LIVEBallinora v Kilshannig, Cork Junior A HC final, live minute-by-minute updates

First up at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh is the clash of Ballinora and Kilshannig in the hurling final.

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 - 13:15

Shane Donovan

Cork Junior A HC final: Ballinora 0-6 Kilshannig 0-10

29 mins: Corkery is back on the field for Ballinora.

27 mins: Temporary sub for Ballinora after a Darragh Corkery knock. James Keohane is in.

Kieran Twomey lands another big one from his berth at right wing-back.

24 mins: Superb Diarmuid O'Sullivan score from underneath the north stand. Kilshannig up three.

23 mins: Kilshannig bodies being flung in front of Ballinora efforts at goal, but the Muskerry men do find a score, off the stick of Jack Hegarty.

Paddy Walsh finds the reply at the other end.

19 mins: Big score from Kieran Twomey. Superb effort from the half-back. We're not made to wait long for the reply, however, and it's Mayer - his fourth, and first from play.

17 mins: Paddy Walsh pops over his first free. Kilshannig's lead stretched to two.

15 mins: Mayer adds another from a placed ball. One between them.

14 mins: Ballinora's Jack Hegarty - looking to cut through the Kilshannig defence - is brought down with a heavy challenge.

Mayer taps over. two between them - Five points to three.

12 mins: After a superb Mark O'Brien block denied Éanna O'Hanlon, Kilshannig corner-forward Killian O'Hanlon arrows over excellently from a narrow angle.

9 mins: First free arrives in the ninth minute - Ben Mayer, chief scorer against Cobh in the semi, makes no mistake.

6 mins: Kieran Twomey converts the 65 before Cork football panellist Éanna O'Hanlon arrows over his first. Three between them.

4 mins: Darragh Holmes, not originally named to start get Ballinora up and running, before Paddy Walsh put Kilshannig back in front.

Walsh then - after good play from Diarmuid O'Sullivan - has a goal-bound effort saved.

1 min: Kilshannig joint-captain Jack Twomey wastes no time in getting his side on the board. Ballinora's Tommy Burns exploits space in the Kilshannig defence but can't find the target.

1.30pm: Game on.

1.10pm: Here are the starting 15s:

Ballinora: B Crowley; T Forde, N Lordan, J Byrne; M O’Brien, S Kingston, C O’Flynn; L Lyons, T Burns; D Corkery, D Dineen, J Hegarty; B Mayer, D Holmes, A O’Shea.

Kilshannig: D Kearney, D Guiney, C O’Shea, C Murphy;K Twomey, B Curtin, E Burke; Darragh O’Sullivan, D Murphy; P Walsh, J Twomey, Diarmuid O'Sullivan; K O’Hanlon, É O'Hanlon, R Crowley,

1pm: Welcome back to another Irish Examiner Sport liveblog - we'll talk you through all the action from the two Cork Junior A county finals, live from Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Later on we'll have the meeting of Kilmacabea and Donoughmore in the football decider (throw-in, 3.30pm), but first up is the clash of Ballinora and Kilshannig in the hurling final.

Ballinora, having already secured football honours in the last few weeks after overcoming Ilen Rovers after a replay and extra time in the IAFC final, will be looking to double up on Sunday afternoon.

Ben Mayer led the way with 11 points for his side in their semi-final win over Cobh.

Their final opponents, Kilshannig, also came through a tough last-four clash with Éanna O’Hanlon's early goal proving crucial as the Avondhu champions held out strong against a threatening Newmarket second-half comeback.