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Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Region Muskerry (GAA)
No. of teams10
Title holders Ballinora (11th title)
Most titles Cloughduv (25 titles)
SponsorsMJK Oils
Official websiteMuskerry GAA

The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MJK Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Mid Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group stage and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Mid Cork hurling.

Introduced in 1925, it was initially a straight-knockout tournament. The competition went through a number of format changes since then, including the introduction of a back-door or second chance for beaten teams.

In its current format, the Mid Cork Junior A Championship begins with a group stage in late summer. The 10 participating teams are divided into two groups of five and play each other in a round-robin system. The two top-ranking teams in each group proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Mid Cork Junior Championship also qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

The competition has been won by 10 different teams, nine of which have won it more than once. Cloughduv are the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 25 times. Ballinora are the title holders after defeating Grenagh by 0–22 to 1–11 in the 2025 final.

Format

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Group stage

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The 9 teams are divided into three groups of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least two games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Teams

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2025 Teams

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The 10 teams competing in the 2025 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship are:

Team Location Colours Position in 2024 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Aghabullogue Coachford Green and white — 2025 16 1998
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Runners-up ? 5 1990
Ballinora Ballinora Green and red Champions ? 11 2025
Blarney Blarney Red and white Group stage ? 13 1993
Donoughmore Donoughmore Black and white Quarter-finals ? 0 —
Dripsey Dripsey Red and blue Quarter-finals 2023 1 2008
Éire Óg Ovens Red and white Group stage ? 7 1977
Grenagh Grenagh Blue and gold Semi-finals 2022 11 2013
Inniscarra Inniscarra Blue and white Semi-finals 2019 9 2020
Kilmichael Kilmichael Blue and gold Group stage 2012 0 —

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

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By club

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# Club Titles Runners-up Championship wins Championship runner-up
1 Cloughduv 25 10 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 1929, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2004, 2012, 2016
2 Aghabullogue 16 7 1937, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998 1938, 1940, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 2000
3 Blarney 13 17 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993 1939, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2015
4 Grenagh 12 9 1958, 1966, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 1945, 1946, 1954, 1964, 1967, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2025
5 Ballinora 11 10 1928, 1929, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 1927, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2018, 2020
6 Inniscarra 9 14 1935, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1968, 1975, 2020 1937, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2021
7 Éire Óg 7 8 1930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1977 1928, 1932, 1941, 1950, 1958, 1973, 1974, 2019
8 Ballincollig 5 8 1927, 1932, 1963, 1987, 1990 1942, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1986, 1994, 2003, 2024
9 Bride Valley 2 0 1925, 1926 —
10 Dripsey 1 2 2008 2007, 2023
11 Donoughmore 0 7 — 1933, 1935, 1943, 1952, 2001, 2008, 2013
Unknown flag Shournagh Valley 0 2 — 1934, 1936
Kilmichael 0 2 — 2014, 2017
Gleann na Laoi 0 1 — 1993

Notes

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  • 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1931 runners-up are unknown

List of finals

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List of Mid Cork JAHC finals (1925–present)

