An eleven-point victory over Kilkenny on Saturday secured Cork’s place in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland MHC semi-finals. Following up on their comeback win against Wexford, the Rebels maintained their momentum and never trailed at any stage of the match.
Stephen McHugh delivered an excellent performance at midfield, while Dave Nolan provided a strong presence at centre-back. Up front, Bobby Power was highly accurate, contributing 10 points to the scoreboard.
Cork established an early advantage and extended their lead when Callum Coffey coolly finished a well-worked team move for the game’s opening goal. Although Kilkenny responded with a goal from James Kavanagh just before half-time to narrow the gap, Cork remained composed after the restart.
Seán Riordan secured Cork’s second goal in the second half, rebuilding an eight-point cushion. From there, impact from substitutes like Liam O’Regan, Tadhg McCarthy, and Tom Huggins helped Cork finish strongly and book a semi-final clash against Munster champions Tipperary.
Cork: M Walsh; J Batterberry, F Cahill, N Coffey (0-1); E Considine, D Nolan (0-1), G Kingston; A Hennessy, S McHugh (0-2); C Murphy, S Riordan (1-2), R Cagney (0-3); C Coffey (1-1), B Power (0-10, 0-9f), S McCarthy (0-3). Subs used: T McCarthy (0-1), L O’Regan, C Ronayne, T Murphy, T Huggins (0-1).
Kilkenny: E O’Gorman; M Meany, S Kavanagh, S Corcoran; P Grace (0-2), J Treacy, O Phelan; J Bolger (0-1), M Corr; J Dowling (0-10, 0-6f), C O’Neill Pembroke (0-1), J Walsh (0-1); R Power, B Walsh, L Corcoran. Subs used: J Kavanagh (1-0), R Lacey (0-1), C Franks, D Lawlor.
Cork minor beat Kilkenny to reach All-Ireland Hurling semi-finals
An eleven-point victory over Kilkenny on Saturday secured Cork’s place in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland MHC semi-finals. Following up on their comeback win against Wexford, the Rebels maintained their momentum and never trailed at any stage of the match.
Stephen McHugh delivered an excellent performance at midfield, while Dave Nolan provided a strong presence at centre-back. Up front, Bobby Power was highly accurate, contributing 10 points to the scoreboard.
Cork established an early advantage and extended their lead when Callum Coffey coolly finished a well-worked team move for the game’s opening goal. Although Kilkenny responded with a goal from James Kavanagh just before half-time to narrow the gap, Cork remained composed after the restart.
Seán Riordan secured Cork’s second goal in the second half, rebuilding an eight-point cushion. From there, impact from substitutes like Liam O’Regan, Tadhg McCarthy, and Tom Huggins helped Cork finish strongly and book a semi-final clash against Munster champions Tipperary.
Cork: M Walsh; J Batterberry, F Cahill, N Coffey (0-1); E Considine, D Nolan (0-1), G Kingston; A Hennessy, S McHugh (0-2); C Murphy, S Riordan (1-2), R Cagney (0-3); C Coffey (1-1), B Power (0-10, 0-9f), S McCarthy (0-3). Subs used: T McCarthy (0-1), L O’Regan, C Ronayne, T Murphy, T Huggins (0-1).
Kilkenny: E O’Gorman; M Meany, S Kavanagh, S Corcoran; P Grace (0-2), J Treacy, O Phelan; J Bolger (0-1), M Corr; J Dowling (0-10, 0-6f), C O’Neill Pembroke (0-1), J Walsh (0-1); R Power, B Walsh, L Corcoran. Subs used: J Kavanagh (1-0), R Lacey (0-1), C Franks, D Lawlor.
Nine Cork Academy Hurling Squads in Action This Saturday
Nine Cork Academy hurling squads will be in action across Munster this Saturday, with fixtures at U16, U15 and U14 Regional Squad level.
U16 Hurling
Rathcormac
U15 Hurling
U14 Regional Squad Blitzes
Cork West
Newcestown GAA Club
Cork City
Na Piarsaigh GAA Club
Cork East
TUS Midwest, Limerick
Cork Mid
Templemore
Cork North
SETU Waterford
Best of luck to all Cork Academy players and management teams in action this weekend.
Minor team to play Kilkenny has been announced
Our Minor Hurling Team manager Donal Mulcahy has announced his side for Saturday’s Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Q-Final against Kilkenny.
🗓 Saturday, May 30th
📍 FBD Semple Stadium
⏰ Throw-in: 3:00pm
The team to play is
Puc Fada County Finals Held in Araglen GAA
Puc Fada County Finals Held in Araglen GAA
The Cork GAA Puc Fada County Finals took place this evening in Araglen GAA, with strong participation across both juvenile and adult grades in ideal conditions.
The event was organised by Cork GAA Games Development Coordinator (GDC) Sean Gleeson, as part of the continued promotion and development of the Puc Fada tradition across the county.
In the U16 competition, victory went to Jack Dineen of Aghabullogue, who produced an impressive display to claim the county title. In the Senior grade, Colm Crowley of Killeagh emerged as champion following a highly competitive contest.
Both Jack and Colm will now go forward to represent Cork at the Munster GAA Provincial Finals.
Cork GAA coaching and games would like to sincerely thank Araglen GAA for their excellent hospitality and support in hosting the event, with particular acknowledgement to Juvenile Secretary Frank Kiernan for his assistance on the evening.
A special word of thanks is also extended to all participants who travelled to Araglen to take part and contribute to a fantastic evening of Puc Fada action.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back again for the 2027 edition of the Puc Fada County Finals.
Minor Hurling Championship Draw
The draw for the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship quarter-finals took place today, with Cork set to face Kilkenny in a huge last-eight clash.
Fixture details
Saturday 30th May at 3pm in FBD Semple Stadium.