2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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.

2018 Cavan IFC

Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2018
Trophy	Tommy Gilroy Cup
Sponsor	Hotel Kilmore
Date	3 August - 14 October 2018
Teams	14
Winners
Champions	Mullahoran (2nd win)
Manager	Seanie Smith
Captain	Killian Brady
Qualify for	2018 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Cúchulainn's
Manager	Niall Lynch
Captain	Adrian Taite
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Mullahoran
Relegated team(s)	Redhills
Other
Player of the Year	Killian Brady (Mullahoran)

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 Cúchulainn's in the final.[1][2][3]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

To I.F.C. Promoted from 2017 Cavan Junior Football Championship Ballymachugh - (Junior Champions) Relegated from 2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship Arva Cúchulainn's Mullahoran

From I.F.C. Promoted to 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship Shercock - (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to 2018 Cavan Junior Football Championship Denn Drumlane Killinkere

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	Cúchulainn's	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

Swanlinbar v Redhills

3 August 2018 Round 1	Swanlinbar	1-14 – 4-20	Redhills	Páirc Emmet
				Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Arva v Drumgoon

3 August 2018 Round 1	Arva	5-16 – 1-9	Drumgoon	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Killeshandra v Mullahoran

4 August 2018 Round 1	Killeshandra	3-5 – 1-14	Mullahoran	Joe Crowe Park
				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Cúchulainn's v Cornafean

5 August 2018 Round 1	Cúchulainn's	3-14 – 2-12	Cornafean	Lavey GAA Grounds
				Referee: Joey Curley

Belturbet v Ballyhaise

5 August 2018 Round 1	Belturbet	0-9 – 1-12	Ballyhaise	St. Felim's Park
				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Ballymachugh v Laragh United

5 August 2018 Round 1	Ballymachugh	0-10 – 2-17	Laragh United	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: Packie Smith

Bailieborough v Butlersbridge

5 August 2018 Round 1	Bailieborough	1-6 – 1-12	Butlersbridge	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 2

Bailieborough v Mullahoran

10 August 2018 Round 2	Bailieborough	3-7 – 1-12	Mullahoran	St. Felim's Park
				Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Drumgoon v Ballymachugh

11 August 2018 Round 2	Drumgoon	2-11 – 3-10	Ballymachugh	Athletic Grounds
				Referee: Bartley Gilsenan

Belturbet v Killeshandra

11 August 2018 Round 2	Belturbet	2-11 – 3-3	Killeshandra	O'Connell Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

Laragh United v Redhills

12 August 2018 Round 2	Laragh United	2-12 – 1-12	Redhills	Páirc Emmet
				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Ballyhaise v Cornafean

12 August 2018 Round 2	Ballyhaise	0-12 – 0-12	Cornafean	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Butlersbridge v Cúchulainn's

12 August 2018 Round 2	Butlersbridge	1-12 – 5-14	Cúchulainn's	P. J. Duke Park
				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Swanlinbar v Arva

12 August 2018 Round 2	Swanlinbar	3-11 – 3-14	Arva	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: James Clarke

Round 3

Bailieborough v Arva

24 August 2018 Round 3	Bailieborough	2-6 – 1-15	Arva	Edwin Carolan Community Park
				Referee: Joey Curley

Swanlinbar v Butlersbridge

25 August 2018 Round 3	Swanlinbar	0-10 – 1-13	Butlersbridge	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Jim Giblin

Cornafean v Killeshandra

26 August 2018 Round 3	Cornafean	1-10 – 2-12	Killeshandra	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
				Referee: Stephen McKiernan

Redhills v Belturbet

26 August 2018 Round 3	Redhills	1-8 – 1-12	Belturbet	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Ballymachugh v Mullahoran

26 August 2018 Round 3	Ballymachugh	1-7 – 1-13	Mullahoran	Gowna GAA Grounds
				Referee: James Clarke

Cúchulainn's v Laragh United

26 August 2018 Round 3	Cúchulainn's	0-12 – 0-13	Laragh United	Dolan Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

Ballyhaise v Drumgoon

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

Cornafean v Bailieborough

8 September 2018 Round 4	Cornafean	2-5 – 2-9	Bailieborough	Lavey GAA Grounds
				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Killeshandra v Redhills

