The 2024 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 60th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship began on 9 August 2024.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2024 |
| Trophy | Tommy Gilroy Cup |
| Sponsor | Kyte Powertech |
| Date | 9 August – 13 October 2024 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Arva (4th win) |
| Manager | Finbar O'Reilly[1] |
| Captain | Ciarán Brady |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club IFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Butlersbridge |
| Manager | Keelan Melaniff |
| Captain | Cathal Leddy |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | Arva |
| Relegated team(s) |  Templeport |
Having won the Junior championship in 2023, Arva secured back-to-back championship titles with ten-point win over Butlersbridge in the final.[3]
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.
To Championship
editPromoted from 2023 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Relegated from 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Lacken (Relegation play-off losers)
From Championship
editPromoted to 2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Ballyhaise (Intermediate Champions)[5]
Relegated to 2024 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Belturbet (Relegation play-off losers)
League stage
editAll 14 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 13 May 2024.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arva | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 49 | +49 | 8 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Butlersbridge | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 8 | |
| 3 | Denn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cuchulainns | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cootehill | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Shercock | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Cornafean | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 8 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 4[a] | |
| 9 | Drumlane | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 3 | |
| 10 | Killinkere | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 2 | |
| 11 | Lacken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Templeport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 90 | −37 | 2 | |
| 13 | Drumgoon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 1 | |
| 14 | Ballymachugh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 0 |
Source: Cavan GAA
Notes:
Notes:
Round 1
edit| 9 August 2024 Round 1 | Ballymachugh | 1–7 – 1–11 |  Lacken | Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park |
| 19:45 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 9 August 2024 Round 1 | Killinkere | 1–14 – 0–9 | Templeport | Páirc Emmet |
| 19:45 | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 10 August 2024 Round 1 | Cornafean  | 0–18 – 2–9 |  Shercock | Max McGrath Memorial Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: John Emmo |
| 10 August 2024 Round 1 | Cootehill  | 2–8 – 1–8 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 11 August 2024 Round 1 | Cuchulainns  | 2–7 – 3–9 | Butlersbridge | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 14:00 | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 11 August 2024 Round 1 | Drumlane | 1–10 – 0–15 | Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
Round 2
edit| 15 August 2024 Round 2 | Butlersbridge | 4–10 – 3–10 | Ballymachugh | Athletic Grounds |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: Mark Ferncombe |
| 16 August 2024 Round 2 | Cornafean | 1–9 – 1–10 | Cuchulainns | St Bridget's Park |
| 19:30 | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 16 August 2024 Round 2 | Lacken | 1–8 – 2–9 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 19:30 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 17 August 2024 Round 2 | Cootehill | 1–17 – 4–9 | Templeport | Max McGrath Memorial Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: Daire Donohoe |
| 17 August 2024 Round 2 | Arva | 0–19 – 1–10 | Drumgoon | Annalee Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: Conor Lyons |
| 17 August 2024 Round 2 | Killinkere | 1–9 – 0–13 | Drumlane | St Matthew's Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 18 August 2024 Round 2 | Denn  | 2–11 – 1–15 | Shercock | Dolan Park |
| 16:00 | Referee: Paddy Clarke |
Round 3
edit| 23 August 2024 Round 3 | Drumlane | 1–6 – 2–12 | Butlersbridge | St Aidan's Park |
| 20:30 | Referee: John Power |
| 25 August 2024 Round 3 | Drumgoon | 0–9 – 1–6 | Shercock | St Anne's Park |
| Referee: Kieran Olwell |
| 25 August 2024 Round 3 | Ballymachugh | 1–8 – 2–8 | Cuchulainns | St Matthew's Park |
| 18:30 | Report | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 25 August 2024 Round 3 | Arva | 4–21 – 1–5 | Templeport | Rory O'Moore Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 25 August 2024 Round 3 | Denn | 2–14 – 0–14 | Lacken | St Felim's Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 25 August 2024 Round 3 | Killinkere | 1–11 – 0–15 | Cootehill | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 25 August 2024 Round 3 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 1–10 – 1–11 | Cornafean | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:45 | Report | Referee: James Clarke |
