2024 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates | 3 August - 20 October 2024 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | Hibernian Hotel | ||
Champions | Killavullen (1st title) Liam Cronin (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Harbour Rovers Seán Finn (captain) | ||
Relegated | Ballyhea | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 23 | ||
Goals scored | 66 (2.87 per match) | ||
Points scored | 784 (34.09 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Stephen Condon (7-56) | ||
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The 2024 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the North Cork Board in 1925. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 13 February 2024. The championship ran from 3 August to 26 October 2024.[1]
Harbour Rovers were the defending champions.[2][3]
The final was played on 26 October 2024 at the Kildorrery Grounds, between Harbour Rovers and Killavullen, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[4] Both sides previously met in the group stage.[5] Killavullen won the match by 2-19 to 2-18 to claim their first ever championship title.[6][7]
Stephen Condon was the championship's top scorer with 7-56.
Group 1
[edit]Group 1 table
[edit]Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Lis/Churchtown Gaels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 42 | 37 | 6 |
Ballyhooly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 4 |
Shanballymore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 67 | -23 | 2 |
Fermoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 75 | -26 | 0 |
Group 1 results
[edit]3 August 2024 Round 1 | Ballyhooly | 1-21 - 0-14 | Shanballymore | Castletownroche Grounds |
B Lombard 0-7, D Whelan 1-2, E Twomey 0-3, D Collins 0-2, K Kiely 0-2, D O'Reilly 0-2, D Roche 0-2, D Linehan 0-1. | Report | E O'Regan 0-4, D O'Callaghan 0-3, J Twomey 0-3, S Looney 0-2, D Palmer 0-1, N Barry 0-1. |
4 August 2024 Round 1 | Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels | 4-21 - 1-10 | Fermoy | Mallow GAA Complex |
M Hedigan 2-3, J Hudner 1-2, C O'Brien 0-5, O O'Callaghan 1-1, S Delee 0-4, K Daly 0-3, M Thompson 0-1, S Killeen 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1. | Craig Roche 0-6, C Barry 1-0, D O'Brien 0-1, J Murray 0-1, G O'Callaghan 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1. |
25 August 2024 Round 2 | Shanballymore | 0-09 - 1-21 | Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels | Fr Con Buckley Park |
J Twomey 0-4, J Sheedy 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1. | C O'Brien 0-14, J Hudner 1-0, M Hedigan 0-2, K Daly 0-1, S Delee 0-1, J Quinn 0-1, V Daly 0-1, D Relihan 0-1. |
26 August 2024 Round 2 | Fermoy | 1-14 - 0-21 | Ballyhooly | Glanwoth Grounds |
Report | B Lombard 0-8, D Linehan 0-5, D Whelan 0-4, G Roche 0-2, K Kiely 0-1, D Collins 0-1. |
8 September 2024 Round 3 | Fermoy | 2-13 - 4-09 | Shanballymore | Ballygiblin Grounds |
8 September 2024 Round 3 | Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels | 0-22 - 0-20 | Ballyhooly | Dr Croke Park |
C O'Brien 0-14, M Heddigan 0-3, K Daly 0-1, O O'Callaghan 0-1, J Hudner 0-1, J Quinn 0-1, S Heddigan 0-1. | Report | B Lombard 0-11, S Roche 0-2, D Whelan 0-2, D Roche 0-1, D O'Reilly 0-1, D Collins 0-1, K Kiely 0-1, B Johnson 0-1. |
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 table
[edit]Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Dromina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 50 | 32 | 6 |
Clyda Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 4 |
Kilshannig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 2 |
Ballyhea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 87 | -61 | 0 |
Group 2 results
[edit]3 August 2024 Round 1 | Ballyhea | 0-10 - 2-15 | Kilshannig | Churchtown Grounds |
M Mortell 0-8, J Barrett 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1. | Diarmuid O'Sullivan 2-3, P Walsh 0-6, S Lyons 0-1, Darragh O'Sullivan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, M Twomey 0-1, E O'Hanlon 0-1, J O'Hanlon 0-1. |
