The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Kanturk Co-Op Mart Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Duhallow Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1933 for junior hurling teams in the Barony of Duhallow in County Cork, Ireland.

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months. The championship starts with 2 groups and the group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage. This gives each team at least 3 matches.

The Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the Duhallow championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

Newmarket are the 2026 title-holders, having defeated Dromtarriffe by 1–23 to 2–16 in the 2026 final.

Format

Group stage The 8 teams are divided into two groups of four. 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 three 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 Semi-finals: The two group winners and the two runners-up 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.

Promotion and relegation At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship for the following season. There is no relegation to the Duhallow Junior B Hurling Championship.

Teams

2026 teams The 7 teams competing in the 2026 Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship are: ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2026In Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title BanteerBanteerRed and white Group stage —8 2017 DromtarriffeRathcooleRed and white Runners-up20175 2024 FreemountFreemountMaroon and white Semi-finals20236 2005 KilbrinKilbrinBlue and white Group stage —11 2016 MeelinMeelinGreen and gold Semi-finals 202620 2010 MillstreetMillstreetGreen and yellow Group stage —3 1963 NewmarketNewmarketBlack and redChampions —18 2026

Roll of honour

By club #ClubTitlesRunners-UpChampionships wonChampionships runner-up 1 Meelin 2010 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2009, 20101946, 1947, 1948, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1984, 1995, 2002 2 Newmarket 1811 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 2019, 2023, 2025, 20261943, 1945, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1985, 2018, 2024 3 Kilbrin 1112 1978, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 20161982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2020 4 Kanturk 97 1944, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 2002, 20031950, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1977, 1987 5 Banteer 814 1938, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1995, 2006, 20171937, 1953, 1962, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022 6 Freemount 68 1988, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 20051939, 1940, 1942, 1993, 2003, 2006, 2011, 20157 Tullylease 512 1945, 1958, 1959, 1961, 20081957, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2007, 2013 Castlemagner 54 1951, 1953, 1954, 1960, 20151941, 1949, 1963, 1964 Dromtarriffe 53 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 2023, 2025, 2026 10 Lismire 41 1983, 1984, 1985, 19871990 11 Millstreet 39 1933, 1962, 19631934, 1935, 1944, 1955, 1960, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2021 12 Dromahane02 —1933, 1938 Capp Rovers01 —1936

