The 2026 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship is the seventh staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 9 December 2025. The championship is scheduled to run from 1 August to October 2026.

Team changes To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Erin's Own

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballinhassig

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Bride Rovers

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Bishopstown

Group 1 Group 1 table

TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Blarney33008060206 Watergrasshill3201686444 Castlelyons3102776982 Ballyhea30036092-320

Group 1 results

Group 2 Group 2 table

TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Erin's Own33006849196 Na Piarsaigh32017764134 Killeagh31035770-132 Fermoy30036079-190

Group 2 results

Group 3 Group 3 table

TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Ballinhassig3120656234 Carrigtwohill3111696363 Courcey Rovers31117073-33 Inniscarra31026066-62

Group 3 results

Relegation stage Relegation final

Knockout stage Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Fionn LardnerFermoy2-333949.752Shane BarrettBlarney0-383849.503Shane O'ReganWatergrasshill0-363657.204Conor LenihanErin's Own2-293548.75Ger CollinsBallinhassig1-323548.756Patrick DalyBallyhea0-303047.50James MulcahyCarrigtwohill0-303056.008Alan FentonCastlelyons2-222839.33Daire ConneryNa Piarsaigh0-282847.0010Richard SweetnamCourcey Rovers0-272739.00

References

External links Cork GAA website