2023 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship

Annual Hurling competition season

Dates

5 August - 15 October 2023

Teams

Sponsor

RCM Tarmacadam

Champions

Clonakilty (18th title)
Mark White (captain)
Seán Byerley (manager)

Runners-up

St James'
James O'Sullivan (captain)
Johnny Deasy (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

50 (2.5 per match)

Points scored

579 (28.95 per match)

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The 2023 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the West Cork Board in 1925. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 December 2022. The championship ran from 5 August to 22 October 2023.

Ballinascarthy entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clonakilty in the semi-finals.

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Páirc Naomh Eoin in Newcestown, between Clonakilty and St James', in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Clonakilty won the match by 1–17 to 0–11 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a first title in three years.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship

Randal Óg

From Championship

Relegated to the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship

Group 1

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Group 1 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilbree	3	3	0	0	64	48	16	6
Clonakilty	3	2	0	1	62	43	19	4
Dohenys	3	1	0	2	41	55	-14	2
St Colum's	3	0	0	3	38	59	-21	0

Group 1 results

St Colum's v Kilbree

5 August 2023 Round 1	St Colum's	2-14 - 2-15	Kilbree	Castletown-Kinneigh Grounds
	S Murnane 2-10, E O'Sullivan 0-2, D McSweeney 0-1, T Cronin 0-1.		D McCarthy 0-10, E Shannon 1-0, D Coakley 1-0, J O'Donovan 0-3, M O'Donovan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.

Clonakilty v Dohenys

6 August 2023 Round 1	Clonakilty	2-16 - 1-12	Dohenys	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	S White 2-3, E Ryan 0-8, C kenneally 0-2, D Lowney 0-1, A Cullinane 0-1, M White 0-1.		J McCarthy 0-5, D Dullea 1-1, R Jennings 0-2, F Herlihy 0-2, M Buckley 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.

Dohenys v St Colum's

13 August 2023 Round 2

Dohenys

2-09 - 0-12

St Colum's

Wolfe Tone Park

Clonakilty v Kilbree

13 August 2023 Round 2	Clonakilty	1-14 - 4-10	Kilbree	St Mary's Park
	E Ryan 0-9, S White 1-1, C Kenneally 0-2, L O'Donovan 0-1, D Lowney 0-1.		J O'Donovan 3-2, D McCarthy 0-5, M O'Donovan 1-1, D Coakley 0-1, D Coffey 0-1.

Dohenys v Kilbree

2 September 2023 Round 3	Dohenys	1-08 - 1-18	Kilbree	Páirc Uinsinn
	A O'Donovan 1-0, F Herlihy 0-3, J McCarthy 0-3, J Farrell 0-1, D Dullea 0-1.		D McCarthy 0-9, J O'Donovan 1-2, MD Keohane 0-2, D Coffey 0-1, B Deasy 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1, O O'Sullivan 0-1.

Clonakilty v St Colum's

2 September 2023 Round 3

Clonakilty

1-20 - 0-06

St Colum's

Páirc Naomh Eoin

Group 2

Group 2 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballinascarthy	2	2	0	0	41	35	6	4
St James'	3	1	0	1	39	40	-1	2
Bandon	2	0	0	2	36	41	-5	0

Group 2 results

Ballinascarthy v St James'

6 August 2023 Round 1	Ballinascarthy	2-15 - 0-18	St James'	Sam Maguire Park
	B O'Donovan 1-2, S Ryan 1-1, Connall Cullinane 0-3, Cillian Cullinane 0-2, L Murray 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, S Conlon 0-1, R O'Flynn 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 0-13, I Evans 0-3, K O'Donovan 0-2.

Ballinascarthy v Bandon

13 August 2023 Round 2	Ballinascarthy	0-20 - 2-11	Bandon	Páirc Uinsinn
	B O'Donovan 0-11, Cillian Cullinane 0-2, S Conlon 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, R O'Flynn 0-1, D Nyhan 0-1.		P Barry 1-3, H Lillis 1-0, R Fogarty 0-3, J Lillis 0-3, J Hickey 0-1, B O'Mahony 0-1.

Bandon v St James'

3 September 2023 Round 3	Bandon	1-16 - 1-18	St James'	Páirc Uí Mhurchú
	J Hickey 0-6, J Lillis 1-0, S Collins 0-3, R Desmond 0-2, R Fogarty 0-2, H Lillis 0-1, H O'Mahony 0-1, D Lucey 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 0-12, K O'Donovan 1-1, J O'Sullivan 0-3, I Evans 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	3	2	0	1	57	59	-2	4
Newcestown	3	2	0	1	52	43	9	4
Randal Óg	3	1	0	2	50	52	-2	2
St Mary's	3	1	0	2	50	55	-5	2

Group 3 results

Newcestown v St Mary's

6 August 2023 Round 1	Newcestown	1-18 - 0-10	St Mary's	Rossmore Grounds
	D Twomey 1-7, C Hurley 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-3, E Kelly 0-3, D McSweeney 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.		D O'Donovan 0-9, I O'Donovan 0-1.

