2024 Carbery Junior A Football Championship

2024 Carbery Junior A Football Championship

Dates	26 July - December 2024
Teams	16
Sponsor	Bandon Co-Op
Champions	Kilmacabea (4th title) Diarmuid O'Callaghan (captain)
Runners-up	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Conor O'Sullivan (captain)
Relegated	Clonakilty
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	44 (1.42 per match)
Points scored	668 (21.55 per match)
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The 2024 Carbery Junior A Football Championship was the 99th staging of the Carbery Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the West Cork Board in 1926. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 20 February 2024. ^[1] The championship ran from 26 July to December 2024.

Barryroe were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the knockout stage. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The final was played on 26 October 2024 at Sam Maguire Park in Dunmanway, between Kilmacabea and Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilmacabea won the match by 1–12 to 1–04 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in four years. ^{[5] [6]}

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted as Cork Junior B Football Championship champions

• St Oliver Plunketts ^[7]

From Championship

Relegated to the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship

• Bandon ^[8]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballinascarthy	3	1	1	1	43	25	18	5
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	3	2	0	1	40	45	-5	4
St Colum's	3	0	2	1	36	37	-1	2
Kilbrittain	3	0	1	2	33	45	-12	1

Group 1 results

Kilbrittain v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

26 July 2024Round 1	Kilbrittain	1-10 - 0-18	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	St Oliver Plunkett Park
	J O'Donovan 1-3, C Hogan 0-4, C Sheehan 0-1, M Hickey 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 0-7, M Draper 0-3, G O'Donovan 0-3, J Fleming 0-2, E Mangan 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Ballinascarthy v St Colum's

27 July 2024Round 1

Ballinascarthy

1-07 - 1-07

St Colum's

Páirc na hAidhlean

Ballinascarthy v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

18 August 2024Round 2

Ballinascarthy

3-10 - 0-08

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

Ballinacarriga Grounds

St Colum's v Kilbrittain

18 August 2024Round 2	St Colum's	1-10 - 0-13	Kilbrittain	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
	D O'Mahony 0-4, S Murnane 1-0.		C Hogan 0-8.

Ballinascarthy v Kilbrittain

15 September 2024Round 3

Ballinascarthy

0-14 - 0-07

Kilbrittain

Timoleague Grounds

St Colum's v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

15 September 2024Round 3

St Colum's

1-10 - 2-08

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

Wolfe Tone Park

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmacabea	3	3	0	0	55	29	26	6
Castlehaven	3	2	0	1	42	41	1	4
St Oliver Plunketts	3	1	0	2	29	37	-8	2
Newcestown	3	0	0	3	26	45	-19	0

Group 2 results

Kilmacabea v Castlehaven

27 July 2024Round 1	Kilmacabea	0-17 - 0-11	Castlehaven	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
	D Gore 0-9, C McCarthy 0-2, I Jennings 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, O Kerrisk 0-1, J Collins 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1.		M Maguire 0-9, S Nolan 0-1, D Whelton 0-1.

Newcestown v St Oliver Plunketts

28 July 2024Round 1	Newcestown	0-03 - 0-10	St Oliver Plunketts	Henry Ford Park
	P Collins 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.		MP Keohane 0-5, R O'Driscoll 0-3, S White 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.

Kilmacabea v St Oliver Plunketts

17 August 2024Round 2	Kilmacabea	2-17 - 0-09	St Oliver Plunketts	St James' Pak
	D Gore 1-5, E Shanahan 0-4, K Whelton 1-0, J Collins 0-3, R Shanahan 0-2, O Tobin 0-1, R Hourihane 0-1, I Jennings 0-1.		M Keohane 0-3, B Walsh 0-3, S White 0-2, P Healy 0-1.

Castlehaven v Newcestown

18 August 2024Round 2

Castlehaven

3-11 - 1-11

Newcestown

Páirc Uinsinn

Kilmacabea v Newcestown

13 September 2024Round 3

Kilmacabea

0-15 - 0-09

Newcestown

Aughaville Grounds

Castlehaven v St Oliver Plunketts

14 September 2024Round 3

Castlehaven

0-11 - 0-10

St Oliver Plunketts

Rosscarbery Grounds

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Argideen Rangers	3	2	1	0	38	31	7	5
Randal Óg	3	1	1	1	39	43	-4	3
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh	3	1	1	1	57	37	20	3
Kilmeen	3	0	1	2	31	54	-23	1

Group 3 results

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh v Argideen Rangers

26 July 2024Round 1

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh

1-10 - 1-10

Argideen Rangers

Rossmore Grounds

Randal Óg v Kilmeen

27 July 2024Round 1

Randal Óg

0-14 - 1-11

Kilmeen

Páirc Uí Mhurchú

Argideen Rangers v Randal Óg

16 August 2024Round 2	Argideen Rangers	1-13 - 0-11	Randal Óg	Henry Ford Park
	JM O'Callaghan 0-4, J Crowley 1-0, S Maxwell 0-3, S Walsh 0-2, D Holland 0-2, B Fleming 0-2.		Peter Collins 0-5, Patrick Collins 0-2, C O'Neill 0-1, C Murray 0-1, S Crowley 0-1, A Buckley 0-1.

