

AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi-Finals

Nemo Rangers vs Corofin

Cusack Park, Ennis 13:30

AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship Semi-Final

Bord Na Mona O’Connor PK, 13:30

Fr. O’Neills vs Tuairin

AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior Club Championship Semi-Final

Russel Rovers v Micheál Breathnach

Kilmallock, Limerick 13:30

Cork U20 side to play Kerry in Round 1 of John Kerins Cup 2020

Cork U20s will play Kerry on Saturday next at 2pm in Tralee.

The team to play has been selected . 

1 Josh O Keeffe Newmarket

2 Bill Curtin Kilshannig

3 Daniel O Mahony Knocknagree

4 Conor Smith Aghabollogue

5 James O Mullane Kilmurry

6 Diarmaid Phelan Aghada

7 Sean Desmond Clondrohid

8 Jack Lawton Argideen Rangers

9 Daniel O Connell Kanturk

10 Jack Murphy Éire Óg

11 Aodhán Ó Luasa Naomh Aban

12 (Capt.) Blake Murphy St. Vincent’s

13 Conor Corbett Clyda Rovers

14 Fionn Herlihy Doheny’s

15 Conor Russell Douglas

16 Cian O Leary Douglas

17 Eoin Lehane Canovee

18 Ciaran O Sullivan Urhan

19 Darragh Cashman Millstreet

20 Ciaran Nyhan Ballinascarthy

21 Eanna O Hanlon Kilshannig

22 Brian Hayes St. Finbarr’s

23 Darragh Hayes Carbery Rangers

24 Gerry O Sullivan Boherbue

25 Colm O Shea Kilshannig

26 Elliot Connolly O Donovan Rossa

27 Kieran Twomey Kilshannig

28 Ian Jennings Kilmacabea

29 Mark Lenihan Buttevant

30 Evan Dodd Canovee

 

2020 U20 Football Development League – John Kerins Cup Fixtures

Cork U20 footballers have been drawn in group B of 2020 John Kerins Cup.

This season competition will see seven counties take part. In Group B Cork have been drawn with Kerry and Galway.

In Group A will be Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Meath.

Round 1 games are scheduled for January 4th with Cork travelling to Tralee to play Kerry.

On Saturday 11th January, Round 2 will take place with Cork playing Galway in Mallow- time to be announced.

The Third Round on 18th of January, Cork will have a bye with Kerry playing Galway.

Top team from both groups will play in the final on Saturday 25th.

In order to ensure that all teams involved in the competition get three games each a play off game will take place the same weekend as the final with 2nd place in Group B will play 3rd place in Group B.

Fixture List

Saturday 4th January 2020 | Round 1

Group 1

Kildare v Laois

Dublin v Meath

Group 2

Kerry v Cork

Galway Bye

Saturday 11th January 2020| Round 2

Group 1

Laois v Meath

Kildare v Dublin

Group 2

Cork v Galway

Kerry Bye

Saturday 18th January 2020| Round 3

Group 1

Meath v Kildare

Dublin v Laois

Group 2

Galway v Kerry

Cork Bye

Saturday 25th January 2020

Final

1st Placed Team Group 1 v 1st Placed Team Group 2

Play-Off*

2nd Placed Team Group 2 v 3rd Placed Team Group 2*

*Playoff game is to give all teams three games.

Competition Format

Two Groups of four teams in each competition, exception John Kerins Cup Group 2, will only have three teams, but a playoff game will be provided to give the teams involved three games

Each group will play three ordinary rounds

Top team in each group will qualify for their respective final

Round robin games to be played home & away basis

Final to be played at a venue nominated by the committee in-charge

Play-off game in the John Kerins Cup Group 2, will be played at the home venue of the 2ndplaced team in the group

Connacht Council will be responsibility for logistic arrangement for the Philly Mc Guinness Cup Group 1 & 2

Ulster Council will be responsibility for logistic arrangement for the Leo Murphy Cup Group 1 & 2.

Leinster Council will be responsibility for logistic arrangement for the John Kerins Cup Group 1

Munster Council will be responsibility for logistic arrangement for the John Kerins Cup Group 2