4 August 2024 Round 1 | Dromina | 1-16 - 1-14 | Clyda Rovers | Gaels Memorial Grounds |
D Jones 1-7, C Dunne 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, L Barrett 0-1, Jordan Morrissey 0-1, K Hayes 0-1, Jack Morrissey 0-1, P Hassett 0-1. | Report | S O'Sullivan 0-10, C Flanagan 1-0, K Graham 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, C Buckley 0-1. |
16 August 2024 Round 2 | Ballyhea | 0-08 - 2-24 | Dromina | Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin |
D Crowley 0-4, M Mortell 0-3, C Crowley 0-1. | C Dunne 0-9, J Murphy 1-5, B Buckley 1-3, D Jones 0-3, J Morrissey 0-2, P Hassett 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1. |
24 August 2024 Round 3 | Clyda Rovers | 2-30 - 0-08 | Ballyhea | Dr Croke Park |
C Flanagan 0-4, S O'Sullivan 1-11, C Buckley 1-3, K Graham 0-4, T Barrett 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, A Kelly 0-1. | Report |
24 August 2024 Round 3 | Kilshannig | 2-19 - 4-21 | Dromina | Dr Mannix Sportsfield |
P Walsh 1-8, J Murphy 1-0, Darragh O'Sullivan 0-3, E O'Sullivan 0-2, S Lyons 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1, D Clogan 0-1, B Curtin 0-1. | K Cagney 2-1, C Dunne 1-7, B Buckley 0-7, J Murphy 1-1, L Bennett 0-2, G Hayes 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, P Hassett 0-1. |
6 September 2024 Round 2 | KIlshannig | 0-13 - 0-14 | Clyda Rovers | Mill Field |
Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-3, K Twomey 0-3, S Lyons 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Clogan 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, Darragh O'Sullivan 0-1, B Curtin 0-1. | S O'Sullivan 0-6, N Burke 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, K Fitzgerald 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1, C Buckley 0-1, C Kenny 0-1. |
Group 3
[edit]Group 3 table
[edit]Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Harbour Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 25 | 5 |
Killavullen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 63 | 15 | 4 |
Charleville | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 3 |
Araglen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 96 | -48 | 0 |
Group 3 results
[edit]3 August 2024 Round 1 | Killavullen | 3-22 - 1-13 | Araglen | Kildorrery Grounds |
P O'Sullivan 1-4, J Magner 0-7, M O'Connor 1-3, E Cotter 1-1, C O'Mahony 0-2, L Cronin 0-1, L Fox 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1, P Looney 0-1. | Report | C Twomey 0-9, F Hickey 1-0, J Kearney 0-3, A Hegarty 0-1. |
4 August 2024 Round 1 | Harbour Rovers | 2-15 - 0-21 | Charleville | Páirc Uí Shíocháin |
S Condon 1-14, Darragh O'Brien 1-0, D Pyne 0-1. | Report | D O'Riordan 0-10, S Bresnan 0-3, S Liddy 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-2, K O'Gorman 0-1, Z Biggane 0-1, K Cagney 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1. |
25 August 2024 Round 2 | Araglen | 0-13 - 5-19 | Harbour Rovers | Ballygiblin Grounds |
C Twomey 0-9, F Hickey 0-3, S Hegarty 0-1. | D O'Brien 2-3, S Condon 1-5, E Sheehan 1-1, T McGrath 1-1, P Hannon 0-3, D Pyne 0-2, J Fogarty 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, H McGrath 0-1, M Wade 0-1. |
27 August 2024 Round 2 | Charleville | 1-22 - 5-12 | Killavullen | Fr Con Buckley Park |
D O'Riordan 1-12, Z Biggane 0-3, K Cagney 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, B Forde 0-1, G Gleeson 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1. | M O'Connor 2-1, J Magner 1-4, L Cronin 1-1, C Looney 1-0, E Cotter 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, L Fox 0-1, B Cotter 0-1. |
7 September 2024 Round 3 | Araglen | 0-21 - 2-25 | Charleville | Shanballymore Grounds |
K O'Gorman 0-12, K Cagney 0-6, M Kavanagh 1-0, J Jones 1-0, S Bresnan 0-3, S Liddy 0-1, M O'Flynn 0-1, Z Biggane 0-1, B Forde 0-1. |
7 September 2024 Round 3 | Killavullen | 1-17 - 2-18 | Harbour Rovers | Castletownroche Grounds |
J Magner 0-7, C Looney 1-0, P O'Grady 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, E Cotter 0-1, L Fox 0-1, P Looney 0-1. | Report | S Condon 1-12, Darragh O'Brien 1-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, Diarmuid O'Brien 0-2. |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||
