2024 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

2024 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	2 August – 3 November 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Russell Rovers (1st title); Ciarán Sheehan (captain); Dave Dorgan (manager)
Runners-up	St Catherine's; Eoghan O'Riordan (captain); Conor Hegarty (captain); Denis Walsh (manager)
Relegated	Douglas
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	41 (1.71 per match)
Points scored	798 (33.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rory Galvin (1-45)
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The 2024 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2022. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023.^[1] The championship ran from 2 August to 3 November 2024.

The final was played on 3 November 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Russell Rovers and St Catherine's, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in this grade. Russell Rovers won the match by 3-13 to 0-15 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3]

Rory Galvin was the championship's top scorer with 1-45.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Douglas^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Nemo Rangers^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Erin's Own^[6]

Relegated to the South East Junior A Hurling Championship

Tracton^[7]

Group A

Group A table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Russell Rovers	3	3	0	0	79	49	30	6
Milford	3	2	0	1	73	60	13	4
Meelin	3	1	0	2	51	72	-21	2
Douglas	3	0	0	3	46	68	-22	0

Group A results

Milford v Russell Rovers

3 August 2024 Round 1	Milford	1-13 - 1-23	Russell Rovers	Ballygiblin Grounds
	H O'Gorman 0-6, T O'Flynn 1-2, C O'Gorman 0-1, M O'Flynn 0-1, K O'Flynn 0-1, A Watson 0-1, T Curran 0-1.	Report	B Hartnett 1-6, L Duggan-Murray 0-5, F Murray 0-2, M O’Dwyer 0-2, K Moynihan 0-2, J Beausang 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1, R Cummins 0-1.

Douglas v Meelin

4 August 2024 Round 1	Douglas	1-10 - 0-17	Meelin	Glanworth Grounds
	D Murphy 0-4, R Hanley 0-4, G O'Shea 1-0, I Lucey 0-1, S St Ledger 0-1.	Report	N Linehan 0-11, J McAuliffe 0-2, J O’Callaghan 0-1, S Curtin 0-1, C Curtin 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.

Meelin v Milford

24 August 2024 Round 2	Meelin	1-14 - 4-19	Milford	Freemount Grounds
	J Curtin 1-2, N Linehan 0-5, J O'Callaghan 0-3, M McAuliffe 0-2, C Curtin 0-1.	Report	A Watson 4-1, H O’Gorman 0-11, C O’Gorman 0-2, M O'Flynn 0-2, E Dillon 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, E Buckley 0-1.

Russell Rovers v Douglas

25 August 2024 Round 2	Russell Rovers	3-16 - 2-10	Douglas	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	J Beausang 2-0, B Hartnett 1-2, Luke Duggan-Murray 0-5.	Report

Douglas v Milford

6 September 2024 Round 3	Douglas	0-17 - 1-23	Milford	Mallow GAA Complex
	D Murphy 0-9, B Hartnett 0-2, C Lucas 0-2, S Nyhan 0-1, S St Leger 0-1, F Barry 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.	Report	H O'Gorman 0-7, B Murphy 1-3, T O’Flynn 0-4, C O'Gorman 0-2, E Buckley 0-2, E Dillon 0-2, R Hannigan 0-1, M O'Flynn 0-1, A Watson 0-1.

Meelin v Russell Rovers

6 September 2024 Round 3	Meelin	1-14 - 1-25	Russell Rovers	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	N Linehan 0-8, J Curtin 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, Ciarán Curtin 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1, S Hehir 0-1.	Report	B Hartnett 0-6, M O’Dwyer 1-1, K Walsh 0-4, R Cummins 0-3, L Duggan-Murray 0-2, J McGrath 0-2, D Moynihan 0-2, K Moynihan 0-2, D Ruddy 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, P Lane 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballygarvan	3	3	0	0	70	52	18	6
Nemo Rangers	3	1	1	1	56	61	-5	3
Kilbrittain	3	0	2	1	53	56	-3	2
Barryroe	3	0	1	2	54	64	-10	1

Group B results

Barryroe v Kilbrittain

2 August 2024 Round 1	Barryroe	0-17 - 0-17	Kilbrittain	Ahamilla Grounds
	O O'Donovan 0-10, S Holland 0-2, D Ó Buachalla 0-2, T Ó Buachalla 0-2, D Murphy 0-1.	Report	M Hickey 0-12, R Crowley 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-2, P Wall 0-1.

