2025 McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Club Football Championships are launched

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025 - 08:35

Barry O'Mahony

A launch event was held at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Tuesday evening to mark the start of the 2025 McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Club Football Championships.

It gets underway on Friday evening with three games, but it really kicks into gear on Saturday and Sunday with a whole host of games across the five championships under the control of the Cork County Board.

The event was attended by players from the clubs that won county titles in 2024, namely Mark Collins - Castlehaven (Premier Senior), Chris O’Herlihy - Carrigaline (Senior A), Colm O’Shea - Kilshannig (Premier Intermediate), Darren Kenneally - Glanmire (Intermediate A) and Tomás Collins - Kilmurry (Premier Junior).

Also in attendance were Cork County Board representatives, including chairperson Pat Horgan, and representatives from McCarthy Insurance Group.

Lar Doyle, COO of Clubber TV, Darren Kenneally, Glanmire, CJ McCarthy, McCarthy Insurance Group, Chris O'Herlihy, Carrigaline, Pat Horgan, Chairperson of Cork GAA, Mark Collins, Castlehaven, Charlie McCarthy, McCarthy Insurance Group, Colm O'Shea, Kilshannig, Brendan Harrington, CEO of McCarthy Insurance Group, Tomás Collins, Kilmurry and Paul Walsh, Marketing Lead at Clubber TV. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Clubber TV are on board for the next three seasons showing all the action on Leeside in both codes. They were represented by COO Lar Doyle and Marketing Lead Paul Walsh, who is a Cork senior footballer.

They already got their coverage underway a few weeks back when they showed the McCarthy Insurance Group Division 1 and 2 Football League deciders.

Speaking at the launch, Cork GAA chairperson Pat Horgan said he was looking forward to a great championship, noting how well the group format worked in 2024. He said: “Our championship structures led to very exciting games at all levels, and allowed clubs to experience a number of meaningful matches. I am looking forward to a wonderful championship season across all of our competitions again this season, and I want to wish all our clubs and players well.”

Speaking at the launch, McCarthy Insurance Group CEO Brendan Harrington said: “We are delighted to be associated with Cork football again this year. We have enjoyed some very close and competitive league finals over the last few weeks, and the large crowds in attendance at the matches shows the huge appetite for football in Cork. We hope the championships this year will give us plenty to savour over the coming months.”

Pictured is Mark Collins, Castlehaven, with Brendan Harrington, CEO of McCarthy Insurance Group, and Charlie McCarthy, McCarthy Insurance Group, at the McCarthy Insurance Group 2025 Cork Club Football Championships launch at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Cork GAA CEO Kevin O’Donovan also welcomed the commencement of the new season, and welcomed the involvement of Clubber TV. He noted: “Our partnership with Clubber TV will allow us to promote our teams and competitions to a large audience across the county and beyond, and this is important as we strive to ensure that football at all levels in Cork gets the coverage and audience that it deserves.”

Clubber TV get their championship coverage off the ground on Friday evening showing two games, Nemo Rangers against Ballincollig in the Premier SFC at Ballygarvan and the battle between Kanturk and Éire Óg in Macroom in the SAFC. Both matches start at 7.30pm.

The streaming platform are in Charlie Hurley Park in Bandon on Saturday evening for the eagerly anticipated contest between heavyweights St Finbarr’s and Clonakilty in the Premier SFC (7.30pm).