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Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2025 Ballinora 0-22 Grenagh 1-11
2024 Ballinora 1-08, 1-16 Ballincollig 2-05, 1-13
2023 Ballinora 0-15 Dripsey 1-09 [1]
2022 Ballinora 0-16 Grenagh 0-11 [2]
2021 Ballinora 0-17 Inniscarra 1-10 [3]
2020 Inniscarra 1-18 Ballinora 1-15 [4]
2019 Cloughduv 1-11 Éire Óg 0-11 [5]
2018 Cloughduv 2-23 Ballinora 0-09 [6]
2017 Cloughduv 1-22 Kilmichael 1-13 [7]
2016 Ballinora 1-15 Blarney 2-10 [8]
2015 Cloughduv 0-20 Blarney 0-09 [9]
2014 Cloughduv 1-16 Kilmichael 1-09 [10]
2013 Grenagh 2-18 Donoughmore 1-09 [11]
2012 Grenagh 1-15 Cloughduv 2-11 [12]
2011 Cloughduv 2-12 Grenagh 1-14 [13]
2010 Cloughduv 1-11 Grenagh 0-11 [14]
2009 Cloughduv 4-10 Inniscarra 0-13
2008 Dripsey 4-15 Donoughmore 2-10 [15]
2007 Grenagh 1-15, 2-14 (R) Dripsey 2-12, 2-07 (R)
2006 Cloughduv 2-14 Ballinora 1-09
2005 Grenagh 2-11 Blarney 1-07
2004 Grenagh 0-19 Cloughduv 3-09
2003 Grenagh 1-14 Ballincollig 2-09
2002 Cloughduv 2-13 Blarney 3-08
2001 Grenagh 3-15 Donoughmore 2-10
2000 Grenagh 2-12 Aghabullogue 1-06
1999 Grenagh Ballinora
1998 Aghabullogue Ballinora
1997 Ballinora Inniscarra
1996 Ballinora Inniscarra
1995 Grenagh Ballinora
1994 Cloughduv Ballincollig
1993 Blarney Gleann na Laoi
1992 Blarney Inniscarra
1991 Aghabullogue Ballincollig
1990 Ballincollig Blarney
1989 Aghabullogue Blarney
1988 Aghabullogue Blarney
1987 Ballincollig Ballinora
1986 Aghabullogue Ballincollig
1985 Blarney Inniscarra
1984 Aghabullogue Blarney
1983 Aghabullogue Inniscarra
1982 Ballinora Inniscarra
1981 Aghabullogue Ballinora
1980 Blarney Aghabullogue
1979 Blarney Ballinora
1978 Blarney Aghabullogue
1977 Éire Óg Aghabullogue
1976 Aghabullogue Blarney
1975 Inniscarra Aghabullogue
1974 Aghabullogue Éire Óg
1973 Aghabullogue Éire Óg
1972 Éire Óg Blarney
1971 Éire Óg Blarney
1970 Cloughduv Inniscarra
1969 Blarney Inniscarra
1968 Inniscarra Blarney
1967 Cloughduv Grenagh
1966 Grenagh Inniscarra
1965 Inniscarra Cloughduv
1964 Cloughduv Grenagh
1963 Ballincollig Cloughduv
1962 Éire Óg Ballincollig
1961 Éire Óg Cloughduv
1960 Éire Óg Ballincollig
1959 Cloughduv Ballincollig
1958 Grenagh Éire Óg
1957 Cloughduv Inniscarra
1956 Cloughduv Inniscarra
1955 Aghabullogue Blarney
1954 Aghabullogue Grenagh
1953 Cloughduv Inniscarra
1952 Aghabullogue Donoughmore
1951 Cloughduv Blarney
1950 Cloughduv Éire Óg
1949 Aghabullogue Cloughduv
1948 Cloughduv Blarney
1947 Inniscarra Blarney
1946 Blarney Grenagh
1945 Inniscarra Grenagh
1944 Blarney Cloughduv
1943 Blarney Donoughmore
1942 Inniscarra Ballincollig
1941 Inniscarra Valley Éire Óg
1940 Cloughduv Aghabullogue
1939 Cloughduv Blarney
1938 Cloughduv Aghabullogue
1937 Aghabullogue Inniscarra
1936 Blarney Shournagh Valley
1935 Inniscarra Donoughmore
1934 Blarney Shournagh Valley
1933 Cloughduv Donoughmore
1932 Ballincollig Éire Óg
1931 Blarney
1930 Éire Óg
1929 Ballinora Cloughduv
1928 Ballinora Éire Óg
1927 Ballincollig Ballinora
1926 Bridevalley
1925 Bridevalley

Records and statistics

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Teams

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By decade

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The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

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Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Three-in-a-row for Ballinora in the Muskerry JAHC". Echo Live. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Muskerry Junior A Hurling: Ballinora retain their title by seeing off Grenagh". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Ballinora firepower enough to claim Muskerry junior title over Inniscarra". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Inniscarra edge a thrilling Muskerry JAHC final with victory over Ballinora". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Cloughduv's hurling stock continues to soar after successful defence of Mid Cork JAHC title". The Southern Star. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Fifth title in six years for dominant Cloughduv". The Southern Star. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Cloughduv are MJK Oils junior hurling champions". Muskerry GAA website. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Blarney GAA news". Blarney GAA website. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Blarney GAA news". Blarney GAA website. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Match reports". Muskerry GAA website. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Grenagh grab honours again". Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Grenagh's great escape". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Cloughduv's second-half surge wears down Grenagh". Irish Examiner. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Pat Dunlea hopes to emulate his father John". The Corkman. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Ballymartle back in business with clean sweep now the target". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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