2024 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

2024 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
Dates	3 August - 10 November 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Lisgoold (1st title); Liam O'Shea (captain); Mossie O'Connell (manager)
Runners-up	Erin's Own; Ian O'Mahony (captain); Brian O’Shea (manager)
Relegated	Cloughduv
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	79 (3.16 per match)
Points scored	844 (33.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan Bowen (1-51)
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The 2024 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 115th staging overall of a championship for lower-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023.^[1] The championship ran from 3 August to 10 November 2024.

The final, a replay, was played on 10 November 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Lisgoold and Erin's Own, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Lisgoold won the match by 2-18 to 2-13 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]

Alan Bowen was the championship's top scorer with 1-51.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Bandon^[3]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

Erin's Own^[4]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Aghabullogue^[5]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

Douglas^[6]

Group A

Group A table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Midleton	3	2	1	0	62	52	10	5
Ballygiblin	3	2	0	1	66	58	8	4
Sarsfields	3	1	1	1	55	60	-5	3
Aghada	3	0	0	3	48	61	-13	0

Group A results

4 August 2024 Round 1	Aghada	0-13 - 2-12	Sarsfields	Jamesy Kelleher Park
	F O'Connor 0-6, W Leahy 0-3.	Report	A Myers 2-7.

4 August 2024 Round 1	Midleton	1-18 - 1-14	Ballygiblin	St Catherine's Park
	A Mulcahy 0-10, G Manley 1-1, R Hartnett 0-3, A Ryan 0-2, K Farmer 0-1, A Daly 0-1.	Report	J O’Sullivan 0-7, D Flynn 1-2, S Beston 0-2, E Flynn 0-1, R Donegan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.

23 August 2024 Round 2	Sarsfields	1-16 - 1-16	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chonaill
		Report	A Mulcahy 0-8 (0-6 Frees), A Daly 1-1, A Ryan 0-2, E McCarthy, T Roche, G Carroll, R Hartnett and C Crowley 0-1 each.

24 August 2024 Round 2	Ballygiblin	2-15 - 0-19	Aghada	Castlelyons Grounds
	D Flynn 0-8, S Beston 1-1, S O’Sullivan 1-1, R Donegan 0-3, E Geary 0-2.	Report	W Leahy 0-11, C Terry 0-4, D Creedon 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1, J O'Hanlon 0-1.

7 September 2024 Round 3	Ballygiblin	2-22 - 0-18	Sarsfields	Mill Field
	D Flynn 1-10, J O'Sullivan 0-6, S Beston 1-1, C O'Mahony 0-3, K Duggan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.		L Healy 0-8, C McCarthy 0-4, B Graham 0-3, D Long 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-1.

7 September 2024 Round 3	Midleton	1-19 - 0-16	Aghada	Castlemartyr Grounds
	A Mulcahy 1-14 (0-10 frees), G Carroll and K Farmer 0-2 each, A Ryan 0-1.	Report

Group B

Group B table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Erin's Own	3	2	0	1	64	66	-2	4
Blackrock	3	2	0	1	63	57	6	4
Kildorrery	3	1	0	2	65	65	0	2
Bandon	3	1	0	2	51	55	-4	2

Group B results

4 August 2024 Round 1	Bandon	0-08 - 3-08	Blackrock	Ballinora Grounds
	C Long 0-3, R Desmond 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, E McSweeney 0-1, M Sugrue 0-1.	Report	T Grainger 2-0, S Healy 1-1.

4 August 2024 Round 1	Erin's Own	0-22 - 0-20	Kildorrery	Castletownroche Grounds
	A Bowen 0-16, T O'Connell 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, I O'Mahony 0-1, R Blackton 0-1.	Report	P O'Brien 0-8, J Keating 0-4, L Keating 0-3, J McEniry 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C Harrington 0-1.

24 August 2024 Round 2	Kildorrery	2-14 - 1-14	Bandon	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	J Keating 1-1, J McEniry 0-4, K Hurley 1-0, D Kelly 0-3, P O'Brien 0-3, M Walsh 0-1, L Keating 0-1, D Kent 0-1.	Report	M Cahalane 1-5, E McSweeney 0-3, D Crowley 0-3, C Long 0-2, M Sugrue 0-1.