Dromina | 4-18 | ||||||||||
Harbour Rovers | 1-20 | Harbour Rovers | 2-26 (aet) | ||||||||
Ballyhooly | 1-18 | Harbour Rovers | |||||||||
Killavullen | |||||||||||
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels | 2-18 | ||||||||||
Clyda Rovers | 1-14 | Killavullen | 2-21 | ||||||||
Killavullen | 0-18 |
Relegation playoff
[edit]12 October 2024 Quarter-final | Araglen | 3-18 - 0-08 | Ballyhea | Shanballymore Grounds |
Quarter-finals
[edit]21 September 2024 Quarter-final | Clyda Rovers | 1-14 - 0-18 | Killavullen | O'Connell Park |
S O'Sullivan 0-6, C Buckley 0-4, K Graham 1-0, K Coffey 0-1, D Walsh 0-1. | Report | J Magner 0-10, J O'Connor 0-4, P O'Sullivan 0-2, M Cagney 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1. |
22 September 2024 Quarter-final | Harbour Rovers | 1-20 - 1-18 | Ballyhooly | Castletownroche Grounds |
S Condon 0-9, Darragh O'Brien 1-2, P Hannon 0-3, D Pyne 0-3, P Condon 0-1, S Finn 0-1, T McGrath 0-1. | Report | B Lombard 0-10, G Roche 1-0, S Roche 0-3, D O'Reilly 0-2, S Linehan 0-1, D Collins 0-1, D Linehan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
[edit]6 October 2024 Semi-final | Dromina | 4-18 - 2-26 (aet) | Harbour Rovers | Fr Con Buckley Park |
C Dunne 0-9, D Jones 2-0, K Cagney 1-2, R Morrissey 1-0, P Hassett 0-2, L Barrett 0-2, K Aherne 0-1, G Hayes 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. | S Condon 2-7, P Hannon 0-12, M Wade 0-2, D Pyne 0-1, P Condon 0-1, Darragh O'Brien 0-1, M Blackburn 0-1, Diarmuid O'Brien 0-1. |
6 October 2024 Semi-final | Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels | 2-18 - 2-21 | Killavullen | O'Connell Park |
C O'Brien 0-9, J Quinn 1-0, E Barrett 1-0, O O'Callaghan 0-2, K Daly 0-2, S Delee 0-2, M Heddigan 0-1, V Daly 0-1, S Killeen 0-1. | C O'Mahony 1-4, J Magner 0-6, L Fox 1-1, E Buckley 0-2, C Looney 0-2, L Cronin 0-1, M Cagney 0-1, E Cotter 0-1, P Looney 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. |
Final
[edit]26 October 2024 Final | Harbour Rovers | 2-18 - 2-19 | Killavullen | Kildorrery Grounds |
S Condon 2-9 (1-0 pen, 0-2 sl, 0-1f) P Hannon 0-5 (0-4 f), T McGrath, Darragh O'Brien, P Condon, Diarmuid O'Brien 0-1 each. | Report | J Magner 0-8 (0-6 f), P Looney 1-3, C O'Mahony 1-0, L Cronin 0-2 (0-1 f), E Cotter, P O'Sullivan 0-2 each, M Cagney, L Fox 0-1 each. | Referee: D Twomey (Shanballymore) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Stephen Condon | Harbour Rovers | 7-56 | 77 | 6 | 12.83 |
2 | Jamie Magner | Killavullen | 1-42 | 45 | 6 | 7.50 |
3 | Colin O'Brien | L/C Gaels | 0-42 | 42 | 4 | 10.50 |
4 | Seán O'Sullivan | Clyda Rovers | 1-33 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
Brian Lombard | Ballyhooly | 1-33 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Killavullen qualified for the final for the first time since 1929.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Avondhu GAA Launch Junior A Championships". Avondhu GAA. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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- ^ Ryan, Pat (18 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers see off Kilshanning to claim Avondhu Junior Hurling crown". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Pat (25 September 2024). "Avondhu GAA: Killavullen closing in first ever JAHC final appearance". The Corkman. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Defeat by Harbour Rovers to halt momentum". Killavullen GAA website. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Nirvana for the Blues, after an epic final". Kiillavullen GAA website. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Killavullen make history with first Junior A hurling title after epic final with Harbour Rovers". Kiillavullen GAA website. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Back in a Junior A Hurling final, after a 95 year hiatus". Killavullen GAA website. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.