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up Source Club Score Club Score2026Newmarket1–23Dromtarriffe2–162025Newmarket3–28Dromtarriffe1–232024Dromtarriffe3–18Newmarket3–142023Newmarket4–14Dromtarriffe2–132022Dromtarriffe1–26Banteer1–132021Dromtarriffe2–18Millstreet1–14 2020 Dromtarriffe0–30 Kilbrin2–13 2019 Newmarket1-22 Kilbrin2-11 2018 Dromtarriffe2-17 Newmarket0-16 2017Banteer1-17Kilbrin0-14 2016 Kilbrin3-14 Banteer0-15 2015 Castlemagner1-13 Freemount1-11 2014 Kilbrin1-17 Banteer0-11 2013 Kilbrin0-21 Tullylease1-14 2012 Kilbrin2-17 Banteer3-12 2011 Kilbrin2-16 Freemount0-18 2010 Meelin2-12 Kilbrin1-14 2009 Meelin1-15 Banteer2-09 2008 Tullylease2-22 Banteer3-10 2007 Kilbrin1-17 Tullylease1-10 2006 Banteer4-07 Freemount1-14 2005 Freemount1-09 Millstreet0-09 2004 Kilbrin3-14 Millstreet1-15 2003 Kanturk1-07, 3-08 Freemount1-07, 0-07 2002 Kanturk2-14 Meelin1-12 2001 Freemount4-05 Kilbrin0-08 2000 Freemount1-07 Kilbrin0-06 1999 Kilbrin1-13 Banteer3-03 1998 Freemount0-11 Banteer0-02 1997 Freemount2-08 Kilbrin1-09 1996 Meelin2-12 Millstreet2-07 1995 Banteer1-12 Meelin0-13 1994 Meelin0-13 Kilbrin0-10 1993 Meelin1-16 Freemount2-02 1992 Kilbrin2-14 Banteer2-11 1991 Meelin0-17 Banteer3-05 1990 Meelin4-08 Lismire1-10 1989 Kilbrin1-13 Banteer1-06 1988 Freemount1-11, 1–11 Kilbrin1-11, 1-07 1987 Lismire5-12 Kanturk4-11 1986 Meelin3-21 Kilbrin2-11 1985 Lismire2-12 Newmarket3-08 1984 Lismire1-12 Meelin1-10 1983 Lismire2-11 Kilbrin1-11 1982 Meelin1-13 Kilbrin1-06 1981 Meelin1-14 Tullylease1-13 1980 Meelin4-12 Newmarket2-10 1979 Newmarket3-15 Tullylease2-09 1978 Kilbrin4-14 Tullylease1-08 1977 Meelin5-09 Kanturk2-07 1976 Newmarket1-08 Tullylease0-07 1975 Newmarket0-14 Tullylease1-08 1974 Newmarket2-06 Meelin2-04 1973 Meelin5-07 Newmarket1-05 1972 Meelin6-07 Newmarket2-11 1971 Meelin5-08 Tullylease3-10 1970 Meelin3-09 Tullylease1-07 1969 Kanturk4-02 Meelin1-10 1968 Kanturk3-18 Meelin1-06 1967 Kanturk3-11 Tullylease3-08 1966 Kanturk6-07 Meelin4-09 1965 Kanturk4-08 Tullylease3-07 1964 Newmarket2-07 Castlemagner1-04 1963 MillstreetW/o CastlemagnerScr. 1962 Millstreet3-12 Banteer1-06 1961 Tullylease4-06 Kanturk4-05 1960 Castlemagner3-06 Millstreet1-03 1959 Tullylease2-05 Kanturk2-03 1958 Tullylease4-04 Kanturk0-03 1957 Banteer3-02, 9-07 Tullylease3-02, 2-02 1956 Banteer5-03 Newmarket1-07 1955 Banteer3-03, 5-03 Millstreet1-09, 7–12* 1954 Castlemagner3-06 Kanturk0-00 1953 Castlemagner2-04 Banteer2-00 1952 Banteer3-03 Newmarket2-05 1951 Castlemagner2-05, 3-02 Newmarket3-02, 1-00 1950 Newmarket3-05 Kanturk1-03 1949 Kanturk2-06 Castlemagner2-02 1948 Newmarket Meelin 1947 Newmarket5-06 Meelin0-00 1946 Newmarket6-05 Meelin3-01 1945 TullyleaseW/o NewmarketScr. 1944 Kanturk3-06 Millstreet2-04 1943 Meelin Newmarket 1942 Newmarket5-07 Freemount5-06 1941 Meelin2-05 Castlemagner0-00 1940 Meelin7-04 Freemount5-01 1939 MeelinW/o FreemountScr. 1938 Banteer4-01 Dromahane2-01 1937 Banteer1-00, 2-01, 4-00 Newmarket0-00, 1-04, 2-00* 1936 Newmarket5-06 Capp Rovers4-02 1935 Newmarket6-02 Millstreet4-02 1934 Newmarket6-02 Millstreet1-02 1933 Millstreet3-02 Dromahane1-01 Notes 1937 - First game abandoned due to fighting. Second replay had more fighting. Championship declared null and void. 1955 - Kanturk win on objection

Records and statistics

Team results by championship Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Semi-finals/Group Stage

For each year, the number of teams in the championship (in brackets) are shown. Team2020 (7)2021 (7)2022 (7)2023 (8)2024 (7)Years Banteer GS GS 2ndGS5 Castlemagner GS GS GSGSGS5 Dromtarriffe 1st 1st 1st 2nd5 Freemount———GSGS2 Kanturk GS GS GSGS—4 Kilbrin 2nd SF SFSF5 Millstreet GS 2nd GSSFGS5 Newmarket GS SF SF 1st5

See also Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

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