| 2023 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 5 August - 15 October 2023 |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Sponsor: | RCM Tarmacadam |
| Champions: | Clonakilty |
| Count: | 18 |
| Champions Captain: | Mark White |
| Champions Manager: | Seán Byerley |
| Runners-Up: | St James' |
| Runners-Up Captain: | James O'Sullivan |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Johnny Deasy |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 50 |
| Points: | 579 |
| Top Scorer: | James O'Driscoll (0-57) |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship |
The 2023 Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the West Cork Board in 1925. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 December 2022.[1] The championship ran from 5 August to 22 October 2023.[2]
Ballinascarthy entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clonakilty in the semi-finals.[3] [4]
The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Páirc Naomh Eoin in Newcestown, between Clonakilty and St James', in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[5] Clonakilty won the match by 1–17 to 0–11 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a first title in three years.[6]
James O'Driscoll was the championship's top scorer with 0-57.
Promoted from the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Kilbree | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 6 | |||||
| Clonakilty | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 4 | |||||
| Dohenys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 2 | |||||
| St Colum's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 0 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Ballinascarthy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| St James' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 2 | |||||
| Bandon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 0 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 4 | |||||
| Newcestown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 4 | |||||
| Randal Óg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 2 | |||||
| St Mary's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 2 | |||||