2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Dates	6 April 2008 – 5 October 2008
Teams	16
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	St. Finbarr's (1st title) Fionán Murray (captain) Tony Leahy (manager)
Runners-up	St. Vincent's Paddy O'Shea (captain) Jason Daly (manager)
Relegated	Youghal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	33 (1.18 per match)
Points scored	538 (19.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Paul Murphy (0-29)
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The 2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the third staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 9 December 2007. The championship began on 6 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.

Mallow left the championship after securing promotion to senior level. ^[1] Grenagh, St. Finbarr's and St. Vincent's joined the championship through a combination of relegation and promotion.

The final, a city derby, was played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Vincent's. After a replay, St. Finbarr's won the final by 2-13 to 0-14 to claim their first championship title in the grade and a first title in any football grade since 1985. ^[2] It remains their only championship title in the grade.

John Paul Murphy of the St. Vincent's club was the championship's top scorer with 0-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Grenagh

Relegated from the Cork Senior Football Championship

• St. Finbarr's
• St. Vincent's

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Football Championship

• Mallow

Results

Round 1

Newmarket v Kiskeam

6 April 2008Round 1	Newmarket	1-13 - 1-10	Kiskeam	Kanturk
	D O'Brien 1-2, J Lane 0-3, J Ryan 0-3, B Daly 0-2, D O'Flynn 0-2, T O'Keeffe 0-1.		J Angland 1-0, N Cronin 0-3, D O'Leary 0-2, D Linehan 0-2, B Dennehy 0-2, J Ryan 0-1.

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Youghal

9 April 2008Round 1	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	2-10 - 0-04	Youghal	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Ó Coinceannáin 1-3, M Ó Tuama 1-1, L Ó Conchúir 0-3, S Ó Tuama 0-3, P Ó Coinceannáin 0-1, C Ó Tuama 0-1.		M Mulcahy 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, J Grace 0-1, R Cunningham 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Grenagh

9 April 2008Round 1	St. Vincent's	0-10 - 0-06	Grenagh	Cloughduv
	JP Murphy 0-6, D O'Connor 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, C Barry 0-1.		DD Dorgan 0-4, J O'Neill 0-1, M Kenny 0-1.

St. Michael's v Glenville

10 April 2008Round 1	St. Michael's	1-09 - 1-08	Glenville	Cloughduv
	M Russell 1-0, W Kennedy 0-2, E Buckley 0-2, J Browne 0-1, K O'Connell 0-1, J Linehan 0-1, M Drummond 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.		K Coakley 0-4, O Curtin 1-0, P Cahill 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1.

Ballinora v Killavullen

13 April 2008Round 1	Ballinora	2-08 - 0-10	Killavullen	Mallow GAA Complex
	C Brosnan 1-2, M Hodge 1-0, M Murphy 0-3, E Lougheed 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, G O'Halloran 0-1.		D Dorgan 0-4, J O'Neill 0-2, A O'Driscoll 0-2, D Luddy 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Mayfield

16 April 2008Round 1	St. Finbarr's	0-16 - 0-11	Mayfield	Páirc Uí Rinn
	F Murray 0-4, J Sexton 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-3, E Keane 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, R Leahy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1.		P Condon 0-3, B Hegarty 0-2, E Crowley 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-1, R Scannell 0-1, T Lotty 0-1, D Lucey 0-1.

Clyda Rovers v Nemo Rangers

17 April 2008Round 1	Clyda Rovers	1-09 - 1-08	Nemo Rangers	Ballincollig
	P Kissane 0-6, C Lane 1-0, D O'Mullane 0-1, J O'Hanlon 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1.		B O'Driscoll 1-2, J Kerins 0-3, W Morgan 0-1, JP O'Neill 0-1, A Morgan 0-1.

Newcestown v Glanmire

18 April 2008Round 1	Newcestown	0-13 - 0-02	Glanmire	Ballinora
	H Curran 0-4, C Keane 0-3, T Ryan 0-2, T Twomey 0-2, F Keane 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.		D Molden 0-2.

