2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 12th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the County Convention on 14 December 2014. The championship began on 16 May 2015 and ended on 11 October 2015.
On 11 October 2015, Newcestown won the championship following a 1-23 to 0-8 defeat of Valley Rovers in the final. This remains their only championship title in the grade.
Mallow's Seán Hayes was the championship's top scorer with 4-36.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Fermoy

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Ballyhea

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 24 points
*Valley Rovers 3-20 – 0-05 Inniscarra
Most goals in a match: 6
*Ballinhassig 4-16 – 2-12 Carrigaline
Most points in a match: 48
*Mallow 2-26 – 1-22 Inniscarra
Most goals by one team in a match: 4
*Ballinhassig 4-16 – 2-12 Carrigaline
*Kanturk 4-11 – 1-15 Bandon
*Cloyne 4-11 – 0-12 Carrigaline
*Mallow 4-16 – 1-12 Watergrasshill
*Ballinhassig 4-17 – 1-12 Castlelyons
Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
*Carrigaline 2-12 – 4-16 Ballinhassig
*Cloyne 2-11 – 1-16 Watergrasshill
*Cloyne 2-09 – 0-18 Mallow
Most points scored by a losing team: 22
*Inniscarra 1-22 – 2-26 Mallow

Top scorers

;Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán Hayes	Mallow	4-36	48	4	12.00
2	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	4-35	47	7	6.71
3	Liam O'Keeffe	Kanturk	6-14	32	5	6.40
4	Eoin Kelly	Newcestown	2-23	29	5	5.80
5	Noel McNamara	Kilworth	1-24	27	4	6.75
5	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	0-27	27	4	6.75
6	Aidan O'Mahony	Inniscarra	0-25	25	4	6.25
7	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	2-18	24	2	12.00
8	Rob O'Shea	Carrigaline	1-20	23	3	7.66
8	Darren Crowley	Bandon	0-23	23	3	7.66

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Hayes	Mallow	2-13	19	Inniscarra
2	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	1-11	14	Valley Rovers
3	Seán Hayes	Mallow	2-07	13	Watergrasshill
4	Liam O'Keeffe	Kanturk	2-05	11	Bandon
4	Paudie Lynch	Kilworth	1-08	11	Inniscarra
4	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	1-08	11	Ballinhassig
5	Noel McNamara	Kilworth	1-07	10	Kanturk
5	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	1-07	10	Kanturk
5	Aidan O'Mahony	Inniscarra	0-10	10	Mallow
5	Eoin O'Reilly	Valley Rovers	0-10	10	Inniscarra
5	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	0-10	10	Courcey Rovers
5	Seán Hayes	Mallow	0-10	10	Newcestown

Miscellaneous

On 16 May 2015, Seán Hayes from Mallow scored 2-13 against Iniscarra. It remains a record individual score for a player.
After winning the championship title and gaining promotion, Newcestown become the first club from the Carbery Division to have teams in both the senior hurling championship and senior football championship.