2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

2018 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2018
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date3 August - 14 October 2018
Teams14
Winners
Champions Mullahoran (2nd win)
ManagerSeanie Smith
CaptainKillian Brady
Qualify for2018 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Cuchulainns
ManagerNiall Lynch
CaptainAdrian Taite
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Mullahoran
Relegated team(s) Redhills
Other
Player of the Year Killian Brady (Mullahoran)
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The 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 54th 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 starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.

Mullahoran won the championship, beating Cuchulainns in the final.[1][2][3]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2017 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Ballymachugh (Junior Champions)[4]

Relegated from 2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship

From Championship

Promoted to 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship

  • Shercock (Intermediate Champions)[5]

Relegated to 2018 Cavan Junior Football Championship

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 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals while the bottom 6 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Laragh United 4 4 0 0 +20 8
2 Arva 4 3 1 0 +25 6
3 Cuchulainns 4 3 1 0 +19 6
4 Mullahoran 4 3 1 0 +17 6
5 Belturbet 4 3 1 0 +6 6
6 Killeshandra 4 2 2 0 +1 4
7 Butlersbridge 4 2 2 0 -4 4
8 Bailieborough 4 2 2 0 -7 4
9 Drumgoon 4 2 2 0 -14 4
10 Ballyhaise 4 1 2 1 0 3
11 Redhills 4 1 3 0 +4 2
12 Ballymachugh 4 1 3 0 -20 2
13 Cornafean 4 0 3 1 -14 1
14 Swanlinbar 4 0 4 0 -33 0

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Round 1

Swanlinbar v Redhills
3 August 2018 Round 1 Swanlinbar 1-14 – 4-20 Redhills Páirc Emmet
Referee: Gerry Sheridan
Arva v Drumgoon
3 August 2018 Round 1 Arva 5-16 – 1-9 Drumgoon Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Killeshandra v Mullahoran
4 August 2018 Round 1 Killeshandra 3-5 – 1-14 Mullahoran Joe Crowe Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Cuchulainns v Cornafean
5 August 2018 Round 1 Cuchulainns 3-14 – 2-12 Cornafean Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Joey Curley
Belturbet v Ballyhaise
5 August 2018 Round 1 Belturbet 0-9 – 1-12 Ballyhaise St Felim's Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
Ballymachugh v Laragh United
5 August 2018 Round 1 Ballymachugh 0-10 – 2-17 Laragh United Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Packie Smith
Bailieborough v Butlersbridge
5 August 2018 Round 1 Bailieborough 1-6 – 1-12 Butlersbridge Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 2

Bailieborough v Mullahoran
10 August 2018 Round 2 Bailieborough 3-7 – 1-12 Mullahoran St Felim's Park
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Drumgoon v Ballymachugh
11 August 2018 Round 2 Drumgoon 2-11 – 3-10 Ballymachugh Athletic Grounds
Referee: Bartley Gilsenan
Belturbet v Killeshandra
11 August 2018 Round 2 Belturbet 2-11 – 3-3 Killeshandra O'Connell Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
Laragh United v Redhills
12 August 2018 Round 2 Laragh United 2-12 – 1-12 Redhills Páirc Emmet
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Ballyhaise v Cornafean
12 August 2018 Round 2 Ballyhaise 0-12 – 0-12 Cornafean Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Gerry Sheridan
Butlersbridge v Cuchulainns
12 August 2018 Round 2 Butlersbridge 1-12 – 5-14 Cuchulainns P. J. Duke Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Swanlinbar v Arva
12 August 2018 Round 2 Swanlinbar 3-11 – 3-14 Arva St Aidan's Park
Referee: James Clarke

Round 3

Bailieborough v Arva
24 August 2018 Round 3 Bailieborough 2-6 – 1-15 Arva Edwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Joey Curley
Swanlinbar v Butlersbridge
25 August 2018 Round 3 Swanlinbar 0-10 – 1-13 Butlersbridge St Aidan's Park
Referee: Jim Giblin
Cornafean v Killeshandra
26 August 2018 Round 3 Cornafean 1-10 – 2-12 Killeshandra Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Stephen McKiernan
Redhills v Belturbet
26 August 2018 Round 3 Redhills 1-8 – 1-12 Belturbet Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
Ballymachugh v Mullahoran
26 August 2018 Round 3 Ballymachugh 1-7 – 1-13 Mullahoran Gowna GAA Grounds
Referee: James Clarke
Cuchulainns v Laragh United
26 August 2018 Round 3 Cuchulainns 0-12 – 0-13 Laragh United Dolan Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
Ballyhaise v Drumgoon
26 August 2018 Round 3 Ballyhaise 0-11 – 1-13 Drumgoon Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Thomas Doonan