Ballygarvan v Nemo Rangers

3 August 2024 Round 1	Ballygarvan	3-16 - 1-12	Nemo Rangers	Ted Hanley Memorial Park
	M Cussen 0-7, G White 1-2, R O’Halloran 1-2.	Report

Kilbrittain v Ballygarvan

24 August 2024 Round 2	Kilbrittain	0-19 - 1-19	Ballygarvan	Tracton Grounds
	M Hickey 0-15 (0-13 f, 0-1 65), P Wall, S Shorten, D Harrington, R Crowley 0-1 each.	Report	M Cussen 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), N O'Dowd 1-3, D O'Connor, K Lyons R O'Halloran 0-2 each, P O'Halloran 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Barryroe

25 August 2024 Round 2	Nemo Rangers	1-21 - 3-10	Barryroe	Ballymaw Grounds
	S Horgan 0-10, B Cripps 1-0, R Dalton 0-3, A Burns 0-2, C Kiely 0-2, M Cronin 0-1, G Barrett 0-1, J Kearney 0-1, J Masters 0-1.	Report	O O'Donovan 1-5 (4f), T Ó Buachalla 1-1, S O'Riordan 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, Donal Ó Buachalla 0-1, J Moloney 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1.

Barryroe v Ballygarvan

6 September 2024 Round 3	Barryroe	1-15 - 2-17	Ballygarvan	Cloughduv Grounds
	D Ó Buachalla 0-7 (0-3 f, 0-2 65), R O’Donovan 1-1, A McSweeney, N Whelton (f), D O’Driscoll 0-2 each, S Holland 0-1.	Report	E O’Connor 1-2, S Brady 1-0, R O’Halloran, M Cussen (0-3 f) 0-4 each, N Dowd, S Fenton 0-2 each, M O’Mahony, G White, D Mackey (f) 0-1 each.

Kilbrittain v Nemo Rangers

6 September 2024 Round 3	Kilbrittain	1-14 - 0-17	Nemo Rangers	Castle Grounds
	B Butler 0-7 f, P Wall 1-1, D Harrington 0-3, T Sheehan, R Crowley, S Shorten 0-1 each.	Report	S Horgan 0-9 f, K O’Donovan, M Cronin, R Dalton 0-2 each, J Masters (f), B Cripps 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glen Rovers	3	3	0	0	57	46	11	6
St Catherine's	3	2	0	1	66	58	8	4
St Finbarr's	3	1	0	2	53	61	-8	2
Argideen Rangers	3	0	0	3	50	61	-11	0

Group C results

St Catherine's v Glen Rovers

3 August 2024 Round 1	St Catherine's	1-15 - 1-16	Glen Rovers	Páirc Lios gCúl
	S O’Donoghue 0-5, E Davis 0-4, M Mulcahy 1-0, R O'Connell 0-2, B Mulcahy 0-2, O Fitzgerald 0-1, R Galvin 0-1.	Report	C Dorris 1-7, L Quilligan 0-3, S Busteed 0-2, Z Lynch 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, C Martin 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v St Finbarr's

4 August 2024 Round 1	Argideen Rangers	0-16 - 1-17	St Finbarr's	Belgooly Grounds
	JM O'Callaghan 0-7, P Butler 0-3, S Walsh 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-2, B Foley 0-2.	Report	C O'Connor 0-7, I Lordan 1-3, K O'Flynn 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2, C Steele 0-1, A Casey 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Argideen Rangers

23 August 2024 Round 2	Glen Rovers	0-18 - 0-13	Argideen Rangers	Riverstick Grounds
	C Dorris 0-10, L Quilligan 0-4, E Murphy 0-3, S Busteed 0-1.	Report	JM O'Callaghan 0-10, C O'Donovan 0-1, C Lehane 0-1, P Butler 0-1.

St Finbarr's v St Catherine's

25 August 2024 Round 2	St Finbarr's	0-18 - 0-25	St Catherine's	Rostellan Grounds
	C O'Connor 0-11, C Keane 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, D Murray 0-1, A Buckley 0-1, K O'Flynn 0-1, I Lordan 0-1, C Steele 0-1.	Report	R Galvin 0-12, J Hayes 0-3, M Mulcahy 0-2, E Condon 0-2, W Leamy 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1 O Fitzgerald 0-1, K Barry 0-1, E Davis 0-1.

Glen Rovers v St Finbarr's

6 September 2024 Round 3	Glen Rovers	0-20 - 0-15	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Dorris 0-7 (0-1 f), E Murphy 0-4, L Quilligan 0-3, D Coughlan 0-2, A O’Sullivan, S Busteed, Z Lynch, G Kennifick 0-1 each.	Report	I Lordan 0-4 (0-2 f), K O’Flynn 0-3, C Keane, S Callanan 0-2 each, R O’Sullivan, D Murray, C Steele, J O’Brien 0-1 each.

St Catherine's v Argideen Rangers

6 September 2024 Round 3	St Catherine's	1-20 - 0-21	Argideen Rangers	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	R Galvin 0-10, B Mulcahy 0-4, E Condon 1-0, K Wallace 0-3, J Neville 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, E Davis 0-1.	Report	JM O’Callaghan 0-9, F Butler 0-4, S Maxwell 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, P Butler 0-2, C Lehane 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

		Russell Rovers (Imokilly)	1-19
Glen Rovers (Seandun)	0-16	Nemo Rangers (Seandun)	1-12
Nemo Rangers (Seandun)	2-13			Russell Rovers (Imokilly)
				St Catherine's (Imokilly)
		Ballygarvan (Avondhu)	1-14
Milford (Avondhu)	0-19	St Catherine's (Imokilly)	0-18
St Catherine's (Imokilly)	1-17

Relegation playoff

Argideen Rangers v Douglas

21 September 2024 Playoff	Argideen Rangers	0-17 - 0-16	Douglas	Oven Grounds
	JM O'Callaghan 0-7.	Report

Quarter-finals

Glen Rovers v Nemo Rangers

21 September 2024 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	0-16 - 2-13	Nemo Rangers	Ballincollig Grounds
		Report	S Horgan 0-6, J Kearney 1-0, E Dilloughrey 1-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, C Kiely 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, A Burns 0-1.

Milford v St Catherine's

21 September 2024 Quarter-final	Milford	0-19 - 1-17	St Catherine's	Kildorrery Grounds
	H O'Gorman 0-12, C O'Gorman 0-2, E Buckley 0-2, M O'Flynn 0-1, A Watson 0-1, E Dillon 0-1.	Report	R Galvin 1-4, E Davis 0-5, S O'Donoghue 0-4, O Fitzgerald 0-2, S Cotter 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballygarvan v St Catherine's

4 October 2024 Semi-final	Ballygarvan	1-14 - 0-18	St Catherine's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R O’Halloran 1-3, G White 0-4 f, M Cussen 0-2 f, M O’Mahony, F Mackey (f), E O’Connor, S Brady, C O’Regan 0-1 each.	Report	R Galvin 0-12 (0-9 f), K Barry, S O’Donoghue 0-2 each, O Fitzgerald, E Condon 0-1 each.

Russell Rovers v Nemo Rangers

19 October 2024 Semi-final	Russell Rovers	1-19 - 1-12	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	J Beausang (1-11, 1-8 frees, 0-1 65), B Hartnett (0-3), K Moynihan (0-2), L Duggan Murray, K Walsh and F Murray (0-1 each).	Report	S Horgan (0-6, 0-3 frees, 0-1 65), A Cronin (1-0), C Horgan (0-2), J Masters (free), A O’Donovan, M Cronin and A Burns (0-1 each).

Final

St Catherine's v Russell Rovers

3 November 2024 Final	St Catherine's	0-15 - 3-13	Russell Rovers	Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R Galvin 0-6 (0-2f), B Mulcahy 0-4, E Davis (0-1f), K Wallace, S O’Donoghue, D Mangan (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	J Beausang 0-7 (0-2f, 0-1 65), L Duggan Murray 1-2, B Hartnett 1-1, C Sheehan 1-0, R Cummins, K Walsh, K Moynihan 0-1 each.	Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Rory Galvin	St Catherine's	1-45	48	6	8.00
2	Henry O'Gorman	Milford	0-36	36	4	9.00
3	John Michael O'Callaghan	Argideen Rangers	0-33	33	4	8.25

References

^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 December 2023). "Castlehaven drawn with Clonakilty and Carbery Rangers for second successive year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ O'Callaghan, Therese (3 November 2024). "Russell Rovers defeat St Catherine's to end five-year gap for Cork Premier JHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ Hurley, Denis (3 November 2024). "Premier JHC: Goals vital as Russell Rovers come out on top against St Catherine's". Echo Live. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ McKay, Jack (16 September 2023). "IAHC: Youghal survive double relegation as Douglas go down after nine-goal thriller". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ Horgan, Andrew (26 November 2023). "Late Alan O'Donovan goal clinches dramatic hurling final victory for 14-man Nemo". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ Coleman, John (14 October 2023). "Erin's Own make it two county titles on the bounce as Robbie O'Flynn makes presence felt". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ Noonan, Rory (17 September 2023). "Tracton relegated from Premier Junior as St Finbarr's dig deep". Echo Live. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

External links

Cork GAA website

[1] Cormican, Eoghan (14 December 2023). "Castlehaven drawn with Clonakilty and Carbery Rangers for second successive year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[2] O'Callaghan, Therese (3 November 2024). "Russell Rovers defeat St Catherine's to end five-year gap for Cork Premier JHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

[3] Hurley, Denis (3 November 2024). "Premier JHC: Goals vital as Russell Rovers come out on top against St Catherine's". Echo Live. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

[4] McKay, Jack (16 September 2023). "IAHC: Youghal survive double relegation as Douglas go down after nine-goal thriller". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[5] Horgan, Andrew (26 November 2023). "Late Alan O'Donovan goal clinches dramatic hurling final victory for 14-man Nemo". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[6] Coleman, John (14 October 2023). "Erin's Own make it two county titles on the bounce as Robbie O'Flynn makes presence felt". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[7] Noonan, Rory (17 September 2023). "Tracton relegated from Premier Junior as St Finbarr's dig deep". Echo Live. Retrieved 14 October 2023.