hurling
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...
Gaelic Athletic Association
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and contested by divisional and university sides in the
county of Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Mid ...
in
Ireland
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, deciding the competition winners through a group stage and knockout format.
Imokilly
Imokilly () is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (whose chief town is ...
are the reigning champions, having beaten
Muskerry
Muskerry () is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry West2024 final.
History
A restructuring process of the entire Cork hurling championship system had been underway since voted on by Cork County Board delegates in March 2019. From 2020, the participating divisions and colleges held their own series of games, designed to produce one team to advance to the quarter-final stages of the championship proper. In 2022, it was decided to award the Denis O'Riordan Cup to the winning team.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Denis O'Riordan Cup winners qualify for the quarter-final stage of the
Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork ...
.
Trophy
The winning team is presented with the Denis O'Riordan Cup. Denis O'Riordan was the
Valley Rovers
Valley Rovers GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Innishannon in County Cork, Ireland. The club was formed in 1919 when two teams in the parish, Innishannon and Knockavilla, came together. The club fields teams in hu ...
delegate to the south-east board for 12 years before becoming treasurer. He later became
county board
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Related forms of county government include:
* Board of Supervisors — a form of county legislature in some U.S. states
* County commission, ...
delegate and served for 32 years.
List of finals
References
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Hurling competitions in County Cork
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players an ...