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Round 4

Cornafean v Bailieborough
8 September 2018 Round 4 Cornafean 2-5 – 2-9 Bailieborough Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Killeshandra v Redhills
8 September 2018 Round 4 Killeshandra 2-10 – 2-6 Redhills First Ulster Park
Referee: Jimmy Galligan
Swanlinbar v Mullahoran
8 September 2018 Round 4 Swanlinbar 1-2 – 1-11 Mullahoran O'Connell Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
Arva v Laragh United
8 September 2018 Round 4 Arva 1-16 – 2-16 Laragh United Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Martin Brady
Drumgoon v Butlersbridge
8 September 2018 Round 4 Drumgoon 0-11 – 0-9 Butlersbridge Terry Coyle Park
Referee: John Power
Ballymachugh v Belturbet
8 September 2018 Round 4 Ballymachugh 1-7 – 1-10 Belturbet Athletic Grounds
Referee: Packie Smith
Ballyhaise v Cuchulainns
8 September 2018 Round 4 Ballyhaise 0-12 – 1-10 Cuchulainns Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Cuchulainns 0-14
Killeshandra 1-10
Cuchulainns 2-9
Laragh United 0-13
Laragh United 1-11
2-14 (R)
Bailieborough 3-5
1-10 (R)
Cuchulainns 0-8
Mullahoran 2-16
Mullahoran 1-13
2-13 (R)
Belturbet 1-13
0-12 (R)
Mullahoran 2-12
Butlersbridge 1-6
Arva 0-14
Butlersbridge 1-13

Quarter-finals

Laragh United v Bailieborough
14 September 2018 Quarter-final Laragh United 1-11 – 3-5 Bailieborough O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Noel Mooney
Arva v Butlersbridge
14 September 2018 Quarter-final Arva 0-14 – 1-13 Butlersbridge St Aidan's Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
Mullahoran v Belturbet
15 September 2018 Quarter-final Mullahoran 1-13 – 1-13 Belturbet Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Joe McQuillan
Cuchulainns v Killeshandra
16 September 2018 Quarter-final Cuchulainns 0-14 – 1-10 Killeshandra Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
Referee: Harry Conaty
Bailieborough v Laragh United
22 September 2018 Quarter-final replay Bailieborough 1-10 – 2-14 Laragh United Dolan Park
Referee: Gerry Sheridan
Belturbet v Mullahoran
22 September 2018 Quarter-final replay Belturbet 0-12 – 2-13 Mullahoran Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals

Cuchulainns v Laragh United
29 September 2018 Semi-final Cuchulainns 2-9 – 0-13 Laragh United St Matthew's Park
Referee: Noel Mooney
Mullahoran v Butlersbridge
29 September 2018 Semi-final Mullahoran 2-12 – 1-6 Butlersbridge Joe Crowe Park
Referee: Pat Clarke

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Final

Cuchulainns v Mullahoran
14 October 2018 Final Cuchulainns 0-8 – 2-16 Mullahoran Breffni Park
Eugene Keating 0-4 (0-2f), Evan Doughty 0-1 (0-1f), Ruairi O'Connell 0-1, Eoghan Donoghue 0-1, Conor Smith 0-1 Report Cormac O'Reilly 1-4 (0-2f), Philip Brady 1-2, Enda O'Reilly 0-5 (0-4f), Gavan Brady 0-2, Matthew Hynes 0-1, Shane Sheils 0-1, Sean McKeogh 0-1 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
Man of the Match: Cormac O'Reilly (Mullahoran)

Relegation play-offs

The teams placed 8-14 in the league phase will play off against each other. The 3 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019. One loser will go straight to a relegation final while the other 2 losers will face off in a relegation semi-final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2019 Junior Championship.

Ballyhaise v Cornafean
21 September 2018 Relegation Quarter-final Ballyhaise 0-13 – 1-11 Cornafean St Aidan's Park
Referee: Michael Lee
Drumgoon v Swanlinbar
22 September 2018 Relegation Quarter-final Drumgoon 4-11 – 3-18 Swanlinbar O'Connell Park
Referee: James Clarke
Redhills v Ballymachugh
23 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final Redhills 1-4 – 4-11 Ballymachugh Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Tony Gregory
Drumgoon v Ballyhaise
28 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final Drumgoon 2-10 – 1-9 Ballyhaise O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
Redhills v Ballyhaise
7 October 2018 Relegation Final Redhills 0-4 – 0-9 Ballyhaise P. J. Duke Park
Referee: Jim Giblin

References

  1. ^ "IFC final: Clinical Mullahoran close out Cuchulainns". Hogan Stand. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Mullahoran deliver in brilliant style". Anglo Celt. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Mullahoran are the Cavan Intermediate Champions". Northern Sound. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "JFC final: Brilliant Hughs end their hoodoo". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "IFC final: Shercock stun Ballyhaise to bridge 33-year gap". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Cavan GAA Fixtures & Results". cavangaa.ie. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "IFC: Drumgoon stun Ballyhaise as Mullahoran and Belturbet earn derby wins". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "IFC: Cuchulainns and Mullahoran into decider". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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