8 September 2018 Round 4	Killeshandra	2-10 – 2-6	Redhills	First Ulster Park
				Referee: Jimmy Galligan

Swanlinbar v Mullahoran

8 September 2018 Round 4	Swanlinbar	1-2 – 1-11	Mullahoran	O'Connell Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Arva v Laragh United

8 September 2018 Round 4	Arva	1-16 – 2-16	Laragh United	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
				Referee: Martin Brady

Drumgoon v Butlersbridge

8 September 2018 Round 4	Drumgoon	0-11 – 0-9	Butlersbridge	Terry Coyle Park
				Referee: John Power

Ballymachugh v Belturbet

8 September 2018 Round 4	Ballymachugh	1-7 – 1-10	Belturbet	Athletic Grounds
				Referee: Packie Smith

Ballyhaise v Cúchulainn's

8 September 2018 Round 4	Ballyhaise	0-12 – 1-10	Cúchulainn's	Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Cúchulainn's

0-14

Killeshandra

1-10

Cúchulainn's

2-9

Laragh United

0-13

Laragh United

1-11 2-14 (R)

Bailieborough

3-5 1-10 (R)

Cúchulainn's

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

Laragh United v Bailieborough

14 September 2018 Quarter-final	Laragh United	1-11 – 3-5	Bailieborough	O'Raghallaigh Park
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Arva v Butlersbridge

14 September 2018 Quarter-final	Arva	0-14 – 1-13	Butlersbridge	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

Mullahoran v Belturbet

15 September 2018 Quarter-final	Mullahoran	1-13 – 1-13	Belturbet	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Cúchulainn's v Killeshandra

16 September 2018 Quarter-final	Cúchulainn's	0-14 – 1-10	Killeshandra	Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
				Referee: Harry Conaty

Bailieborough v Laragh United

22 September 2018 Quarter-final replay	Bailieborough	1-10 – 2-14	Laragh United	Dolan Park
				Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Belturbet v Mullahoran

22 September 2018 Quarter-final replay	Belturbet	0-12 – 2-13	Mullahoran	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-Finals

Cúchulainn's v Laragh United

29 September 2018 Semi-final	Cúchulainn's	2-9 – 0-13	Laragh United	St. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Mullahoran v Butlersbridge

29 September 2018 Semi-final	Mullahoran	2-12 – 1-6	Butlersbridge	Joe Crowe Park
				Referee: Pat Clarke

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Final

Cúchulainn's v Mullahoran

14 October 2018 Final	Cúchulainn's	0-8 – 2-16	Mullahoran	Breffni Park
	E. Keating 0-4 (0-2f), E. Doughty (0-1f), R. O'Connell, E. Donoghue, C. Smith 0-1 each	Report	C. O'Reilly 1-4 (0-2f), P. Brady 1-2, E. O'Reilly 0-5 (0-4f), G. Brady 0-2, M. Hynes, S. Sheils, S. McKeogh 0-1 each	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 J.F.C.

Ballyhaise v Cornafean

21 September 2018 Relegation Quarter-final	Ballyhaise	0-13 – 1-11	Cornafean	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Michael Lee

Drumgoon v Swanlinbar

22 September 2018 Relegation Quarter-final	Drumgoon	4-11 – 3-18	Swanlinbar	O'Connell Park
				Referee: James Clarke

Redhills v Ballymachugh

23 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final	Redhills	1-4 – 4-11	Ballymachugh	Lavey GAA Grounds
				Referee: Tony Gregory

Drumgoon v Ballyhaise

28 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final	Drumgoon	2-10 – 1-9	Ballyhaise	O'Raghallaigh Park
				Referee: Tony Gregory

Redhills v Ballyhaise

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.
4. "Cavan GAA Fixtures & Results". cavangaa.ie. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
5. "IFC: Drumgoon stun Ballyhaise as Mullahoran and Belturbet earn derby wins". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
6. "IFC: Cuchulainns and Mullahoran into decider". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

External links

• Cavan at ClubGAA
• Official Cavan GAA Website