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh v Kilmeen

18 August 2024Round 2

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh

4-19 - 0-10

Kilmeen

Leap Grounds

Argideen Rangers v Kilmeen

14 September 2024Round 3	Argideen Rangers	0-09 - 1-04	Kilmeen	Castletown Grounds
	D Holland 0-4, B Fleming 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, J Lawton 0-1, S Maxwell 0-1.		K Keohane 1-1, C Twohig 0-2, L Daly 0-1.

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh v Randal Óg

14 September 2024Round 3

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh

2-07 - 0-14

Randal Óg

Páirc Tadhg na Samhna

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Carbery Rangers	3	3	0	0	41	31	10	6
St Mary's	3	2	0	1	43	37	6	4
Barryroe	3	1	0	2	43	39	4	2
Clonakilty	3	0	0	3	32	52	-20	0

Group 4 results

St Mary's v Clonakilty

27 July 2024Round 1	St Mary's	2-12 - 0-12	Clonakilty	Timoleague Grounds
	O Corcoran 1-6.

Barryroe v Carbery Rangers

28 July 2024Round 1	Barryroe	1-09 - 0-13	Carbery Rangers	St James' Park
	O O'Donovan 0-5, S Holland 1-1, D Ó Buachalla 0-2, M Crowley 0-1.		T Cullinane 0-9, C Hayes 0-1, A Jennings 0-1, E Browne 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1.

Carbery Rangers v St Mary's

16 August 2024Round 2	Carbery Rangers	2-06 - 0-11	St Mary's	Rossmore Grounds
	M Maguire 1-0, C Hayes 1-0, T Cullinane 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, C Twomey 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.		O Corcoran 0-8, N Kelleher 0-2, L Kearney 0-1.

Barryroe v Clonakilty

17 August 2024Round 2	Barryroe	1-15 - 0-12	Clonakilty	Kilbrittain Grounds
	O O'Donovan 0-6, S Holland 1-1, R O'Donovan 0-4, D Ó Buachalla 0-2, T Ó Buachalla 0-1, A McSweeney 0-1.		J Leahy 0-8, D Kenneally 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, S Collins 0-1.

Carbery Rangers v Clonakilty

13 September 2024Round 3	Carbery Rangers	0-16 - 0-08	Clonakilty	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	T Cullinane 0-5, J O'Brien 0-4, C Hayes 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2, C Twomey 0-2, C Keane 0-1.		J Campbell 0-4, J Leahy 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, S Collins 0-1.

Barryroe v St Mary's

15 September 2024Round 3	Barryroe	0-13 - 1-11	St Mary's	St James' Park
	R O'Donovan 0-7, A McSweeney 0-2, S Holland 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, D Ó Buachalla 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.	Report	D O'Donovan 1-4, N Kelleher 0-3, O Corcoran 0-2, R Scannell 0-1, E Scannell 0-1.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoffs

Clonakilty v Kilbrittain

7 December 2024Playoff

Clonakilty

1-08 - 1-12

Kilbrittain

Páirc Uí Mhurchú

Kilmeen v Newcestown

14 December 2024Playoff

Kilmeen

v

Newcestown

St Mary's Park

Quarter-finals

Carbery Rangers v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

28 September 2024Quarter-final	Carbery Rangers	0-12 - 3-11	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	T Cullinane 0-6, J O'Brien 0-2, N Keane 0-1, K Fitzpatrick 0-1, E Hayes 0-1, C Twomey 0-1.	Report	K O'Donovan 1-5, M Draper 1-0, C O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, C O'Donovan 0-2, J Lucey 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v Castlehaven

28 September 2024Quarter-final	Argideen Rangers	0-11 - 0-11 Penalties: 4-5	Castlehaven	Aughaville Grounds
	D Holland 0-7, B Fleming 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, C Lehane 0-1.	Report	D Whelton 0-4, S Nolan 0-4, S Walsh 0-1, S Dineen 0-1, R Whelton 0-1.

Kilmacabea v Randal Óg

6 October 2024Quarter-final	Kilmacabea	0-13 - 1-08	Randal Óg	Timoleague Grounds
	C McCarthy 0-7, I Jennings 0-2, E Shanahan 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, D Gore 0-1.	Report	D Collins 1-3, S Crowley 0-1, Patrick Collins 0-1, Peter Collins 0-1, A Brickley 0-1.

Ballinascarthy v St Mary's

12 October 2024Quarter-final	Ballinascarthy	0-07 - 1-11	St Mary's	Páirc Naomh Eoin
		Report	O Corcoran 1-4.

Semi-finals

Castlehaven v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

11 October 2024Semi-final	Castlehaven	0-10 - 1-10	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	Sam Maguire Park
		Report

Kilmacabea v St Mary's

19 October 2024Semi-final

Kilmacabea

1-13 - 1-09

St Mary's

Ballinacarriga Grounds

Final

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v Kilmacabea

26 October 2024Final	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	1-04 - 1-12	Kilmacabea	Sam Maguire Park
	T O’Leary 1-1, J O’Callaghan, K O’Donovan, S Crowley (f) 0-1 each.	Report	I Jennings 1-1, D Gore (0-1 m), C McCarthy (0-1 45, 0-1 f) 0-4 each, D McCarthy, M Collins, L McCarthy 0-1 each.	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

References

1. Holland, Seán (21 February 2024). "Check out the 2024 Carbery Junior Championship Draws". The Southern Star. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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External links

• Carbery GAA website