Randal Óg v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

6 August 2023 Round 1	Randal Óg	2-13 - 1-18	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	Charlie Hurley Park
	S Daly 0-5, D Collins 1-1, C Duggan 1-1, P Collins 0-3, E O'Donovan 0-2, S Kingston 0-1.		J Lucey 0-11, G O'Donovan 1-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2, R Lucey 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1, T Lordan 0-1.

Randal Óg v St Mary's

12 August 2023 Round 2	Randal Óg	1-14 - 1-12	St Mary's	Castletown-Kinneigh Grounds
	S Daly 0-9, D Collins 1-0, E O'Donovan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C Duggan 0-1, S Crowley 0-1.		D O'Donovan 0-10, P McNamara 1-0, J Collins 0-1, A O'Driscoll 0-1.

Newcestown v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

13 August 2023 Round 2	Newcestown	0-15 - 2-13	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	St Mary's Park
	D Twomey 0-8, S O'Sullivan 0-4, G Murphy 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1, O Walsh 0-1.		P Crowley 1-3, C O'Sullivan 1-1, J Lucey 0-4, J O'Callaghan 0-3, G O'Donovan 0-1, T Lordan 0-1.

St Mary's v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

2 September 2023 Round 3

St Mary's

4-13 - 2-11

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

St James' Park

Newcestown v Randal Óg

3 September 2023 Round 3	Newcestown	0-16 - 1-11	Randal Óg	Ahamilla Complex
	E Kelly 0-4, M Kennelly 0-4, D Twomey 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Neill 0-1, T Horgan 0-1, C Clarke 0-1.		P Collins 0-5, S Crowley 1-0, D Collins 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, L O'Donovan 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1, A Brickley 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Newcestown v Clonakilty

17 September 2023 Quarter-final	Newcestown	0-14 - 1-16	Clonakilty	Rossmore Grounds
	E Kelly 0-7, D Twomey 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, M Kenneally 0-1, C Goggin 0-1.	Report	E Ryan 0-8, M White 1-2, B White 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2, D Lowney 0-1, A Cullinane 0-1.

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v St James'

17 September 2023 Quarter-final	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	2-16 - 1-19 Penalties: 3-4	St James'	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	J Lucey 1-10, J O'Callaghan 1-0, W Horgan 0-3, T Lordan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Donovan 0-1.	Report	J O'Driscoll 0-14, K O'Donovan 1-0, K O'Brien 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M Evans 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilbree v St James'

8 October 2023 Semi-final	Kilbree	1-09 - 1-19	St James'	Páirc Uinsinn
	D Coakley 0-4, MD Keohane 1-0, K Keohane 0-1, O O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coffey 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.	Report	J O'Driscoll 0-10, A Hayes 1-6, K O'Brien 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M Evans 0-1.

Ballinascarthy v Clonakilty

8 October 2023 Semi-final	Ballinascarthy	2-22 - 3-20 (aet)	Clonakilty	St Mary's Park
	J Ryan 0-9, B O'Donovan 1-4, Conall Cullinane 1-2, R O'Flynn 0-4, E Ferguson 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, C Nyhan 0-1.	Report	M White 2-2, E Ryan 0-6, S White 1-2, C Kenneally 0-3, B White 0-3, N Barrett 0-1, K Cormican 0-1, F Murphy 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1.

Final

Clonakilty v St James'

15 October 2023 Final	Clonakilty	1-17 - 0-11	St James'	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	M White 1-5, E Ryan 0-6, S White 0-3, B White 0-1, C Kenneally 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.	Report	J O'Driscoll 0-8, A Hayes 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: J Forbes (Dohenys)

References

McCarthy, Kieran (11 December 2022). "Check out Carbery's 2023 junior football and hurling championship draws". The Southern Star. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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Bohane, John (23 October 2022). "Ballinascarthy retain Carbery Junior A hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
"Clonakilty dethrone three-in-a-row chasing Bal hurlers after an epic Carbery JAHC semi-final". The Southern Star. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
Lyons, Tom (13 October 2023). "CARBERY NEWS: Clonakilty and St James will battle for Flyer Nyhan Cup in novel JAHC final pairing". The Southern Star. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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External links

Carbery GAA website

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