24 August 2024 Round 2	Blackrock	1-17 - 2-18	Erin's Own	Ted Hanley Memorial Park
	E O'Farrell 0-8.	Report	A Bowen 0-6.

7 September 2024 Round 3	Blackrock	4-14 - 3-16	Kildorrery	Glanworth Grounds
	T Deasy 1–3 (2f), C O'Leary 1–1, D Cormack 1–1, T Grainger 1–0, E O'Farrell 0–2 (1f, 65), E Coughlan 0–2, I O'Keeffe 0–2, L O'Sullivan 0–1, M O'Keeffe 0-1, R Browne 0–1 (1f).		L Keating 1-3, K Hurley 1-2, P Piggott 1-2, P O'Brien 0-4, D Kelly 0-2, J Keating 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, J McEniry 0-1.

7 September 2024 Round 3	Bandon	2-20 - 2-12	Erin's Own	Riverstick Grounds
	M Cahalane 0-8 (0-4 f), M Sugrue 0-5, R Desmond 1-1, E McSweeney, C Long, D Crowley 0-2 each, C McCarthy 1-0.	Report	S Horgan 2-0, A Bowen 0-5 f, R Blackton 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, S Power, T Connell 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Lisgoold	3	3	0	0	105	63	42	6
Mayfield	3	1	1	1	62	75	-13	3
Youghal	3	1	0	2	54	66	-12	2
Cloughduv	3	0	1	2	68	85	-17	1

Group C results

3 August 2024 Round 1	Cloughduv	1-11 - 2-16	Youghal	Church Road
		Report	D O Donoghue (1-5, 0-3 f), J Murray (0-6, 5pts f), B Cooper (0-3), B Moloney (0-1), O Hill (0-1).

4 August 2024 Round 1	Mayfield	1-12 - 4-25	Lisgoold	Castlelyons Grounds
	D O’Neill 1-6, N Kelly 0-7 (0-6 f), D Malone, S O’Donovan 0-2 each, MJ Coffey 0-1.	Report	J O’Driscoll 2-4, I Walsh 2-2, D Healy 0-5, L O’Shea 0-10 (0-8 f), L Walsh 0-2, M Hegarty, C Hickey 0-1 each,

24 August 2024 Round 2	Lisgoold	5-23 - 4-17	Cloughduv	Ballincollig Grounds
	L O'Shea 2-13, I Walsh 1-0, J O'Driscoll 1-0, C Hallahan 1-0, M Hegarty 0-2, D Healy 0-2, C Hickey 0-2, J Cashman 0-2, L Walsh 0-1, T Savage 0-1.	Report	M Verling 2-12, B McNabola 2-0, E Clifford 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.

24 August 2024 Round 2	Youghal	1-10 - 2-16	Mayfield	Christy Ring Memorial Park
		Report	N Kelly 0-12.

7 September 2024 Round 3	Mayfield	3-16 - 3-16	Cloughduv	Ballincollig Grounds
	N Kelly 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-6 f), MJ Coffey 1-2, P Duggan 1-0, D O’Neill 0-2, F McSweeney, D O'Gorman, D Malone, K Punch 0-1 each.	Report	M Verling 2-8 (1-5 f, 1-0 pen), O O’Driscoll 1-1, D Cronin, B McNabola 0-2 each, E Clifford, K Walsh, W Ahern 0-1 each.

7 September 2024 Round 3	Lisgoold	2-24 - 2-13	Youghal	Aghavine Grounds
	L O'Shea 0-6 (0-4 f), I Walsh 1-2, C Hickey 1-1, M Hegarty, J Cashman 0-4 each, D Healy 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, L Walsh, K Cashman 0-1.	Report	J Murray 0-7 (0-6 f), O Hill 2-0, D O'Donoghue 0-3 (0-2 f), S Smiddy, B Cooper, J O'Mahony 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

		Lisgoold (Imokilly)	0-20
Ballygiblin (Avondhu)	1-21	Ballygiblin (Avondhu)	0-14
Blackrock (Seandun)	2-12			Lisgoold (Imokilly)
				Erin's Own (Imokilly)
		Midleton (Imokilly)	0-14
Erin's Own (Imokilly)	2-24	Erin's Own (Imokilly)	3-11
Mayfield (Seandun)	1-14

Relegation playoff

21 September 2024 Playoff	Aghada	2-26 - 2-20	Cloughduv	Ted Hanley Memorial Park
	P O'Neill 1-4, W Leahy 0-5, R O'Connell 0-3.	Report	M Verling 0-12.

Quarter-finals

21 September 2024 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	2-24 - 1-14	Mayfield	Ballymaw Grounds
	A Bowen (0-12, 8fs, 1 ’65), C Lenihan (1-3), T Connell (1-1), R Blackton (0-4), C Coakley (0-2), B Nolan and J McMahon (0-1 each).	Report	N Kelly (0-6, 6fs), D O’Neil (0-4), D O’Gorman (1-0), D Hayes (0-2), S O’Donovan and MJ Coffey (0-1 each).

22 September 2024 Quarter-final	Ballygiblin	1-21 - 2-12	Blackrock	Mourneabbey Grounds
	D Flynn 0-8; J O’Sullivan 0-8 (5f, 1 65), S O’Sullivan 1-1, S Beston and C O’Mahony 0-2.	Report	R Browne 1-2 (2f, 1p); R Creegan 1-1; E O’Farrell 0-4 (2f), J O’Sullivan 0-2, C Coakley, L O’Donovan, S Healy all 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 October 2024 Semi-final	Lisgoold	0-20 - 0-14	Ballygiblin	St Catherine's Park
	L O’Shea (0-4 f), J Cashman 0-5 each, M Hegarty 0-4, D Healy 0-3, C Hickey, J O’Driscoll, L Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	D Flynn 0-7 (0-1 f), J O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-2 f, 0-1 65), C O’Mahony 0-2, R Donegan, S O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

12 October 2024 Semi-final	Midleton	0-14 - 3-11	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	A Ryan (0-9 all frees), K Hartnett (0-2), G Manley (0-2), E McCarthy (0-1)	Report	K Murphy (1-1), S Horgan (1-0), C Lenihan (1-0), A Bowen (0-7, 0-4 frees and 0-1 sideline), J Kavanagh, B Nolan, R Blackton (0-1 each)

Final

2 November 2024 Final	Lisgoold	1-18 - 2-15	Erin's Own	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Hegarty (0-5); J O’Driscoll (1-1); L O’Shea (0-3); D Healy, J Cashman (0-2 each); J Hegarty, K Cashman, L Walsh, I Walsh, C Hallahan (0-1 each).	Report	A Bowen (1-5, 0-3 frees); C Lenihan (1-2); D Twomey, Kieran Murphy (0-2 each); S Cronin, R Blackton, T Connell, O O’Regan (0-1 each).	Referee: N Fahy (Brian Dillons)

Final replay

10 November 2024 Final	Lisgoold	2-18 - 2-13	Erin's Own	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	L O’Shea (0-1 f), C Hickey 1-2 each, J Cashman (f), D Healy 0-4 each, K Cashman, M Hegarty 0-2 each, I Walsh, J O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Report	A Bowen 0-7 (0-6 f). S Horgan, D Twomey 1-1 each, A Bowen 0-7 (6f), C Lenihan, I O’Mahony, T Connell, O O’Regan 0-1 each.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alan Bowen	Erin's Own	1-58	61	7	8.71
2	Liam O'Shea	Lisgoold	3-39	48	6	8.00
3	Mark Verling	Cloughduv	4-32	44
4	Darragh Flynn	Ballygiblin	2-35	41	5	8.20
5	Nicky Kelly	Mayfield	1-33	36	4	9.00

References

↑ Cormican, Eoghan (14 December 2023). "Castlehaven drawn with Clonakilty and Carbery Rangers for second successive year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
↑ "Lisgoold capture Intermediate A county after shaking off Erin's Own". Echo Live. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
↑ Leen, Darragh (16 September 2023). "Bandon suffer second relegation in three seasons as Carrigaline sprint free of the drop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
↑ Coleman, John (14 October 2023). "Erin's Own make it two county titles on the bounce as Robbie O'Flynn makes presence felt". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
↑ McKay, Jack (22 October 2023). "Matthew Bradley inspires Aghabullogue to one-point IAHC final win over Midleton". Echo Live. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ McKay, Jack (16 September 2023). "IAHC: Youghal survive double relegation as Douglas go down after nine-goal thriller". Echo Live. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

External links

Cork GAA website

[1] Cormican, Eoghan (14 December 2023). "Castlehaven drawn with Clonakilty and Carbery Rangers for second successive year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[2] "Lisgoold capture Intermediate A county after shaking off Erin's Own". Echo Live. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

[3] Leen, Darragh (16 September 2023). "Bandon suffer second relegation in three seasons as Carrigaline sprint free of the drop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[4] Coleman, John (14 October 2023). "Erin's Own make it two county titles on the bounce as Robbie O'Flynn makes presence felt". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[5] McKay, Jack (22 October 2023). "Matthew Bradley inspires Aghabullogue to one-point IAHC final win over Midleton". Echo Live. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[6] McKay, Jack (16 September 2023). "IAHC: Youghal survive double relegation as Douglas go down after nine-goal thriller". Echo Live. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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