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.

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

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

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

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

Semi-finals

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

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Final

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.

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