2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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.

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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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. 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