# 2024 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

The 2024 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023. The championship ran from 2 August to 20 October 2024.
The final was played on 20 October 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Blarney, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 3–17 to 1–13 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.
Alan Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 2-46.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
* Glen Rovers
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Castlelyons

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
* Newcestown
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Mallow

## Participating teams
### Clubs

| Team | Location | Colours | Manager(s) | Captain(s) |
| Ballyhea | Ballyhea | Black and yellow | Aidan Fitzgerald | |
| Blarney | Blarney | Red and white | Michael Barrett | Mark Coleman |
| Bride Rovers | Rathcormac | Green, white and gold | Brian Murphy | Shane O'Connor Brian Roche |
| Carrigtwohill | Carrigtwohill | Blue and yellow | John Griffin | |
| Castlelyons | Castlelyons | Green and yellow | Noel Furlong | Colm Spillane |
| Cloyne | Cloyne | Red and black | Brian Motherway | |
| Courcey Rovers | Ballinspittle | Red and white | Seán Guiheen | Fergus Lordan |
| Fermoy | Fermoy | Black and yellow | Don O'Connell | Greg Lardner |
| Glen Rovers | Blackpool | Green, yellow and black | Tomás Mulcahy | Dean Brosnan |
| Inniscarra | Inniscarra | Blue and white | Danny O'Donoghue | Conor O'Leary |
| Killeagh | Killeagh | Green and yellow | Bryan McCarthy | Seán Long Dinny Walsh |
| Na Piarsaigh | Fairhill | Black and yellow | Mark Mullins | |

## Group A
### Group A table

Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Blarney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 53 | 25 | 6 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 4 |
| Courcey Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 1 |
| Carrigtwohill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 77 | -22 | 1 |

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

Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Bride Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 37 | 39 | 6 |
| Castlelyons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 54 | 12 | 4 |
| Fermoy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 2 |
| Cloyne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 87 | -48 | 0 |

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

Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Glen Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 44 | 48 | 6 |
| Killeagh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 65 | 6 | 2 |
| Ballyhea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | -19 | 2 |
| Inniscarra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 88 | -35 | 2 |

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

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Bride Rovers (Imokilly) | 1-11 | | |
| Blarney (Muskerry) | 3-20 | Blarney (Muskerry) | 2-19 | | |
| Killeagh (Imokilly) | 3-16 | | | Blarney (Muskerry) | 1-13 |
| | | | | Glen Rovers (Seandun) | 3-17 |
| | | Glen Rovers (Seandun) | 3-16 | | |
| Castlelyons (Imokilly) | 3-23 p | Castlelyons (Imokilly) | 1-16 | | |
| Na Piarsaigh (Seandun) | 2-26 | | | | |

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 2-46 | 52 | 5 | 10.40 |
| 2 | Shane Barrett | Blarney | 1-44 | 47 | 6 | 7.83 |
| 3 | Seán Walsh | Carrigtwohill | 4-26 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Ryan Sweetnam | Courcey Rovers | 0-34 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 5 | Pádraig Guest | Na Piarsaigh | 1-26 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 6 | Stephen Lynam | Glen Rovers | 3-19 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
| 7 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 4-15 | 27 | 2 | 13.50 |
| 8 | Dylan McCarthy | Killeagh | 0-26 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Simon Kennefick | Glen Rovers | 3-13 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 9 | Adam Walsh | Bride Rovers | 0-22 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 2-09 | 15 | Castlelyons |
| 2 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 1-11 | 14 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 2 | Ryan Sweetnam | Courcey Rovers | 0-14 | 14 | Carrigtwohill |
| 4 | Seán Walsh | Carrigtwohill | 1-10 | 13 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 5 | Seán Walsh | Carrigtwohill | 2-06 | 12 | Cloyne |
| 5 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 2-06 | 12 | Blarney |
| 5 | Dylan McCarthy | Killeagh | 1-09 | 12 | Inniscarra |
| 5 | Pádraig Guest | Na Piarsaigh | 0-12 | 12 | Castlelyons |
| 9 | Shane Barrett | Blarney | 0-11 | 11 | Courcey Rovers |
| 9 | Adam Walsh | Bride Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Castlelyons |
| 9 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 0-11 | 11 | Cloyne |
| 9 | Ryan Sweetnam | Courcey Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Na Piarsaigh |