Round 2

Glanmire v Mayfield

25 May 2008Round 2	Glanmire	0-10 - 0-09	Mayfield	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Murphy 0-8, B Kirby 0-1, M Hopkins 0-1.		T Lotty 0-5, M Barry 0-2, R Scannell 0-1.

Glenville v Grenagh

25 May 2008Round 2	Glenville	0-10 - 1-07	Grenagh	Páirc Uí Rinn
	K Coakley 0-6, S O'Leary 0-2, E O'Reilly 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.		DD Dorgan 1-3, S Coleman 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1.

Kiskeam v Youghal

31 May 2008Round 2	Kiskeam	0-09 - 0-07	Youghal	Mourne Abbey
	D O'Leary 0-4, M O'Herlihy 0-3, B Dennehy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1.		N Roche 0-3, B Coleman 0-2, P Monaghan 0-1, E Coleman 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Killavullen

1 June 2008Round 2	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 0-07	Killavullen	Castlelyons
	B O'Driscoll 1-2, L O'Sullivan 0-4, D Niblock 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, W Morgan 0-1, B Twomey 0-1.		A O'Driscoll 0-2, D Hartnett 0-2, D Dorgan 0-2, D Relihan 0-1.

Glenville v Grenagh

14 June 2008Round 2 replay	Glenville	0-13 - 1-05	Grenagh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K Coakley 0-4, P O'Brien 0-3, J Halbert 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, E O'Reilly 0-1, P Cahill 0-1.		M Kenny 1-0, DD Dorgan 0-2, J Russell 0-1, N Doherty 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

Grenagh v Killavullen

28 June 2008Semi-final	Grenagh	3-08 - 2-09	Killavullen	Mourne Abbey
	R Dorgan 2-0, DD Dorgan 1-0, C Fitzgerald 0-2, N Doherty 0-2, S Coleman 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, J Russell 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.		J O'Neill 1-4, D Hartnett 1-0, C O'Connell 0-1, B Norris 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, A O'Driscoll 0-1, D Relihan 0-1.

Mayfield v Youghal

11 July 2008Semi-final	Mayfield	3-10 - 0-03	Youghal	Ballinacurra
	P Condon 1-5, T Tynan 1-1, R Scannell 0-4, E Crowley 1-0.		N Roche 0-2, R Cunningham 0-1.

Killavullen v Youghal

18 July 2008Final	Killavullen	2-10 - 1-08	Youghal	Glenville
	J O'Neill 2-3, A O'Driscoll 0-3, D Relihan 0-2, I O'Gorman 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1.		R Cunningham 1-1, V Murray 0-3, N Roche 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, N Farrelly 0-1.

Round 3

Ballinora v St. Michael's

29 June 2008Round 3	Ballinora	1-13 - 0-11	St. Michael's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Brosnan 0-4, C O'Shea 0-4, K Conway 1-0, C Sheehan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2.		E Buckley 0-4, J Linehan 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-2, W Kennedy 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Nemo Rangers

29 June 2008Round 3	St. Finbarr's	0-13 - 0-06	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R O'Mahony 0-5, F Murray 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, R Leahy 0-1, G Leahy 0-1.		W Morgan 0-3, L O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1, A Hogan 0-1.

Newcestown v Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh

5 July 2008Round 3	Newcestown	0-12 - 0-09	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	Coachford
	H Curran 0-6, J O'Sullivan 0-2, T Twomey 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, P Moloney 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.		A Ó Coinceannáin 0-3, L Seartan 0-2, L Ó Conchúir 0-1, P Ó Coinceannáin 0-1, C Ó Loingsigh 0-1, I Ó Coinceannáin 0-1.

Glanmire v Clyda Rovers

10 July 2008Round 3	Glanmire	0-10 - 0-09	Clyda Rovers	Glenville
	J Murphy 0-6, M Hopkins 0-2, E Whooley 0-1, M Cussen 0-1.		D O'Shea 0-3, J Hanlon 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, P O'Mullane 0-1, F O'Shea 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Newmarket v Glenville

5 July 2008Quarter-final	Newmarket	1-09 - 0-11	Glenville	Dr. Croke Park
	D O'Flynn 1-1, J Ryan 0-4, J Lane 0-2, TJ Bodie 0-1, M Feehan 0-1.		K Coakley 0-7, N Healy 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, P Cahill 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Kiskeam

13 July 2008Quarter-final	St. Vincent's	0-16 - 1-05	Kiskeam	Mourne Abbey
	JP Murphy 0-6, C Barry 0-4, J Buckley 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1.		C Noonan 1-1, B Dennehy 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.