Round 4
edit| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Shercock | 1–14 – 0–14 | Ballymachugh | St Bartholomew's Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Lacken | 0–14 – 3–11 | Cuchulainns | Dolan Park |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Daire Donohoe |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Denn | 3–15 – 2–15 | Cornafean | Athletic Grounds |
| 17:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Templeport | 2–9 – 2–14 | Butlersbridge | Packie Devlin Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Conor Lyons |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Arva | 3–22 – 0–15 | Templeport | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Drumlane | 1–16 – 1–16 | Cootehill | Max McGrath Memorial Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Drumgoon | 3–6 – 1–13 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | St Bridget's Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Mark Ferncombe |
Knock-out stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Butlersbridge
| 2–10 | |||||||||||||
| Cornafean
| 1–10 | |||||||||||||
| Butlersbridge
| 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| Denn
| 1–7 | |||||||||||||
| Denn
| 1–13 | |||||||||||||
| Shercock
| 1–10 | |||||||||||||
| Butlersbridge
| 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| Arva
| 3–11 | |||||||||||||
| Cuchulainns
| 2–10 | |||||||||||||
| Cootehill
| 0–9 | |||||||||||||
| Cuchulainns
| 1–10 0–11 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Arva
| 0–13 0–13 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Arva
| 1–13 | |||||||||||||
| Bailieborough Shamrocks
| 0–10 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| 14 September 2024 Quarter-final | Denn | 1–13 – 1–10 | Shercock | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 14 September 2024 Quarter-final | Arva | 1–12 – 1–10 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:45 | Report | Referee: Conor Lyons |
| 15 September 2024 Quarter-final | Cuchulainns | 2–10 – 0–9 | Cootehill | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:45 | Report | Referee: Mark Ferncombe |
| 15 September 2024 Quarter-final | Butlersbridge | 2–10 – 1–10 | Cornafean | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:45 | Report | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
Semi-finals
edit| 27 September 2024 Semi-final | Cuchulainns | 1–10 – 0–13 | Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 29 September 2024 Semi-final | Butlersbridge | 0–11 – 1–7 | Denn | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 6 October 2024 Semi-final replay | Cuchulainns | 0–11 – 0–13 | Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Oliver Óg Ó'Reilly |
Final
edit| 13 October 2024 Final | Butlersbridge | 0–11 – 3–11 | Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Caoimhin O'Reilly 0–4 (0–3f), Fionntán O'Reilly 0–2 (0–2f), Feargal Flanagan 0–2, Killian Leddy 0–1, Patrick McPhillips 0–1, Shane O'Rourke 0–1 | Report | Jonathan McCabe 1–2, Ciarán Brady 1–1, Barry Donnelly 1–0, Cian O'Hara 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Conal Sheridan 0–2, James Morris 0–1, Tristan Noack Hofmann 0–1, Peter Morris 0–1, Kevin Bouchier 0–1 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney Man of the Match: Jonathan McCabe (Arva) |
Relegation play-offs
editRelegation semi-finals
edit| 15 September 2024 Relegation semi-final | Lacken | 1–9 – 0–12 | Ballymachugh | Joe Crowe Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 15 September 2024 Relegation semi-final | Templeport | 1–11 – 1–11 | Drumgoon | St Aidan's Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: John Emmo |
| 22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final replay | Lacken | 1–17 – 2–9 | Ballymachugh | St Felim's Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final replay | Templeport | 0–9 – 0–19 | Drumgoon | Annalee Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Daire Donohoe |
Final
edit| 29 September 2024 Relegation final | Ballymachugh | 2–14 – 1–15 | Templeport | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 13:00 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
References
edit- ^ Donohoe, Damien (10 October 2024). "'They love their football and they love Arva. They are very, very proud Arva people'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 August 2024). "Wins for Lacken, Redhills and Killinkere". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2024). "Arva make it back-to-back county titles with win over the 'Bridge". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Brilliant Arva save their best for the big day with fine win". The Anglo-Celt. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (15 October 2023). "Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ McCaffrey, Sean (14 May 2024). "Cavan Club championship draws are made". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 8 September 2024.