2024 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

2024 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

Dates	26 July - 25 October 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	McCarthy Insurance Group
Champions	Kilmurry (1st title) William Ronan (captain) Cormac Linehan (manager)
Runners-up	Canovee William Ahern (captain) John O'Brien (manager)
Relegated	St James'
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	55 (2.29 per match)
Points scored	468 (19.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mark Lenahan (6-14)
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The 2024 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2023. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023. ^[1] The championship ran from 26 July to 25 October 2024.

The final was played on 25 October 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilmurry and Canovee, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[2] Kilmurry won the match by 0-10 to 1-06 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade. ^{[3] [4]}

Buttevant's Mark Lenahan was the championship's top scorer with 6-14.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

• Glenville ^[5]

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Football Championship

• Canovee ^[6]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

• St Finbarr's ^[7]

Relegated to the City Junior A Football Championship

• St MIchael's ^[8]

Group A

Group A table

  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Canovee	3	2	1	0	43	32	11	5
Kilmurry	3	2	0	1	33	36	-3	4
Cobh	3	1	1	1	38	32	6	3
St James'	3	0	0	3	32	46	-14	0

Group A results

Canovee v St James'

27 July 2024Round 1	Canovee	1-14 - 0-11	St James'	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	D McMahon 1-2, J Kelleher 0-5, J Moynihan 0-2, M Healy 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, C Dodd 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. D McMahon 1-2, J Kelleher 0-5, J Moynihan 0-2, M Healy 0-2.	Report	Joe O'Sullivan 0-7, J O'Driscoll 0-2, C Hayes 0-1, F Hayes 0-1.

Kilmurry v Cobh

28 July 2024Round 1	Kilmurry	1-08 - 1-07	Cobh	Ballyanley Grounds
	James O'Mullane 1-0, J McGinn 0-2, L Wall 0-2, D Cahalane 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1, Joe O'Mullane 0-1.	Report

Cobh v Canovee

17 August 2024Round 2	Cobh	1-09 - 0-12	Canovee	Caherlag Grounds
	N O'Connell 0-5, J Ronan 1-1, J McCarthy 0-1, S Cummins 0-1, A Lynch 0-1.		J Kelleher 0-6, D McMahon 0-3, J Moynihan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, C Dodd 0-1.

St James' v Kilmurry

18 August 2024Round 2	St James'	1-09 - 2-07	Kilmurry	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	Joe O'Sullivan 0-4, James O'Sullivan 1-0, M McCarthy 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, F Hayes 0-1, C Hayes 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1.		K Kelleher 1-2, T Collins 1-1, L Aisling 0-2, L Wall 0-1, A Aisling 0-1.

Cobh v St James'

13 September 2024Round 3	Cobh	2-10 - 1-06	St James'	Ovens Grounds
	N O’Connell 0-5, D Heelan 1-2 (1-0 penalty, 0-2 f), J Ronan 1-0, A Hastings, A McCarthy, S Cummins 0-1 each.	Report	Joe O’Sullivan 0-4 (0-3f), F Hayes 1-1 (1-0 penalty), A O’Shea 0-1.

Kilmurry v Canovee

13 September 2024Round 3	Kilmurry	0-09 - 2-08	Canovee	Castle Grounds
	J McGinn (f), L Wall (f), Lloyd Aisling 0-2 each, James O’Mullane, John O’Mullane, B Hinchion 0-1 each.	Report	J Kelleher 1-5 (0-4 f), J Moynihan 1-0 pen, B McNabola, M Healy, D McMahon 0-1 each.

Group B

Group B table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kinsale	3	3	0	0	48	43	5	6
Glenville	3	1	0	2	41	38	3	2
Ballydesmond	3	1	0	2	42	44	-2	2
Cullen	3	1	0	2	36	42	-6	2

Group B results

Kinsale v Ballydesmond

26 July 2024Round 1	Kinsale	2-13 - 1-15	Ballydesmond	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	B Coughlan 0-6 (0-3 f), J O'Brien 1-3, D Looney 1-0, C O'Leary, J Murphy, N McCarthy, T Broderick 0-1 each.	Report	Donncha O'Connor 0-8 (0-5 f), N Fleming 0-5, B Linehan 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Glenville v Cullen

27 July 2024Round 1	Glenville	1-10 - 0-14	Cullen	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	C O'Leary 1-6, J Cooke 0-2, M O'Driscoll 0-1, E Delahunt 0-1.	Report	L Murphy 0-8, G Twomey 0-3, A Nolan 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Cullen v Kinsale

17 August 2024Round 2	Cullen	0-13 - 2-09	Kinsale	Clondrohid Grounds
	L Murphy 0-8, A Nolan 0-2, A Regan 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.	Report	J Murphy 1-2, D Looney 1-1, J O'Brien 0-2, B Coughlan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Ballydesmond v Glenville

18 August 2024Round 2	Ballydesmond	1-07 - 2-10	Glenville	Fr Con Buckley Park
	S Kelly 1-0, N Fleming 0-3, N O'Sullivan 0-1, P Breen 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1, Donncha O'Connor 0-1.		C O'Leary 1-7, C O'Mahony 1-0, A Collins 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-1.

Cullen v Ballydesmond

13 September 2024Round 3	Cullen	0-09 - 1-11	Ballydesmond	O'Connell Park
	L Murphy 0-8	Report	Donncha O'Connor 1-8.

Glenville v Kinsale

21 September 2024Round 3	Glenville	1-09 - 0-14	Kinsale	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	C O’Leary (1-5, 0-2 Mark, 0-1 free), J Cooke (0-3, 0-2f), C Fitzgerald (0-1).	Report

Group C

Group C table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Buttevant	3	3	0	0	71	35	36	6
Urhan	3	1	0	2	37	40	-3	2
Millstreet	3	1	0	2	32	52	-20	2
St Nicholas'	3	1	0	3	34	57	-23	2

Group C results

Urhan v Millstreet

27 July 2024Round 1	Urhan	0-11 - 1-07	Millstreet	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	C O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, C Crowley 0-1, A Elphick 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	H Linehan 0-4, C O'Leary 1-0, J Linehan 0-2, A O'Leary 0-1.

Buttevant v St Nicholas'

28 July 2024Round 1	Buttevant	4-18 - 1-06	St Nicholas'	Mill Field
	C Hanlon 2-7 (0-1 f), M Lenahan 2-3, D Hanlon 0-4, P Behan 0-2, B O'Riordan 0-1, K Lenahan 0-1.	Report	G Marshall 1-1, J Corkery 0-2, K McCarthy-Coade 0-1, R Long 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.

Millstreet v Buttevant

16 August 2024Round 2	Millstreet	2-05 - 5-10	Buttevant	Castlemagner Grounds
	H Linehan 1-1, P Dineen 1-1, A O'Leary 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.		M Lenahan 3-4, C Hanlon 1-2, D Hanlon 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0.

St Nicholas' v Urhan

18 August 2024Round 2	St Nicholas'	1-11 - 1-08	Urhan	St Mary's Park
	J Corkery 1-4.	Report	A Elphick 1-1, J O'Neill 0-3, C Crowley 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

Urhan v Buttevant

13 September 2024Round 3	Urhan	1-12 - 3-07	Buttevant	Ballincollig Grounds
	K O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-2 f), C O’Shea 1-0, L O’Neill 0-3 (0-2 f), C Harrington 0-2 f, S O’Sullivan (f), A Ephic 0-1 each.	Report	D Hanlon 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-3 f), C Hanlon 1-2, M Lenehan 1-1, N O’Riordan 0-1.

Millstreet v St Nicholas'

13 September 2024Round 3	Millstreet	1-13 - 0-11	St Nicholas'	Mourneabbey Grounds
	N Flahive 0-3, J Lenihan 0-3.	Report	D Brosnan 0-3.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Buttevant (Avondhu)	0-11
	Kilmurry (Muskerry)	4-11			Kilmurry (Muskerry)	2-09
	Glenville (Imokilly)	0-04							Kilmurry (Muskerry)
									Canovee (Muskerry)
					Kinsale (Carrigdhoun)	1-09
	Canovee (Muskerry)	2-06			Canovee (Muskerry)	1-10
	Urhan (Beara)	1-06

Relegation playoff

St James' v St Nicholas'

28 September 2024Playoff	St James'	0-12 - 1-11	St Nicholas'	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	J O’Sullivan (2 f), F Hayes 0-4 each, I Evans 0-2, A O’Shea, D McCarthy 0-1 each.	Report	G Marshall 0-6, E Downey 1-0, J Corkery 0-2 f, D Coughlan, K McCarthy Coade, D Morris (f) 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

Kilmurry v Glenville

27 September 2024Quarter-final	Kilmurry	4-11 - 0-04	Glenville	Ovens Grounds
			C O'Leary 0-2, L Foley 0-2.

Canovee v Urhan

28 September 2024Quarter-final	Canovee	2-06 - 1-06	Urhan	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
			D Crowley 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, A Elphic 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1.

Semi-finals

Buttevant v Kilmurry

12 October 2024Semi-final	Buttevant	0-11 - 2-09	Kilmurry	Grenagh Grounds
	M Lenehan (0-6, 2 free); C Hanlon (0-2); J Whelan, D Hanlon (free), M O’Neill (0-1 each).	Report	L Wall (0-4, 2 frees); B Hinchion, K Kelleher (1-0 each); A Asling, Lawrence Asling, Lloyd Asling, P Brehanu, Joe O’Mullane (0-1 each).

Kinsale v Canovee

12 October 2024Semi-final	Kinsale	1-09 - 1-10	Canovee	Ballyanley Grounds
		Report	J Kelleher 1-5, C Dodd 0-2, D McMahon 0-2, J Moynihan 0-1.

Final

Kilmurry v Canovee

25 October 2024Final	Kilmurry	0-10 - 1-06	Canovee	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	L Wall 0-5 (0-4 f), James O’Mullane 0-2, A Asling, Lawrence Asling, Lloyd Asling, 0-1 each.	Report	J Kelleher 0-3 (0-1 f), C O’Neill 1-0, C Dodd, J Moynihan, M Healy 0-1 each.	Referee: C Murphy (Glanworth)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Lenahan	Buttevant	6-14	32	4	8.00
2	Jack Kelleher	Canovee	2-24	30	6	5.00
3	Ciarán O'Leary	Glenville	3-20	29	4	7.25
4	Conor Hanlon	Buttevant	4-13	25	4	6.25
5	Liam Wall	Kilmurry	2-18	24	6	4.00

Miscellaneous

• The Group B round 3 game between Glenville and Kinsale was abandoned after 32 minutes following an injury to one of the Glenville players led to an ambulance being called. ^[9]

References

1. Cormican, Eoghan (14 December 2023). "Castlehaven drawn with Clonakilty and Carbery Rangers for second successive year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. "Premier JFC final: Canovee and Kilmurry clash in the most local of derbies". Echo Live. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
3. "Liam Wall strikes late to capture county for Kilmurry after gripping battle with Canovee". Echo Live. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
4. "Wonder Wall starts the party for Kilmurry to leave Canovee crushed". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
5. "Glenville down after losing relegation play-off to Ballinora". Irish Examiner. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
6. Leen, Darragh (26 November 2023). "Darragh McMahon treble as Canovee clinch county crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
7. Coleman, John (28 October 2023). "Late Madden goal seals Premier Junior crown for St Finbarr's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
8. "Kinsale survive Premier Junior Football relegation decider against St Michael's". Echo Live. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
9. "Glenville versus Kinsale clash in Páirc Uí Rinn abandoned due to injury". Echo LIve. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

External links

• Cork GAA website