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
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
← 2022 2024 →

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.

To Championship

Promoted from 2022 Cavan Junior Football Championship

• Drumlane (Junior Champions)^[6]

Relegated from 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship

• Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)

From Championship

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

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

Killinkere v Drumlane

10 August 2023 Round 1	Killinkere	2–5 – 0–11	Drumlane	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Jim Giblin

Denn v Templeport

11 August 2022 Round 1	Denn	3–12 – 0–13	Templeport	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Cuchulainns v Belturbet

12 August 2022 Round 1	Cuchulainns	0–10 – 1–5	Belturbet	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Pat Clarke

Cornafean v Cootehill

12 August 2022 Round 1	Cornafean	1–10 – 4–8	Cootehill	Annalee Park
19:00				Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Ballyhaise v Bailieborough Shamrocks

13 August 2022 Round 1	Ballyhaise	1–9 – 0–8	Bailieborough Shamrocks	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Ballymachugh v Drumgoon

13 August 2022 Round 1	Ballymachugh	2–11 – 2–8	Drumgoon	Kingspan Breffni
17:00		Report		Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Shercock v Butlersbridge

13 August 2022 Round 1	Shercock	0–13 – 0–12	Butlersbridge	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Round 2

Cuchulainns v Ballyhaise

19 August 2023 Round 2	Cuchulainns	1–12 – 1–14	Ballyhaise	St Matthew's Park
17:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

Killinkere v Shercock

19 August 2023 Round 2	Killinkere	0–8 – 1–7	Shercock	St Anne's Park
17:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Drumlane v Drumgoon

19 August 2023 Round 2	Drumlane	0–12 – 1–9	Drumgoon	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: John Power

Belturbet v Ballymachugh

20 August 2023 Round 2	Belturbet	3–6 – 2–6	Ballymachugh	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
14:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Cornafean v Denn

20 August 2023 Round 2	Cornafean	1–8 – 3–18	Denn	Annalee Park
14:00				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Templeport v Bailieborough Shamrocks

20 August 2023 Round 2	Templeport	2–9 – 0–7	Bailieborough Shamrocks	St Felim's Park
14:00				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Cootehill v Butlersbridge

20 August 2023 Round 2	Cootehill	0–15 – 2–15	Butlersbridge	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Round 3

Cootehill v Belturbet

25 August 2023 Round 3	Cootehill	3–9 – 1–5	Belturbet	Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15				Referee: Noel Mooney

Ballyhaise v Butlersbridge

26 August 2023 Round 3	Ballyhaise	1–12 – 0–9	Butlersbridge	Max McGrath Memorial Park
17:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Cornafean v Shercock

26 August 2023 Round 3	Cornafean	1–12 – 1–11	Shercock	Dolan Park
17:00				Referee: John Emmo

Templeport v Drumlane

26 August 2023 Round 3	Templeport	1–10 – 0–12	Drumlane	First Ulster Park
17:00				Referee: Michael Lee

Denn v Drumgoon

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

Killinkere v Cuchulainns

27 August 2023 Round 3	Killinkere	1–14 – 0–11	Cuchulainns	O'Raghallaigh Park
15:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Ballymachugh v Bailieborough Shamrocks

27 August 2023 Round 3	Ballymachugh	0–10 – 0–7	Bailieborough Shamrocks	P.J. Duke Park
15:00				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Round 4

Templeport v Drumgoon

9 September 2023 Round 4	Templeport	2–12 – 0–17	Drumgoon	Athletic Grounds
17:30				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Ballyhaise v Ballymachugh

9 September 2023 Round 4	Ballyhaise	1–12 – 1–12	Ballymachugh	Kingspan Breffni
17:30				Referee: Noel Mooney

Butlersbridge v Denn

9 September 2023 Round 4	Butlersbridge	1–19 – 1–15	Denn	Joe Crowe Park
17:30				Referee: John Power

Cootehill v Killinkere

9 September 2023 Round 4	Cootehill	0–14 – 1–13	Killinkere	St Bridget's Park
17:30				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Cuchulainns v Cornafean

9 September 2023 Round 4	Cuchulainns	1–13 – 1–9	Cornafean	Lavey GAA Grounds
17:30				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Shercock v Bailieborough Shamrocks

9 September 2023 Round 4	Shercock	2–16 – 1–9	Bailieborough Shamrocks	O'Raghallaigh Park
17:30				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Drumlane v Belturbet

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

Ballyhaise v Drumlane

15 September 2023 Quarter-final	Ballyhaise	1–15 – 0–12	Drumlane	Kingspan Breffni
20:15		Report		Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Shercock v Ballymachugh

16 September 2023 Quarter-final	Shercock	0–15 – 1–9	Ballymachugh	Kingspan Breffni
17:00		Report		Referee: John Power

Templeport v Killinkere

16 September 2023 Quarter-final	Templeport	1–13 – 1–17	Killinkere	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Martin Sexton

Denn v Cootehill

17 September 2023 Quarter-final	Denn	0–13 – 0–7	Cootehill	Kingspan Breffni
19:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals

Killinkere v Ballyhaise

29 September 2023 Semi-final	Killinkere	2–9 – 1–17	Ballyhaise	Kingspan Breffni
20:15				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Shercock v Denn

30 September 2023 Semi-final	Shercock	0–9 – 2–12	Denn	Kingspan Breffni
19:30				Referee: Paddy Clarke

Final

Ballyhaise v Denn

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

Cornafean v Drumgoon

23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final	Cornafean	1–13 – 1–12	Drumgoon	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
15:00				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Belturbet v Bailieborough Shamrocks

23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final	Belturbet	0–9 – 1–7	Bailieborough Shamrocks	Rory O'Moore Park
15:30				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Relegation final

Belturbet v Drumgoon

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.

External links

• Official Cavan GAA Website