2024 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2024 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates	3 August - 20 October 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	Hibernian Hotel
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 (5-47)
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The 2024 North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship is 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 is scheduled to run from 3 August to 20 October 2024.^[1]

Harbour Rovers are the defending champions.^[2]^[3]

The final is scheduled to be played on 20 October 2024 at the Kildorrery Grounds, between Harbour Rovers and Killavullen, in what will be their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] Both sides previously met in the group stage.^[5]

Group 1

Group 1 table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	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

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

Group 2 table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	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

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

Group 3 table

Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	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

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

Bracket

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

12 October 2024 Quarter-final

Araglen

3-18 - 0-08

Ballyhea

Shanballymore Grounds

Quarter-finals

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

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

20 October 2024 Final

Harbour Rovers

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Killavullen

Kildorrery Grounds

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Stephen Condon	Harbour Rovers	5-47	62	5	12.40
2	Colin O'Brien	L/C Gaels	0-42	42	4	10.50
3	Jamie Magner	Killavullen	1-34	37	5	7.40
4	Seán O'Sullivan	Clyda Rovers	1-33	36	4	9.00
4	Brian Lombard	Ballyhooly	1-33	36	4	9.00

Miscellaneous

Killavullen qualified for the final for the first time since 1929.^[6]

References

^ "Avondhu GAA Launch Junior A Championships". Avondhu GAA. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ Ryan, Paddy (14 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers lift Avondhu Junior A Hurling title by seeing off Kilshannig". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Back in a Junior A Hurling final, after a 95 year hiatus". Killavullen GAA website. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

External link

Avondhu GAA website

[1] "Avondhu GAA Launch Junior A Championships". Avondhu GAA. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[2] Ryan, Paddy (14 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers lift Avondhu Junior A Hurling title by seeing off Kilshannig". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[3] Ryan, Pat (18 October 2023). "Harbour Rovers see off Kilshanning to claim Avondhu Junior Hurling crown". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[4] Ryan, Pat (25 September 2024). "Avondhu GAA: Killavullen closing in first ever JAHC final appearance". The Corkman. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[5] "Defeat by Harbour Rovers to halt momentum". Killavullen GAA website. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[6] "Back in a Junior A Hurling final, after a 95 year hiatus". Killavullen GAA website. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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