2018 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2018 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates	15 September - 27 October 2018
Teams	16
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Dromtarriffe (4th title); Séamus O'Sullivan (captain); James McAuliffe (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmacabea; Niall Hayes (captain); Noel McCarthy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	42 (2.47 per match)
Points scored	378 (22.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Damien Gore (0-29)
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The 2018 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 120th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 2017. The championship ran from 15 September to 27 October 2018.

The final was played on 27 October 2018 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Dromtarriffe and Kilmacabea, in what was their first ever championship meeting.^[1] Dromtarriffe won the match by 2–09 to 2–08 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 59 years.^[2]^[3]

Kilmacabea's Damien Gore was the championship's top scorer with 0-29.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Charleville	Buttevant	^[4]
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Garnish	Urhan	^[5]
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Kilmacabea	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	^[6]
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Ballymartle	Valley Rovers	^[7]
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Boherbue	Dromtarriffe	^[8]
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Midleton	Fr O'Neill's
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Iveleary	Canovee	^[9]
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Delanys	St Michael's

Results

Round 1

15 September 2018 Round 1	Buttevant	2-04 - 0-13	Ivealry	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	R Fowley 1-1, M Lenahan 1-1, P Mannix 0-1, K Lenahan 0-1.		C Óg Jones 0-5, J Creedon 0-2, G O'Riordan 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, L Kearney 0-1.

21 September 2018 Round 1	Boherbue	1-10 - 0-05	Canovee	Mallow GAA Complex
	J O'Connor 1-2, A O'Connor 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, K Cremin 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		J Moynihan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

22 September 2018 Round 1	Delanys	1-13 - 0-13	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	St Mary's Park
	C McCarthy 0-8, R Downey 1-2, C Healy 0-1, J Hosford 0-1, G Gould 0-1.		B O'Driscoll 0-5, C O'Driscoll 0-5, M O'Driscoll 0-1, S O'Driscoll 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1.

22 September 2018 Round 1	Midleton	2-12 - 2-11	Urhan	Kilmichael Grounds
	C Moloney 1-1, J Comer 0-4, K Mulcahy 1-0, C Beausang 0-3, C Hurley 0-2, E Moloney 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.		J O'Neill 0-5, C Lowney 1-1, E Lowney 1-0, C Harrington 0-4, P O'Shea 0-1.

22 September 2018 Round 1	Fr O'Neill's	1-11 - 3-20	Kilmacabea	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	B Dunne 1-0, E Motherway 0-3, C Broderick 0-3, D Harrington 0-2, T Millerick 0-1, J Hankard 0-1, P McMahon 0-1.		D Gore 0-9, I Jennings 1-5, G O'Donovan 1-3, T Nyhan 1-1, C McCarthy 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1.

22 September 2018 Round 1	Ballymartle	0-16 - 1-06	Garnish	Kilmichael Grounds
	B Corry 0-5, R Cahalane 0-3, J McCarthy 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, L Corry 0-1, C Healy 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.		P O'Neill 0-4, H O'Sullivan 1-0, B Dudley 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1.

26 September 2018 Round 1	Charleville	0-09 - 1-13	Dromtarriffe	Mallow GAA Complex
	M Kavanagh 0-3, C O'Carroll 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, J Barry 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.		E Murphy 0-7, S Collins 1-0, D O'Donoghue 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

2 October 2018 Round 1	St Michael's	4-14 - 1-10	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Hurley 4-5, I Giltinan 0-2, A O'Connell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M Mulconry 0-1, L Grainger 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, D Crowley 0-1, A Coyne 0-1.		J Murphy 1-3, P Hurley 0-4, S Mulherne 0-1, M Savik 0-1, G Deane 0-1.

Quarter-finals

6 October 2018 Quarter-final	Boherbue	1-10 - 0-13	Kilmacabea	Kilmurry Grounds
	J O'Connor 1-7, A O'Connor 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, J Casey 0-1.		D O'Donovan 0-5, D Gore 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, T Nyhan 0-1.

6 October 2018 Quarter-final	Midleton	0-04 - 3-22	Ivealery	Ballincollig Grounds
	J Comer 0-3, C Gunning 0-1.		C Óg Jones 2-9, B O'Leary 1-2, C O'Leary 0-3, S O'Leary 0-2, F McSweeney Jnr 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, F McSweeney Snr 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, J Creedon 0-1.

7 October 2018 Quarter-final	Ballymartle	3-09 - 2-12	Delanys	Brinny Sportsfield
	K Spriggs 1-1, R Cahalane 1-1, J McCarthy 0-4, P Geary 1-0, L Corry 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, D Edmunds 0-1.		C McCarthy 1-4, C Ealaighthe 0-4, G Gould 1-0, R Downey 0-2, K Foley 0-1, R Jestin 0-1.

13 October 2018 Quarter-final replay	Boherbue	0-09 - 0-15	Kilmacabea	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	J O'Connor 0-5, B O'Gorman 0-2, K Cremin 0-2.		D Gore 0-6, D O'Donovan 0-4, R O'Sullivan 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, J Collins 0-1, I Jennings 0-1.

13 October 2018 Quarter-final replay	Ballymartle	1-09 - 1-12	Delanys	Éire Óg Grounds
	J McCarthy 1-2, J Ryan 0-3, B Corry 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, R Cahalane 0-1.		G Gould 1-1, R Downey 0-4, K Hosford 0-2, D Aherne 0-2, C Healy 0-2, R Foley 0-1.

16 October 2018 Quarter-final	Dromtarriffe	2-11 - 2-04	St Michael's	Mallow GAA Complex
	S Collins 2-2, D O'Keeffe 0-4, E Murphy 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, M Healy 0-1.		D Mann 1-0 (og), D O'Neill 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, A O'Connell 0-2.

Semi-finals

20 October 2018 Semi-final	Delanys	1-10 - 1-17	Kilmacabea	Charlie Hurley Park
	C McCarthy 0-7, R Downey 1-1, K Foley 0-1, D Aherne 0-1.		D O'Donovan 0-6, D Gore 0-6, L Thompson 1-1, I Jennings 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, C Sweetnam 0-1.

21 October 2018 Semi-final	Dromtarriffe	1-13 - 1-11	Ivealry	Castle Grounds
	D O'Keeffe 1-6, E Murphy 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, S Collins 0-1, A Buckley 0-1.		B O'Leary 1-1, C Vaughan 0-4, F McSweeney Snr 0-1, F McSweeney Jnr 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, C Óg Jones 0-1, B Cronin 0-1.

Final

28 October 2018 Final	Dromtarriffe	2-09 - 2-08	Kilmacabea	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D O’Connor (2-0), D O’Keeffe (0-5, 4f), S Collins (1f), C O’Callaghan, E Murphy and J Murphy (0-1 each).		D Gore (0-5, 1 free), T Nyhan (1-1), I Jennings (1-0), Daniel O’Donovan (0-2, frees).	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Damien Gore	Kilmacabea	0-29	29	5	5.80
2	Ciarán McCarthy	Delanys	1-19	22	4	5.50
3	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	2-15	21	3	7.00
4	Jerry O'Connor	Boherbue	2-14	20	3	6.66
5	David Hurley	St Michael's	4-07	19	2	9.50
6	Daniel O'Keeffe	Dromtarriffe	1-15	18	3	6.00
6	Daniel O'Donovan	Kilmacabea	0-18	18	5	3.60
8	Roy Downey	Delanys	2-09	15	4	3.75
9	Shane Collins	Dromtarriffe	3-04	13	4	3.25
10	Ian Jennings	Kilmacabea	2-07	13	5	2.60

References

^ "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Super sub O'Connor and captain fantastic O'Sullivan turned the tide for Dromtarriffe". Echo Live. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Darren O'Connor double helps end Dromtariffe title drought in Cork JAFC final". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Glory days for Charleville". The Corkman. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Garnish complete the Beara junior A football three-in-a-row". The Southern Star. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (27 September 2018). "Fines handed to Cork clubs following mass brawl reduced on appeal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ Kennefick, Joe (15 November 2018). "History-making Ballymartle claim their first junior football crown". Echo Live. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Dromtariffe have to be fancied to beat Mount Sion". The Corkman. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ Twomey, Aubert (6 September 2018). "Iveleary claim Muskerry crown with win over Canovee". The Corkman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[1] "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] "Super sub O'Connor and captain fantastic O'Sullivan turned the tide for Dromtarriffe". Echo Live. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[3] "Darren O'Connor double helps end Dromtariffe title drought in Cork JAFC final". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[4] "Glory days for Charleville". The Corkman. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[5] "Garnish complete the Beara junior A football three-in-a-row". The Southern Star. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[6] Cormican, Eoghan (27 September 2018). "Fines handed to Cork clubs following mass brawl reduced on appeal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[7] Kennefick, Joe (15 November 2018). "History-making Ballymartle claim their first junior football crown". Echo Live. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[8] "Dromtariffe have to be fancied to beat Mount Sion". The Corkman. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[9] Twomey, Aubert (6 September 2018). "Iveleary claim Muskerry crown with win over Canovee". The Corkman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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