2024 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

2024 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Dates	27 July - 3 November 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	McCarthy Insurance Group
Champions	Kilshannig (1st title) Colm O'Shea (captain) Éanna O'Hanlon (captain) Denis Reen (manager)
Runners-up	Aghabullogue John Corkery (captain) Ray Keane (manager)
Relegated	Ilen Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	49 (1.96 per match)
Points scored	534 (21.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Chris Óg Jones (6-27)
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The 2024 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 19th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023. ^[1] The championship ran from 27 July to 3 November 2024.

The final, a replay, was played on 3 November 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilshannig and Aghabullogue, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in this grade. ^[2] Kilshannig won the match by 2-10 to 1-09 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[3] [4]}

Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 6-27.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Senior A Football Championship

• Ilen Rovers ^[5]

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

• Aghabullogue ^[6]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

• Cill na Martra ^[7]

Relegated to the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

• Na Piarsaigh ^[8]

Group A

Group A table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Aghabullogue	3	3	0	0	41	30	11	6
Iveleary	3	2	0	1	54	27	27	4
Aghada	3	1	0	2	43	40	3	2
Ilen Rovers	3	0	0	3	25	66	-41	0

Group A results

Ilen Rovers v Iveleary

28 July 2024Round 1	Ilen Rovers	0-05 - 4-15	Iveleary	Sam Maguire Park
	M Sheehy 0-3, P O’Driscoll, D MacEoin 0-1 each.	Report	C Óg Jones 2-8 (0-7 f, 1-0 pen), A O’Donovan 1-1, B O’Leary 1-0, I Jones, L Kearney 0-2 each, B Cronin, T Roberts 0-1 each.

Aghada v Aghabullogue

28 July 2024Round 1	Aghada	0-10 - 0-13	Aghabullogue	Páirc Uí Chonchúir
	T Hartnett (0-3), A Berry, C Hegarty (0-1 free) and D Creedon (0-2 each), D Byrne (0-1).	Report	D Thompson (0-6, 0-1M, 0-2 frees), M Bradley (0-2, 0-1 free), A O’Sullivan (free), B O’Sullivan, E O’Sullivan, J Corkery and P O’Sullivan (0-1 each).

Iveleary v Aghada

17 August 2024Round 2	Iveleary	1-11 - 0-07	Aghada	Ballyanley Grounds
	C Óg Jones 1-6 (0-4 f), B Cronin 0-2, S O'Riordan I Jones, B Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	C Hegarty 0-4 f, D Byrne 0-3 (0-1 f).

Aghabullogue v Ilen Rovers

17 August 2024Round 2	Aghabullogue	1-10 - 0-07	Ilen Rovers	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	E O’Sullivan 1-2, D Thompson (0-2 frees), J Corkery, L Casey, M Bradley 0-2 each.	Report	D Mac Eoin 0-5 (0-3 frees), A O’Driscoll, Peter O’Driscoll 0-1 each.

Iveleary v Aghabullogue

14 September 2024Round 3	Iveleary	0-13 - 1-12	Aghabullogue	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	C Óg Jones 0-6 (0-3 f), B Cronin (0-1 f), S O’Riordan 0-2 each, S O’Leary, T Roberts, I Jones 0-1 each.	Report	M Bradley 0-5 (0-1 f), L Casey 1-1, E O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-2 f), B O’Sullivan, C Gillespie, P O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Ilen Rovers v Aghada

14 September 2024Round 3	Ilen Rovers	1-10 - 5-11	Aghada	Brinny Sportsfield
	D Mac Eoin 0-6 (0-1 f, 0-1 45), S O’Shea 1-0, M Sheehy 0-2, Peter O’Driscoll, D Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	A Berry 3-1 (1-0 penalty), C Hegarty 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), D Creedon 0-3 (0-2 f), T Hartnett, J O’Hanlon 1-0 each, D Phelan 0-2, P O’Neill 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

  Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Naomh Abán	3	2	1	0	38	33	5	4
Bantry Blues	3	2	0	1	54	40	14	4
Nemo Rangers	3	1	1	1	49	56	-7	3
Bandon	3	0	0	3	37	49	-12	0

Group B results

Bantry Blues v Nemo Rangers

28 July 2024Round 1	Bantry Blues	2-20 - 1-13	Nemo Rangers	St Mary's Park
	A Coakley 1-9, K Casey 1-3, J Casey 0-4, S Keevers, R Deane (f) 0-2 each.	Report	C Horgan 1-4, J Coogan (0-1 f), G Sayers (0-2 f) 0-3 each, C Cusack, C Dalton, S O’Dwyer 0-1 each.

Naomh Abán v Bandon

28 July 2024Round 1	Naomh Abán	0-12 - 0-09	Bandon	Carrigadrohid Grounds
	W Mac Carthaigh (0-5), M Ó Duinnín (0-3, 0-1 f), D M Ó Loingsigh (0-2), M Ó Críod and D Ó Ceallaigh (0-1 each).	Report	M Cahalane (0-5, 0-2 fs), C Calnan D Crowley. M Sugrue and B Donegan (0-1 each).

Nemo Rangers v Naomh Abán

17 August 2024Round 2	Nemo Rangers	1-11 - 1-11	Naomh Abán	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	J Coogan 0-6 (0-3 f), C Kiely 1-0, C Dalton, B Hayes 0-2 each, S Dwyer 0-1.	Report	D Ó Ceallaigh 1-1, M Ó Duinnín 0-3 (0-2 f), W Mac Carthaigh, C Ó Críodáin 0-2 each, J Ó Donnchú, M Críod, M Ó Liatháin 0-1 each.

Bandon v Bantry Blues

18 August 2024Round 2	Bandon	0-12 - 1-15	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park
	M Cahalane 0-9 (0-8 frees), D Crowley (0-1 45’, 0-1 free) 0-2, C O’Mahony 0-1.	Report	A Coakley 1-6 (0-3 frees), R Deane (0-2 frees) 0-3, K Coakley 0-2, S Keevers, S O’Leary (0-1 free), D McCarthy, D Daly 0-1 each.

Nemo Rangers v Bandon

14 September 2024Round 3	Nemo Rangers	4-07 - 2-10	Bandon	Páic Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	C Kiely 1-3, B Hayes, M Hill, C Dalton 1-0 each, J Cogan 0-2 f, G Sayers, D Quinn 0-1 f each.	Report	M Cahalane 1-5 (0-3 f), C O’Mahony 1-0, D Crowley, C Long, P Calnan, E McSweeney, J Mulcahy 0-1 each.

Bantry Blues v Naomh Abán

14 September 2024Round 3	Bantry Blues	1-07 - 1-09	Naomh Abán	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	A Coakley 0-5, (0-4 frees), S Keevers 1-0, K Coakley 0-2.	Report	D Ó Ceallaigh 1-3, M Ó Duinnín 0-5 (0-4 frees), M Ó Liatháin 0-1

Group C

Group C table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilshannig	3	3	0	0	50	24	26	6
Rockchapel	3	1	1	1	37	36	1	3
Castletownbere	3	1	1	1	27	39	-12	2
Macroom	3	0	0	3	35	50	-15	0

Group C results

Castletownbere v Kilshannig

27 July 2024Round 1	Castletownbere	0-07 - 2-15	Kilshannig	Castletown Grounds
		Report	Darragh O'Sullivan 1-5, É O'Hanlon 1-4, K O'Hanlon 0-3, A O'Connell 0-1, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.

Rockchapel v Macroom

28 July 2024Round 1	Rockchapel	1-18 - 1-13	Macroom	Dromtarriffe Grounds
	J O’Callaghan (0-4), J Curtin (1-1), J McAuliffe, M McAuliffe (0-3 each), S Hickey, Ciarán Curtin (0-2 each), C Casey (1f), S Curtin, E Murphy (0-1 each).	Report	A Quinn (1-6, 3f), S Kiely (0-3, 1m), P Lucey (1f), C Donovan, E O’Leary, D Twomey (0-1 each).

Kilshannig v Rockchapel

17 August 2024Round 2	Kilshannig	0-10 - 0-06	Rockchapel	Kanturk Grounds
	Darragh O’Sullivan 0-6 (0-5f), J O’Hanlon, K O’Hanlon (f), K Twomey, D Twomey 0-1 each.	Report	J Curtin 0-2 (0-1f), M McAulliffe, S Curtin, C Curtin, N Linehan (f) 0-1 each.

Macroom v Castletownbere

17 August 2024Round 2	Macroom	0-08 - 0-10	Castletownbere	Aughaville Grounds
	F Goold 0-2 (0-1 f), E O’Mahony, D Twomey, S Kiely (f), C Donovan, J Murphy, M Hunt 0-1 each.	Report	F Fenner 0-5 (0-3 f), J Hanley 0-3, G Murphy, J Harrington 0-1 each.

Castletownbere v Rockchapel

14 September 2024Round 3	Castletownbere	0-10 - 0-10	Rockchapel	Páirc Uí Chuana
	F Fenner 0-5 f, G Murphy (0-2 f) 0-3, J Harrington 0-1, L Kelly (m) each.	Report	C Curtin, N Lenihan, J Curtin (0-1 f) 0-3 each, K Collins, 0-1.

