2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2023 |
| Trophy | Tommy Gilroy Cup |
| Sponsor | McEvoy's SuperValu, Virginia |
| Date | 10 August – 15 October 2023 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Ballyhaise (3rd win) |
| Manager | Damien Keaney[1] |
| Captain | Padraig Moore[2] |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club IFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Denn |
| Manager | Stephen Baxter[3] |
| Captain | Bernard Gaffney[4] |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | Ballyhaise |
| Relegated team(s) | Belturbet |
The 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 59th 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 10 August 2023.
Ballyhaise won the championship with a six-point win over Denn in the final.[5]
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.
To Championship
[edit]Promoted from 2022 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Relegated from 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)
From Championship
[edit]Promoted to 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Castlerahan (Intermediate Champions)[7]
Relegated to 2023 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Killeshandra (Relegation play-off losers)
League stage
[edit]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 15 May 2023.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballyhaise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 7 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Denn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 6 | |
| 3 | Shercock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 6 | |
| 4 | Templeport | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Killinkere | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ballymachugh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Cootehill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 4 | |
| 8 | Drumlane | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 4 | |
| 9 | Butlersbridge | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 4 | |
| 10 | Cuchulainns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Belturbet | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Cornafean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 2 | |
| 13 | Drumgoon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 1 | |
| 14 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 0 |
Source: Cavan GAA
Round 1
[edit]| 10 August 2023 Round 1 | Killinkere | 2–5 – 0–11 |  Drumlane | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 11 August 2022 Round 1 | Denn | 3–12 – 0–13 | Templeport | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 12 August 2022 Round 1 | Cuchulainns  | 0–10 – 1–5 | Belturbet | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 12 August 2022 Round 1 | Cornafean  | 1–10 – 4–8 | Cootehill | Annalee Park |
| 19:00 | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
| 13 August 2022 Round 1 | Ballyhaise | 1–9 – 0–8 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 13 August 2022 Round 1 | Ballymachugh | 2–11 – 2–8 |  Drumgoon | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 13 August 2022 Round 1 | Shercock  | 0–13 – 0–12 | Butlersbridge | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
Round 2
[edit]| 19 August 2023 Round 2 | Cuchulainns | 1–12 – 1–14 | Ballyhaise | St Matthew's Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 19 August 2023 Round 2 | Killinkere | 0–8 – 1–7 | Shercock | St Anne's Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 19 August 2023 Round 2 | Drumlane | 0–12 – 1–9 | Drumgoon | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: John Power |
| 20 August 2023 Round 2 | Belturbet | 3–6 – 2–6 | Ballymachugh | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 14:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 20 August 2023 Round 2 | Cornafean | 1–8 – 3–18 | Denn | Annalee Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 20 August 2023 Round 2 | Templeport | 2–9 – 0–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | St Felim's Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 20 August 2023 Round 2 | Cootehill | 0–15 – 2–15 | Butlersbridge | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
Round 3
[edit]| 25 August 2023 Round 3 | Cootehill | 3–9 – 1–5 | Belturbet | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| 20:15 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 26 August 2023 Round 3 | Ballyhaise | 1–12 – 0–9 | Butlersbridge | Max McGrath Memorial Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 26 August 2023 Round 3 | Cornafean | 1–12 – 1–11 | Shercock | Dolan Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: John Emmo |
| 26 August 2023 Round 3 | Templeport | 1–10 – 0–12 | Drumlane | First Ulster Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 27 August 2023 Round 3 | Killinkere | 1–14 – 0–11 | Cuchulainns | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 15:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 27 August 2023 Round 3 | Ballymachugh | 0–10 – 0–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | P.J. Duke Park |
| 15:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
Round 4
[edit]| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Templeport | 2–12 – 0–17 | Drumgoon | Athletic Grounds |
| 17:30 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Ballyhaise | 1–12 – 1–12 | Ballymachugh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:30 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Butlersbridge | 1–19 – 1–15 | Denn | Joe Crowe Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: John Power |
| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Cootehill | 0–14 – 1–13 | Killinkere | St Bridget's Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Cuchulainns | 1–13 – 1–9 | Cornafean | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 17:30 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Shercock | 2–16 – 1–9 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 9 September 2023 Round 4 | Drumlane | 2–10 – 0–10 | Belturbet | First Ulster Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
Knock-out stage
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Templeport
| 1–13 | |||||||||||||
| Killinkere
| 1–17 | |||||||||||||
| Killinkere
| 2–9 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise
| 1–17 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise
| 1–15 | |||||||||||||
| Drumlane
| 0–12 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise
| 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| Denn
| 0–7 | |||||||||||||
| Shercock
| 0–15 | |||||||||||||
| Ballymachugh
| 1–9 | |||||||||||||
| Shercock
| 0–9 | |||||||||||||
| Denn
| 2–12 | |||||||||||||
| Denn
| 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| Cootehill
| 0–7 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 15 September 2023 Quarter-final | Ballyhaise | 1–15 – 0–12 | Drumlane | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 16 September 2023 Quarter-final | Shercock | 0–15 – 1–9 | Ballymachugh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: John Power |
| 16 September 2023 Quarter-final | Templeport | 1–13 – 1–17 | Killinkere | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 17 September 2023 Quarter-final | Denn | 0–13 – 0–7 | Cootehill | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 29 September 2023 Semi-final | Killinkere | 2–9 – 1–17 | Ballyhaise | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 30 September 2023 Semi-final | Shercock | 0–9 – 2–12 | Denn | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:30 | Referee: Paddy Clarke |
Final
[edit]| 15 October 2023 Final | Ballyhaise | 0–13 – 0–7 | Denn | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Michael Brady 0–4 (0–3f), Padraig Moore 0–3 (0–1m), Kevin Tierney 0–2, Martin Conaty 0–2, Brían O'Rourke 0–1 (0–1m), David Brady 0–1 | Report | Thomas Edward Donohoe 0–4 (0–4f), Cavell Keogan 0–1 (0–1f), Ben Conaty 0–1, Cian McCann 0–1 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe Man of the Match: Eoin Clarke (Ballyhaise) |
Relegation play-offs
[edit]Relegation semi-finals
[edit]| 23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final | Cornafean | 1–13 – 1–12 | Drumgoon | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 15:00 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final | Belturbet | 0–9 – 1–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | Rory O'Moore Park |
| 15:30 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
Relegation final
[edit]| 20 September 2023 Relegation final | Belturbet | 1–8 – 2–8 | Drumgoon | St Felim's Park |
| 16:30 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
References
[edit]- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2023). "Keaney hopes Ballyhaise can learn lessons of the past". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2023). "Moore: 'We need to get up there to the Senior Championship now'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2023). "'Did I think we could make the final? Absolutely, yeah'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2023). "Denn seek a return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (15 October 2023). "Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (8 October 2022). "Connolly leads Drumlane to glory in excellent JFC final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 October 2022). "Castlerahan return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Football championship excitement builds after draws made". The Anglo-Celt. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.