| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2023 |
| Trophy | Tommy Gilroy Cup |
| Sponsor | McEvoy'sSuperValu,Virginia |
| Date | 10 August – 15 October 2023 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Ballyhaise (3rd win) |
| Manager | Damien Keaney[1] |
| Captain | Padraig Moore[2] |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club IFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Denn |
| Manager | Stephen Baxter[3] |
| Captain | Bernard Gaffney[4] |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | Ballyhaise |
| Relegated team(s) | Belturbet |
The2023Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 59th edition ofCavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs inCounty Cavan,Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in theUlster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship began on 10 August 2023.
Ballyhaise won the championship with a six-point win overDenn in the final.[5]
The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.
Promoted from 2022 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Relegated from2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)Promoted to2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Castlerahan (Intermediate Champions)[7]Relegated to 2023 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Killeshandra (Relegation play-off losers)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 eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 15 May 2023.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballyhaise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 7 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Denn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 6 | |
| 3 | Shercock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 6 | |
| 4 | Templeport | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Killinkere | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ballymachugh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Cootehill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 4 | |
| 8 | Drumlane | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 4 | |
| 9 | Butlersbridge | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 4 | |
| 10 | Cuchulainns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Belturbet | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Cornafean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 2 | |
| 13 | Drumgoon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 1 | |
| 14 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 0 |
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Drumlane| 10 August 2023Round 1 | Killinkere | 2–5 – 0–11 | Drumlane | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Jim Giblin |
vTempleport| 11 August 2022Round 1 | Denn | 3–12 – 0–13 | Templeport | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
v Belturbet| 12 August 2022Round 1 | Cuchulainns | 0–10 – 1–5 | Belturbet | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Pat Clarke |
vCootehill| 12 August 2022Round 1 | Cornafean | 1–10 – 4–8 | Cootehill | Annalee Park |
| 19:00 | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
vBailieborough Shamrocks| 13 August 2022Round 1 | Ballyhaise | 1–9 – 0–8 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
vDrumgoon| 13 August 2022Round 1 | Ballymachugh | 2–11 – 2–8 | Drumgoon | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
v Butlersbridge| 13 August 2022Round 1 | Shercock | 0–13 – 0–12 | Butlersbridge | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
vBallyhaise| 19 August 2023Round 2 | Cuchulainns | 1–12 – 1–14 | Ballyhaise | St Matthew's Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
v Shercock| 19 August 2023Round 2 | Killinkere | 0–8 – 1–7 | Shercock | St Anne's Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
vDrumgoon| 19 August 2023Round 2 | Drumlane | 0–12 – 1–9 | Drumgoon | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: John Power |
v Ballymachugh| 20 August 2023Round 2 | Belturbet | 3–6 – 2–6 | Ballymachugh | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 14:00 | Referee:Joe McQuillan |
vDenn| 20 August 2023Round 2 | Cornafean | 1–8 – 3–18 | Denn | Annalee Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
vBailieborough Shamrocks| 20 August 2023Round 2 | Templeport | 2–9 – 0–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | St Felim's Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
v Butlersbridge| 20 August 2023Round 2 | Cootehill | 0–15 – 2–15 | Butlersbridge | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
v Belturbet| 25 August 2023Round 3 | Cootehill | 3–9 – 1–5 | Belturbet | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| 20:15 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
v Butlersbridge| 26 August 2023Round 3 | Ballyhaise | 1–12 – 0–9 | Butlersbridge | Max McGrath Memorial Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
v Shercock| 26 August 2023Round 3 | Cornafean | 1–12 – 1–11 | Shercock | Dolan Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: John Emmo |
vDrumlane| 26 August 2023Round 3 | Templeport | 1–10 – 0–12 | Drumlane | First Ulster Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Michael Lee |
vDrumgoon| 26 August 2023Round 3 | Denn | 0–14 – 0–11 | Drumgoon | Jim Smith Park |
| 19:00 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
vCuchulainns| 27 August 2023Round 3 | Killinkere | 1–14 – 0–11 | Cuchulainns | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 15:00 | Referee:Joe McQuillan |
vBailieborough Shamrocks| 27 August 2023Round 3 | Ballymachugh | 0–10 – 0–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | P.J. Duke Park |
| 15:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
vDrumgoon| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Templeport | 2–12 – 0–17 | Drumgoon | Athletic Grounds |
| 17:30 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
v Ballymachugh| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Ballyhaise | 1–12 – 1–12 | Ballymachugh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:30 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
vDenn| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Butlersbridge | 1–19 – 1–15 | Denn | Joe Crowe Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: John Power |
v Killinkere| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Cootehill | 0–14 – 1–13 | Killinkere | St Bridget's Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
vCornafean| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Cuchulainns | 1–13 – 1–9 | Cornafean | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 17:30 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
vBailieborough Shamrocks| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Shercock | 2–16 – 1–9 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
v Belturbet| 9 September 2023Round 4 | Drumlane | 2–10 – 0–10 | Belturbet | First Ulster Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Templeport | 1–13 | |||||||||||||
| Killinkere | 1–17 | |||||||||||||
| Killinkere | 2–9 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise | 1–17 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise | 1–15 | |||||||||||||
| Drumlane | 0–12 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise | 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| Denn | 0–7 | |||||||||||||
| Shercock | 0–15 | |||||||||||||
| Ballymachugh | 1–9 | |||||||||||||
| Shercock | 0–9 | |||||||||||||
| Denn | 2–12 | |||||||||||||
| Denn | 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| Cootehill | 0–7 | |||||||||||||
vDrumlane| 15 September 2023Quarter-final | Ballyhaise | 1–15 – 0–12 | Drumlane | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
v Ballymachugh| 16 September 2023Quarter-final | Shercock | 0–15 – 1–9 | Ballymachugh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: John Power |
v Killinkere| 16 September 2023Quarter-final | Templeport | 1–13 – 1–17 | Killinkere | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Martin Sexton |
vCootehill| 17 September 2023Quarter-final | Denn | 0–13 – 0–7 | Cootehill | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
vBallyhaise| 29 September 2023Semi-final | Killinkere | 2–9 – 1–17 | Ballyhaise | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
vDenn| 30 September 2023Semi-final | Shercock | 0–9 – 2–12 | Denn | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:30 | Referee: Paddy Clarke |
vDenn| 15 October 2023Final | Ballyhaise | 0–13 – 0–7 | Denn | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Michael Brady 0–4 (0–3f), Padraig Moore 0–3 (0–1m), Kevin Tierney 0–2, Martin Conaty 0–2, Brían O'Rourke 0–1 (0–1m), David Brady 0–1 | Report | Thomas Edward Donohoe 0–4 (0–4f), Cavell Keogan 0–1 (0–1f), Ben Conaty 0–1, Cian McCann 0–1 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe Man of the Match: Eoin Clarke (Ballyhaise) |
vDrumgoon| 23 September 2023Relegation semi-final | Cornafean | 1–13 – 1–12 | Drumgoon | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 15:00 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
vBailieborough Shamrocks| 23 September 2023Relegation semi-final | Belturbet | 0–9 – 1–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | Rory O'Moore Park |
| 15:30 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
vDrumgoon| 20 September 2023Relegation final | Belturbet | 1–8 – 2–8 | Drumgoon | St Felim's Park |
| 16:30 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |