2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	20 September 2008 – 19 October 2008
Teams	7
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Dripsey (1st title) Diarmuid O'Riordan (captain) John Feeney (manager)
Runners-up	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Johnny Nyhan (captain) Christy O'Leary (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	12 (2 per match)
Points scored	146 (24.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Diarmuid O'Riordan (1-26)
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The 2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 20 September 2008 and ended on 19 October 2008.

On 19 October 2008, Dripsey won the championship following a 0-13 to 1-07 defeat of Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.^[1] This was their first championship title in the grade.

Dripsey's Diarmuid O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 1-26.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Charleville
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballymartle
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Tullylease
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Carrignavar
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Dripsey
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Glen Rovers

Results

First round

Tullylease v Charleville

20 September 2008 First round	Tullylease	0-17 - 1-12	Charleville	Kanturk
	S Whelan 0-13, B Sheehy 0-2, S Stokes 0-1, S Hehir 0-1.		M Gammell 1-2, P Gammell 0-3, J Quinlan 0-3, B Dennehy 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1.

Carrignavar v Ballymartle

21 September 2008 First round	Carrignavar	1-20 - 1-06	Ballymartle	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Hegarty 0-7, M Geaney 1-0, C Burns 0-3, P Murphy 0-3, M Hickey 0-2, A Sheehan 0-2, T Geaney 0-1, R Spillane 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1.		B Dwyer 1-2, J Coleman 0-2, K Hallissey 0-1, S Fehilly 0-1.

Dripsey v Glen Rovers

5 October 2008 First round	Dripsey	1-14 - 1-12	Glen Rovers	Ballincollig
	D O'Riordan 1-8, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Carey 0-2, D Foley 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		R Brosnan 1-0, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Neill 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-2, K McCarthy 0-2, J Goggin 0-1, A Dunlea 0-1.

Semi-finals

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v Tullylease

5 October 2008 Semi-final	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	3-12 - 2-12	Tullylease	Páirc Uí Rinn
	JP O'Callaghan 2-6, S Crowley 1-0, M Fehilly 0-3, T Lordan 0-2, P Crowley 0-1.		S Hehir 2-2, S Whelan 0-6, E Sheehy 0-2, P Newman 0-1, S Stokes 0-1.

Dripsey v Carrignavar

12 October 2008 Semi-final	Dripsey	1-12 - 0-09	Carrignavar	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D O'Riordan 0-7, M O'Sullivan 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Riordan 0-1.		C Burns 0-5, P Murphy 0-1, M Hickey 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1.

Final

Dripsey v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

19 October 2008 Final	Dripsey	0-13 - 1-07	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D O'Riordan 0-11, C Hayes 0-1, D Foley 0-1.		JP O'Callaghan 0-5, T Lordan 1-0, M Fehily 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Dripsey	1-26	29	3	9.66
2	Séamus Whelan	Tullylease	0-19	19	2	9.50
3	John Paul O'Callaghan	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	2-11	17	2	8.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Séamus Whelan	Tullylease	0-13	13	Charleville
2	John Paul O'Callaghan	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	2-06	12	Tullylease
3	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Dripsey	1-08	11	Glen Rovers
	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Dripsey	1-08	11	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
4	Shane Hehir	Tullylease	2-02	8	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
5	Aidan Hegarty	Carrignavar	0-07	7	Ballymartle
	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Dripsey	1-08	11	Carrignavar

References

1. "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - Present". Cork GAA finals website. Retrieved 11 December 2017.