# 2024 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2024 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship is the 21st staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023. The championship is scheduled to run from 3 August to 1 December 2024.
The final was played on 10 November 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Watergrasshill and Carrigaline, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Watergrasshill won the match by 2-16 to 0-19 to claim their first ever championship title.
Carrigaline's Brian Kelleher was the championship's top scorer with 0-50.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Mallow
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Aghabullogue

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Castlelyons
Relegated to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Bandon

## Group A
### Group A table

Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Watergrasshill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 6 |
| Carrigaline | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Castlemartyr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 2 |
| Valley Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 2 |

### Group A results
## Group B
### Group B table

Knockout stage  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Ballincollig | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 6 |
| Mallow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 77 | -7 | 2 |
| Éire Óg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 70 | -7 | 2 |
| Aghabullogue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 2 |

### Group B results
## Group C
### Group C table

Knockout stage  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Dungourney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 4 |
| Ballinhassig | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 67 | 16 | 4 |
| Ballymartle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 78 | -10 | 2 |
| Kilworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 80 | -10 | 2 |

### Group C results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final |
| | | Ballincollig (Muskerry) | 1-18 | |
| Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun) | 1–16 | Carrigaline (Carrigdhoun) | 1-19 | |
| Carrigaline (Carrigdhoun) | 1–19 | | | Carrigaline (Carrigdhoun) |
| | | | | Watergrasshill (Imokilly) |
| | | Watergrasshill (Imokilly) | 4-16 | |
| Dungourney (Imokilly) | 0–18 | Mallow (Avondhu) | 1-14 | |
| Mallow (Avondhu) | 3–15 | | | |

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 0-50 | 50 | 6 | 8.33 |
| 2 | Matthew Bradley | Aghabullogue | 1-44 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 2 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-47 | 47 | 4 | 11.75 |
| 4 | Adam Murphy | Watergrasshill | 1-39 | 42 | 5 | 8.40 |
| 5 | Ger Collins | Ballinhassig | 1-31 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 5 | Steven Wills | Ballincollig | 1-31 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 1-29 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Eoin O'Shea | Éire Óg | 1-28 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 9 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 0-29 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 9 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-29 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Matthew Bradley | Aghabullogue | 1-14 | 17 | Kilworth |
| 2 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-15 | 15 | Ballinhassig |
| 3 | Eoin O'Shea | Éire Óg | 1-11 | 14 | Mallow |
| 3 | Ger Collins | Ballinhassig | 0-14 | 14 | Dungourney |
| 5 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 0-12 | 12 | Valley Rovers |
| 5 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-12 | 12 | Kilworth |
| 7 | Adam Murphy | Watergrasshill | 0-11 | 11 | Carrigaline |
| 7 | Steven Wills | Ballincollig | 0-11 | 11 | Carrigaline |
| 7 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-11 | 11 | Ballymartle |
| 7 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 0-11 | 11 | Watergrasshill |
| 7 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Castlemartyr |
| 7 | Eoin O'Shea | Éire Óg | 0-11 | 11 | Aghabullogue |