Kilshannig v Macroom

14 September 2024Round 3	Kilshannig	3-10 - 1-08	Macroom	Kanturk Grounds
	E O’Hanlon 1-3; Darragh O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4 f); K O’Hanlon 1-1; Diarmuid O’Sullivan 1-0; C O’Connell 0-1.	Report	A Quinn 0-5 (0-4 f), D Creedon 1-0; S Kiely 0-2; J Murphy 0-1.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

Macroom v Ilen Rovers

28 September 2024Playoff	Macroom	1-13 - 1-11	Ilen Rovers	Sam Maguire Park
	A Quinn (0-6, 0-5 frees), E O’Leary (1-1), J Murphy (0-2), D Creedon, T Dineen, D Twomey and J O’Riordan (0-1 each).	Report	D Mac Eoin (0-4, 0-2 frees), M Sheehy (0-3, 0-1 Mark), E Hourihane (1-0), D Hegarty (0-2), J Collins and C O’Driscoll (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals

Iveleary v Bantry Blues

28 September 2024Quarter-final	Iveleary	3-10 - 0-13	Bantry Blues	St Colum's Park
	C Óg Jones 2-4 (1f), D O’Rioran 1-0, I Jones 0-3 (1m), T Roberts 0-2, B O’Leary 0-1.	Report	A Coakley 0-8 (7f), R Deane 0-4 (3f), K Casey 0-1.

Naomh Abán v Rockchapel

28 September 2024Quarter-final	Naomh Abán	0-09 - 0-06	Rockchapel	Banteer Sportsfield
	M Ó Duinnín 0-3f, D O’Laoire, C Ó Donnchú, W MacCárthaigh, J Ó Donnchú, D M Ó Loingsigh, C Ó Críodáin 0-1 each	Report	J Curtin 0-2f, J Walsh, C Curtin, P Curtin, N Lenihan 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Aghabullogue v Naomh Abán

11 October 2024Semi-final	Aghabullogue	0-11 - 1-07	Naomh Abán	Castle Grounds
	M Bradley 0-7 (0-4 f), C Gillespie, A O'Sullivan, E O'Sullivan, J Corkery 0-1 each	Report	D Ó Laoire 1-1, M Ó Duinnín 0-3 (0-2 f), S Ó Riordáin 0-2, D Ó Ceallaigh 0-1.

Kilshannig v Iveleary

12 October 2024Semi-final	Kilshannig	2-11 - 1-11	Iveleary	Páirc Uí Chonchúir
	D O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-4 f, 0-1 m), E O’Hanlon 1-2, K Twomey 1-0, T Cunningham, A O’Connell 0-1 each.	Report	C Óg Jones 1-3 (0-3 f), C Vaughan 0-3 (0-1 f, 0-1 45), C O’Leary 0-2, C Galvin, T Roberts, I Jones 0-1 each.

Final

Aghabullogue v Kilshannig

26 October 2024Final	Aghabullogue	1-14 - 1-14	Kilshannig	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Corkery 1-3, L Casey, A O’Sullivan 0-3 each, M Bradley 0-2, P O’Sullivan, D Thompson (f), E O’Sullivan, 0-1 each.	Report	Darragh O’Sullivan 0-6 (0-3 f), E O’Hanlon 0-4, A O’Connell 1-0, K O’Hanlon (0-1 f, 0-1 45), Diarmuid O’Sullivan 0-2 each.	Referee: A Whelton (Clonakilty)

Final replay

Aghabullogue v Kilshannig

3 November 2024Final replay	Aghabullogue	1-09 - 2-10	Kilshannig	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	L Casey 1-1, M Bradley 0-3 (0-2 f), A O’Sullivan 0-2 (0-1 f), J Corkery, D Thompson (f), A Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	E O’Hanlon 1-2 (0-1 m), Darragh O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-3 f, 0-1 m), Diarmuid O’Sullivan 1-0, C O’Shea 0-2, A O’Connell 0-1.	Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	6-27	45	5	9.00
2	Darragh O'Sullivan	Kilshannig	1-34	37	6	6.16
3	Arthur Coakley	Bantry Blues	2-28	34	4	8.50
4	Éanna O'Hanlon	Kilshannig	4-15	27	5	5.40
5	Michael Cahalane	Bandon	1-19	22	3	7.33
6	Matthew Bradley	Aghabullogue	0-21	21	6	3.50
7	Alan Quinn	Macroom	1-17	20	3	6.66
8	Maidhc Ó Duinnín	Naomh Abán	0-17	17	5	3.40
9	Dan Mac Eoin	Ilen Rovers	0-16	16	4	4.00
10	Luke Casey	Aghabullogue	2-07	13	6	2.16

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	2-08	14	Ilen Rovers
2	Arthur Coakley	Bantry Blues	1-09	12	nemo Rangers
3	Aaron Berry	Aghada	3-01	10	Ilen Rovers
	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	2-04	10	Bantry Blues
5	Alan Quinn	Macroom	1-06	9	Rockchapel
	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	1-06	9	Aghada
	Arthur Coakley	Bantry Blues	1-06	9	Bandon
	Michael Cahalane	Bandon	0-09	9	Bantry Blues
9	Darragh O'Sullivan	Kilshannig	1-05	8	Castletownbere
	Michael Cahalane	Bandon	1-05	8	Nemo Rangers
	Arthur Coakley	Bantry Blues	0-08	8	Iveleary

References

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External links

• Cork GAA website