The 2023 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cavan County Board in 1908. The championship ran from 16 July to 6 August 2023.
| Dates | 16 July – 6 August 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 3 | ||
| Sponsor | BG Carpentry Services | ||
| Champions |  Cootehill Celtic (8th title)Diarmuid Carney (captain) Micheál Boyle (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  East Cavan Gaels | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 11 (3.67 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 82 (27.33 per match) | ||
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Cootehill Celtic were the defending champions.[1][2]
The final was played on 6 August 2023 at Kingspan Breffni Park in Cavan, between Cootehill Celtic and East Cavan Gaels, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cootehill Celtic won the match by 2–19 to 3–15 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a third consecutive title.[3][4][5]
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editFinalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cootehill Celtic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 2 |
| East Cavan Gaels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Mullahoran St Joseph's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 49 | -31 | 0 |
Group stage results
edit| 16 July 2023 Round 1 | Mullahoran St Joseph's | 1-08 - 2-16 | East Cavan Gaels | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 24 July 2023 Round 2 | Cootehill Celtic | 2-21 - 1-04 | East Cavan Gaels | Joe Crowe Park |
| Round 3 | East Cavan Gaels | cancelled | Cootehill Celtic | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
Knockout stage
editFinal
edit| 6 August 2023 Final | Cootehill Celtic | 2-19 - 3-14 | East Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni Park |
| T Leonard (1-5, 1f), M Moffett (1-6, 3f); R Delaney (0-3), F Hughes (0-2), D Carney (0-2) D Boyle (0-1); G Fitzpatrick (0-1). | C Maher (0-6, 5f,‘65); R Farrell (1-2), J McGuiness (1-1); J Tully (1-0), N Kenny (0-3), C Walsh (0-1), B Fitzgerald (0-1). | Referee: J Emo (Butlersbridge) |
References
edit- ^ "Cootehill make it back-to-back titles with strong second-half display". Irish Independent. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Cootehill Celtic see off Mullahoran with ease to retain Cavan SHC crown". Irish Independent. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Cootehill Celtic are Cavan senior hurling champions". Northern Sound. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Carney, Kevin Óg (8 August 2023). "Celts pushed to the limit before retaining title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Three-in-a-row is "sweet", says Cootehill captain Diarmuid Carney". Northern Sound. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.