Newcestown v Glanmire

20 July 2008Quarter-final	Newcestown	1-12 - 0-08	Glanmire	Coachford
	T Twomey 0-5, T Ryan 1-1, H Curran 0-3, C Keane 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Mahony 0-1.		J Murphy 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, M Cussen 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Ballinora

13 August 2008Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	0-15 - 0-11	Ballinora	Páirc Uí Rinn
	F Murray 0-5, R O'Mahony 0-5, C McCarthy 0-2, R Leahy 0-1, R Curran 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Shea 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, C Brosnan 0-2, C Healy 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, G O'Halloran 0-1.

Semi-final

St. Vincent's v Newmarket

17 August 2008Semi-final	St. Vincent's	1-09 - 1-08	Newmarket	Mallow GAA Complex
	D O'Connor 0-4, J Buckley 1-0, JP Murphy 0-3, C Barry 0-2.		J Lane 1-2, J Ryan 0-2, TJ Bodie 0-2, T O'Keeffe 0-1, B Daly 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Newcestown

6 September 2008Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	1-14 - 2-07	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C O'Sullivan 1-3, R O'Mahony 0-4, F Murray 0-3, R Curran 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, R Leahy 0-1.		P Condon 2-0, H Curran 0-3, T Twomey 0-2, P Moloney 0-1, B Moloney 0-1.

Finals

St. Finbarr's v St. Vincent's

20 September 2008Final	St. Finbarr's	0-12 - 1-09	St. Vincent's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R O'Mahony 0-3, R Leahy 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-2, R Curran 0-2, F Murray 0-2.		C Barry 1-2, P Murphy 0-4, Derek O'Connor 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D O'Regan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St. Vincent's

5 October 2008Final replay	St. Finbarr's	2-13 - 0-14	St. Vincent's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R O'Mahony 1-5, R Leahy 1-2, F Murray 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, R Curran 0-1, G Leahy 0-1.		JP Murphy 0-10, J Buckley 0-2, P Sullivan 0-1, C Barry 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Paul Murphy	St. Vincent's	0-29	29	5	5.80
2	Robert O'Mahony	St. Finbarr's	1-23	26	6	4.33
3	Kevin Coakley	Glenville	0-21	21	4	5.25
4	Fionán Murray	St. Finbarr's	0-20	20	6	3.66
5	Joe O'Neill	Killavullen	3-09	20	4	5.00
6	James Murphy	Glanmire	0-16	16	4	4.00
	Hugh Curran	Newcestown	0-16	16	4	4.00
7	D. D. Dorgan	Grenagh	2-09	15	4	3.75
8	Colin O'Sullivan	St. Finbarr's	1-11	14	6	2.33
9	Cian Barry	St. Vincent's	1-10	13	5	2.60

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Paul Murphy	St. Vincent's	0-10	10	St. Finbarr's
2	Joe O'Neill	Killavullen	2-03	9	Youghal
3	Paul Condon	Mayfield	1-05	8	Youghal
	Robert O'Mahony	St. Finbarr's	1-05	8	St. Vincent's
	James Murphy	Glanmire	0-08	8	Mayfield
4	Joe O'Neill	Killavullen	1-04	7	Grenagh
	Kevin Coakley	Glenville	0-07	7	Newmarket
5	Raymond Dorgan	Grenagh	2-00	6	Killavullen
	Pádraig Condon	Newcestown	2-00	6	St. Finbarr's
	Aindrias Ó Coinceannáin	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-03	6	Youghal
	Donal Dorgan	Grenagh	1-03	6	Glenville
	Colin O'Sullivan	St. Finbarr's	1-03	6	Newcestown

Miscellaneous

• St. Finbarr's win their first Intermediate title.

References

1. Lester, Bob (22 October 2007). "Mallow dig deep". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
2. "Barr's secure senior goal". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2017.