It has yet to be determined if the Cork premier senior championship complies with the new 16-team cap voted into rule at Annual Congress. From 2023, county senior and intermediate championships cannot consist of more than 16 teams. The county’s eight divisions, along with UCC and CIT, compete in a qualifying section that runs parallel to the county championship, from which one team progresses to the knockout stages of the county championship proper. That gives a total of 22 teams chasing county championship glory. If the LGFA Special Congress does not convene prior to the 2021 Cork county championship throwing-in, then West Cork will not be permitted to defend their county title.

Source: Irish Examiner March 01, 2021 20:37 UTC