2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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.

2023 McEvoy's SuperValu Virginia Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2023
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorMcEvoy's SuperValu, Virginia
Date10 August – 15 October 2023
Teams14
Winners
Champions Ballyhaise (3rd win)
ManagerDamien Keaney[1]
CaptainPadraig Moore[2]
Qualify forUlster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Denn
ManagerStephen Baxter[3]
CaptainBernard Gaffney[4]
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Ballyhaise
Relegated team(s) Belturbet

Ballyhaise won the championship with a six-point win over Denn in the final.[5]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.

League stage

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
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
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
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
26 August 2023 Round 3 Denn 0–14 – 0–11 Drumgoon Jim Smith Park
19:00 Referee: Conor Dourneen
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
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
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
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
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
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

Relegation semi-finals
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
20 September 2023 Relegation final Belturbet 1–8 – 2–8 Drumgoon St Felim's Park
16:30 Referee: Conor Dourneen

References
  1. Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2023). "Keaney hopes Ballyhaise can learn lessons of the past". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2023). "Moore: 'We need to get up there to the Senior Championship now'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2023). "'Did I think we could make the final? Absolutely, yeah'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2023). "Denn seek a return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. Fitzpatrick, Paul (15 October 2023). "Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. Fitzpatrick, Paul (8 October 2022). "Connolly leads Drumlane to glory in excellent JFC final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 October 2022). "Castlerahan return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. "Football championship excitement builds after draws made". The Anglo-Celt. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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