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2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates10 November - 8 December 2024
Teams7
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Champions Inniscarra (1st title)
John O'Callaghan (captain)
Daire Holland (manager)
Runners-up Ballygarvan
Ray O'Halloran (captain)
Liam Sheehan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored13 (2.17 per match)
Points scored107 (17.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Seán O'Donoghue (2-07)
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The 2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 126th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 10 November to 8 December 2024.

The final was played on 8 December 2024 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Inniscarra and Ballygarvan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Inniscarra won the match by 1-07 to 1-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Inniscarra's Seán O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 2-07.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions #
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels [4]
Carbery Carbery Junior A Football Championship Kilmacabea [5]
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Ballygarvan [6]
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Castlemagner [7]
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Castlemartyr [8]
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Inniscarra [9]
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Douglas [10]

Divisional championships

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Duhallow final

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Castlemagner 2–11

Knocknagree 0–07

North Cork final

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Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1–13

Charleville 0–10

Mid Cork final

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Inniscarra 0–10, 3–10 (R)

Aghinagh 0–10, 3–09 (R)

Carbery final

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Kilmacabea 1–12

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1–04

Cork City final

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Douglas 1–08

Nemo Rangers 0–10

South East final

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Ballygarvan 5–11

Carrigaline 2–11

East Cork final

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Castlemartyr 1–10

Carrigtwohill 0–12

Results

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Quarter-finals

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10 November 2024 Quarter-final Douglas 1-05 - 0-14 Kilmacabea Ahamilla Complex
Report C McCarthy 0-4, D Gore 0-4, M Collins 0-1, I Jennings 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, R Hourihane 0-1, J Collins 0-1, E Shanahan 0-1.
10 November 2024 Quarter-final Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels 0-08 - 1-12 Ballygarvan Blarney Grounds
P O’Shea 0-4 (0-2 f), Colin O’Brien S Delee, S O Callaghan, S Kileen 0-1 each. Report E O'Connor 1-3 (0-1 f), R O’Halloran 0-5, D Mackey 0-2, S Brady, N Dowd 0-1 each.
10 November 2024 Quarter-final Castlemagner 1-08 - 4-08 Inniscarra Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
E Magner 1-1, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-4, D Linehan 0-2. Report S O'Donoghue 2-2, D O'Sullivan 1-3, D O'Connell 1-0, S Dineen 0-1, F Horgan 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1.

Semi-finals

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1 December 2024 Semi-final Castlemartyr 0-09 - 1-12 Ballygarvan Páirc Uí Rinn
M Kelly 0-4 (0-1 f), J McGann 0-2, B McGann, C Joyce, J Stack 0-1 each. Report R O’Halloran 0-5, S Brady 1-0, E O’Connor 0-3, S Fenton, P O’Halloran, N Dowd, D O’Mahony 0-1 each.
1 December 2024 Semi-final Inniscarra 2-09 - 1-09 Kilmacabea Páirc Uí Rinn
D O’Connell 1-1 (0-1 m), L O’Connor 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 m), J O’Dwyer 1-0, S O’Donoghue 0-2 (0-1 f), D O’Keeffe, S Dineen 0-1 each. Report C McCarthy 0-5 (0-4 f), L McCarthy 1-0, D Gore 0-2, I Jennings, E Shanahan 0-1 each.

Final

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8 December 2024 Final Ballygarvan 1-06 - 1-07 Inniscarra Páirc Uí Rinn
S Brady 1-1, E O’Connor 0-3 f, D O’Connor, R O’Halloran 0-1 each. Report S O’Donoghue 0-3 (0-1 f), J O'Callaghan 1-0, D O’Keeffe 0-2, L O’Connor (f), S Dineen 0-1 each. Referee: P Finnegan (Douglas)

Top scorers

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Seán O'Donoghue Inniscarra 2-07 13 3 4.33
2 Evan O'Connor Ballygarvan 1-09 12 3 4.00
3 Ray O'Halloran Ballygarvan 0-11 11 3 3.66
4 Colin McCarthy Kilmacabea 1-06 9 2 4.50
5 Seán Brady Ballygarvan 2-02 8 3 2.66

References

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  1. ^ "Youthful Ballygarvan hoping to seize their chance in County JAFC final". Echo Live. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Seán O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra come back from the dead to win County JAFC title against Ballygarvan". Echo Live. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ "O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra crowned Cork Junior A champions". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels lift first ever Avondhu JAFC title seeing off Charleville". The Corkman. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kilmacabea land first Carbery JAFC in four years". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ballygarvan too strong for Carrigaline to retain South East JAFC title". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Duhallow JAFC final: First half goals allow Castlemagner storm past Knocknagree". The Corkman. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Stack goal crucial as Castlemartyr pip Carrigtwohill to East Cork crown". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Iniscarra edge out Aghinagh after six-goal Muskerry final classic". Echo Live. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Douglas complete junior double with defeat of neighbours Nemo Rangers". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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