2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	10 November - 8 December 2024
Teams	7
Sponsor	McCarthy 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 played	6
Goals scored	13 (2.17 per match)
Points scored	107 (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

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

Duhallow final

Castlemagner 2–11

Knocknagree 0–07

North Cork final

Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1–13

Charleville 0–10

Mid Cork final

Inniscarra 0–10, 3–10 (R)

Aghinagh 0–10, 3–09 (R)

Carbery final

Kilmacabea 1–12

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1–04

Cork City final

Douglas 1–08

Nemo Rangers 0–10

South East final

Ballygarvan 5–11

Carrigaline 2–11

East Cork final

Castlemartyr 1–10

Carrigtwohill 0–12

Results

Quarter-finals

Douglas v Kilmacabea

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.

Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels v Ballygarvan

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.

Castlemagner v Inniscarra

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.

• Castlemartyr received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

Castlemartyr v Ballygarvan

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.

Inniscarra v Kilmacabea

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

Ballygarvan v Inniscarra

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

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

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.

External link

• Cork GAA website