| Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | |
| Currentlyrunning: | 2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship |
| Code: | Hurling |
| Region: | Muskerry |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Title Holders: | Ballinora |
| Currentordinal: | 9 |
| Super: | th |
| Most Titles: | Cloughduv |
| Mostordinal: | 25 |
| Sponsors: | MJK Oils |
| Website: | Muskerry GAA |
The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MKJ Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Muskerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland.
The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage which guarantees each club 2 championship matches.
The Mid Cork Junior A Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the Mid Cork championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.
Nine clubs currently participate in the Mid Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by ten different teams. The all-time record-holders are Cloughduv, who have won a total of 25 titles.
Ballinora are the title-holders after defeating Dripsey by 0-15 to 1-09 in the 2023 final.
The 9 teams are divided into three groups of three. 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 two 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.
Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.
Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams 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.
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2023 | In championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballincollig | Ballincollig | Green and white | Group stage | 5 | 1990 | ||
| Ballinora | Ballinora | Green and red | Champions | 9 | 2023 | ||
| Blarney | Blarney | Red and white | Quarter-finals | 13 | 1993 | ||
| Donoughmore | Donoughmore | Black and white | Group stage | 0 | — | ||
| Dripsey | Dripsey | Red and blue | Runners-up | 2023 | 1 | 2008 | |
| Éire Óg | Ovens | Red and white | Quarter-finals | 7 | 1977 | ||
| Grenagh | Grenagh | Blue and gold | Semi-finals | 2022 | 11 | 2013 | |
| Inniscarra | Inniscarra | Blue and white | Group stage | 2019 | 9 | 2020 | |
| Kilmichael | Kilmichael | Blue and gold | Semi-finals | 2012 | 0 | — |
The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloughduv | 25 | 10 | 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 1929, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2004, 2012, 2016 |
| 2 | Aghabullogue | 16 | 7 | 1937, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998 | 1938, 1940, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 2000 |
| 3 | Blarney | 13 | 17 | 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993 | 1939, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2015 |
| 4 | Grenagh | 12 | 8 | 1958, 1966, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 | 1945, 1946, 1954, 1964, 1967, 2010, 2011, 2022 |
| 5 | Inniscarra | 9 | 14 | 1935, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1968, 1975, 2020 | 1937, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Ballinora | 9 | 10 | 1928, 1929, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 1927, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2018, 2020 | |
| 7 | Éire Óg | 7 | 8 | 1930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1977 | 1928, 1932, 1941, 1950, 1958, 1973, 1974, 2019 |
| 8 | Ballincollig | 5 | 7 | 1927, 1932, 1963, 1987, 1990 | 1942, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1986, 1994, 2003 |
| 9 | Bride Valley | 2 | 0 | 1925, 1926 | — |
| 10 | Dripsey | 1 | 2 | 2008 | 2007, 2023 |
| 11 | Donoughmore | 0 | 7 | — | 1933, 1935, 1943, 1952, 2001, 2008, 2013 |
| Shournagh Valley | 0 | 2 | — | 1934, 1936 | |
| Kilmichael | 0 | 2 | — | 2014, 2017 | |
| Gleann na Laoi | 0 | 1 | — | 1993 |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |||
| 2024 | ||||||
| 2023 | Ballinora | 0-15 | Dripsey | 1-09 | ||
| 2022 | Ballinora | 0-16 | Grenagh | 0-11 | ||
| 2021 | Ballinora | 0-17 | Inniscarra | 1-10 | [1] | |
| 2020 | Inniscarra | 1-18 | Ballinora | 1-15 | [2] | |
| 2019 | Cloughduv | 1-11 | Éire Óg | 0-11 | [3] | |
| 2018 | Cloughduv | 2-23 | Ballinora | 0-09 | ||
| 2017 | Cloughduv | Kilmichael | ||||
| 2016 | Ballinora | Cloughduv | ||||
| 2015 | Cloughduv | Blarney | ||||
| 2014 | Cloughduv | Kilmichael | ||||
| 2013 | Grenagh | Donoughmore | ||||
| 2012 | Grenagh | Cloughduv | ||||
| 2011 | Cloughduv | Grenagh | ||||
| 2010 | Cloughduv | Grenagh | ||||
| 2009 | Cloughduv | Inniscarra | ||||
| 2008 | Dripsey | Donoughmore | ||||
| 2007 | Grenagh | Dripsey | ||||
| 2006 | Cloughduv | Ballinora | ||||
| 2005 | Grenagh | Blarney | ||||
| 2004 | Grenagh | Cloughduv | ||||
| 2003 | Grenagh | Ballincollig | ||||
| 2002 | Cloughduv | Blarney | ||||
| 2001 | Grenagh | Donoughmore | ||||
| 2000 | Grenagh | Aghabullogue | ||||
The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles: