2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 20 September 2008 – 19 October 2008
| teams = 7
| sponsor = Evening Echo
| champions = File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey
| count = 1
| champions captain = Diarmuid O'Riordan
| champions manager = John Feeney
| runners-up = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
| runners-up captain = Johnny Nyhan
| runners-up manager = Christy O'Leary
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 6
| goals = 12
| points = 146
| top scorer = File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Diarmuid O'Riordan (1-26)
| previous year = 2007
| previous tournament = 2007 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
| next year = 2009
| next tournament = 2009 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
}}
The 2008 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 20 September 2008 and ended on 19 October 2008.
On 19 October 2008, Dripsey won the championship following a 0-13 to 1-07 defeat of Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/junior_a_county_hurling_finals_2.htm|title=Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - Present|publisher=Cork GAA finals website|date=|accessdate=11 December 2017|first=|last=}} This was their first championship title in the grade.
Dripsey's Diarmuid O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 1-26.
Qualification
| class="wikitable"
!Division !Championship !Champions |
| Avondhu |
| Carbery |
| Carrigdhoun |
| Duhallow |
| Imokilly |
| Muskerry |
| Seandún |
Results
=First round=
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| date = 20 September 2008
| round = First round
| team1 = Tullylease
| score = 0-17 - 1-12
| team2 = Charleville
| report =
| goals1 = S Whelan 0-13, B Sheehy 0-2, S Stokes 0-1, S Hehir 0-1.
| goals2 = M Gammell 1-2, P Gammell 0-3, J Quinlan 0-3, B Dennehy 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1.
| stadium = Kanturk
| referee =
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| date = 21 September 2008
| round = First round
| team1 = Carrignavar
| score = 1-20 - 1-06
| team2 = Ballymartle
| report =
| goals1 = A Hegarty 0-7, M Geaney 1-0, C Burns 0-3, P Murphy 0-3, M Hickey 0-2, A Sheehan 0-2, T Geaney 0-1, R Spillane 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1.
| goals2 = B Dwyer 1-2, J Coleman 0-2, K Hallissey 0-1, S Fehilly 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn
| referee =
}}
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| date = 5 October 2008
| round = First round
| team1 = Dripsey
| score = 1-14 - 1-12
| team2 = Glen Rovers
| report =
| goals1 = D O'Riordan 1-8, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Carey 0-2, D Foley 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
| goals2 = R Brosnan 1-0, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Neill 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-2, K McCarthy 0-2, J Goggin 0-1, A Dunlea 0-1.
| stadium = Ballincollig
| referee =
}}
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 5 October 2008
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
| score = 3-12 - 2-12
| team2 = Tullylease
| report =
| goals1 = JP O'Callaghan 2-6, S Crowley 1-0, M Fehilly 0-3, T Lordan 0-2, P Crowley 0-1.
| goals2 = S Hehir 2-2, S Whelan 0-6, E Sheehy 0-2, P Newman 0-1, S Stokes 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn
| referee =
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| date = 12 October 2008
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Dripsey
| score = 1-12 - 0-09
| team2 = Carrignavar
| report =
| goals1 = D O'Riordan 0-7, M O'Sullivan 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Riordan 0-1.
| goals2 = C Burns 0-5, P Murphy 0-1, M Hickey 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn
| referee =
}}
=Final=
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| date = 19 October 2008
| round = Final
| team1 = Dripsey
| score = 0-13 - 1-07
| team2 = Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
| report =
| goals1 = D O'Riordan 0-11, C Hayes 0-1, D Foley 0-1.
| goals2 = JP O'Callaghan 0-5, T Lordan 1-0, M Fehily 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee =
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|Diarmuid O'Riordan |align=center|1-26 |align=center|29 |align=center|3 |align=center|9.66 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|Séamus Whelan |align=center|0-19 |align=center|19 |align=center|2 |align=center|9.50 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|3
|John Paul O'Callaghan |align=center|2-11 |align=center|17 |align=center|2 |align=center|8.50 |
;In a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|Séamus Whelan |align=center|0-13 |align=center|13 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|John Paul O'Callaghan |align=center|2-06 |align=center|12 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|3
|Diarmuid O'Riordan |align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |
| Diarmuid O'Riordan
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|4
|Shane Hehir |align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|5
|Aidan Hegarty |align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| Diarmuid O'Riordan
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |