2008 O'Byrne Cup
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{{Infobox GAA championship
| image =
| name = 2008 O'Byrne Cup
| trophy = O'Byrne Cup
| province = Leinster
| year = 2008
| manager = Paul Caffrey
| captain = Alan Brogan
| winners = Dublin
| ordinal = 7
| previous = 2007
| next = 2009
}}
The 2008 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. Last years winners of the O'Byrne Cup were Dublin. The first game was between defending champions Dublin and Wicklow, Dublin won the game comfortably.
O'Byrne Cup
{{16TeamBracket-Compact
| RD1=First round
5/6/9/10 January 2008
| RD2=Quarter-finals
13 January 2008
| RD3=Semi-finals
20/22/27 January 2008
| RD4=Final
9 February 2008
| team-width=100px
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Wicklow
| RD1-score1=0-09
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Dublin
| RD1-score2=2-12
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Westmeath
| RD1-score3=2-08
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=D.I.T.
| RD1-score4=0-12
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Wexford
| RD1-score5=1-14
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Laois
| RD1-score6=0-14
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=Carlow
| RD1-score7=3-13
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Kilkenny
| RD1-score8=1-06
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Kildare
| RD1-score09=0-07
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Longford
| RD1-score10=0-09
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Offaly
| RD1-score11=5-24
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=A.I.T
| RD1-score12=0-09
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Meath
| RD1-score13=2-11
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=U.C.D.
| RD1-score14=0-15
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Louth
| RD1-score15=0-11
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=D.C.U.
| RD1-score16=1-14
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Dublin
| RD2-score1=1-16
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Westmeath
| RD2-score2=0-06
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Wexford
| RD2-score3=0-11
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Carlow
| RD2-score4=1-13
| RD2-seed5=
| RD2-team5=Meath
| RD2-score5=1-06
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6=Longford
| RD2-score6=0-14
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7=Offaly
| RD2-score7=1-07
| RD2-team8=D.C.U.
| RD2-score8=0-15
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Dublin
| RD3-score1=1-15
1-15(R)
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Carlow
| RD3-score2=2-12
1-07(R)
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3=Longford
| RD3-score3=1-16
| RD3-team4=D.C.U.
| RD3-score4=0-10
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1=Dublin
| RD4-score1=2-12
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-score2=1-14
}}
=First round=
The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup go on to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round go on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals.
{{footballbox
|date = 5 January 2008
|team1 = Dublin
|goals1 = B Brogan 0-5 (0-3f), B Kennedy 1-1 (0-1f), P Burke 1-0, A Brogan 0-2, C Moran, D O'Mahony, D Lally, J Sherlock 0-1 each.
|score = 2-12 - 0-09
|team2 = Wicklow
|goals2 = P Earls 0-3 (0-2f), S Hurley, JP Kelly (0-2f) 0-2 each, T Gill, S Furlong 0-1 each.
|stadium = Parnell Park
|report = [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=9344&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 6 January 2008
|stadium= Mullingar
|team1= Westmeath
|goals1=T Cleary 0-05, M Greene 0-02, M Gorman, D Bannon, A Mangan 0-01 each.
|score= 2-08 - 0-12
|team2= D.I.T.
|goals2=K McMenamin, M Vaughan 0-03 each, D Munnelly 0-02, J Donegan, S Ryan, A Kilcoyne, C Ward 0-01 each.
|report=[http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87400 Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 6 January 2008
|stadium= Wexford
|team1= Wexford
|goals1=M Forde 1-06, S Roche, B Brosnan 0-03 each, P Curtis 0-02.
|score= 1-14 - 0-14
|team2= Laois
|goals2=M Tierney 0-08, D Brennan 0-03, B Fitzgerald 0-02, B Sheehan 0-01.
|report=[http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0106/OByrne.html Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date= 6 January 2008
|stadium= Carlow
|team1= Carlow
|goals1=S Rea 1-06, E McCormack, J Amond 1-00 each, B Carbery, M Carpenter, J Ryan, D Byrne, R Walker, R Sinnott, J Murphy 0-01 each.
|score= 3-13 - 1-06
|team2= Kilkenny
|goals2=P Maher 0-04, E Brennan 1-00, D Brennan 0-02.
|report=[http://www.hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87393 Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=6 January 2008
|stadium= Newbridge
|team1= Kildare
|goals1=M Conway 0-2 2f, K Ennis, A Smyth, M Hartnett, J Doyle, T Rossiter 0-1 each.
|score= 0-07 - 0-09
|team2= Longford
|goals2=F McGee 0-4 3f, 1’45, B Kavanagh 0-3 1f, G Murphy, E Farrell 0-1 each.
|report=[http://sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/1/06/GAA-Kildare-v-Longford/?facets/sport-space/ireland-locale/gaa/ Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=6 January 2008
|stadium= Tullamore
|team1= Offaly
|goals1=N McNamee 2-07, J O'Hara 3-03, D Egan 0-04, K Casey 0-03, N Smith, J Reynolds 0-02 each, P McConway, T Deehan, B Darby 0-01 each.
|score= 5-24 - 0-09
|team2= Athlone IT
|goals2=J Coughlan 0-04, R Galligan, D Glennon 0-02 each, J Durkan 0-01.
|report=[http://www.hoganstand.com/Offaly/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87399 Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=9 January 2008
|stadium= Páirc Tailteann
|team1=Meath
|goals1=G Reilly 1-02, J Queeney 0-03, N Farrell 1-00, N Mooney 0-02, P Curran, E Reilly, C King, C McGuinness 0-01 each.
|score=2-11 0-15
|team2= UCD
|goals2=J O'Loughlin 0-05, S Lennon 0-04, D Gilhooley 0-03, K Kelly, C O'Sullivan, N Corkery 0-01 each.
|report=[http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0109/Meath.html Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=10 January 2008
|stadium=Darver
|team1=Louth
|goals1=B White 0-04, M Stanfield, R Carroll 0-2 each, P Matthews, D Clarke, D Finnegan 0-1 each.
|score=0-11 1-14
|team2= D.C.U.
|goals2=S Johnston 0-05, C Mortimer 0-4, C Cregg 1-00, S Smith 0-02, D Kelly, M McElhinney, R Flanagan 0-01 each.
|report=[http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mheymhidmhey/ Report]
}}
=Quarter-finals=
{{footballbox
|date=13 January 2008
|stadium= Parnell Park
|team1= Dublin
|goals1=B Brogan 0-5 (0-2f), D O'Mahony 1-2 (0-1f), J Sherlock 0-4, D Lally 0-2, P Brogan, S Ryan, J O'Brien 0-1 each.
|score= 1-16 - 1-06
|team2= Westmeath
|goals2=F Wilson 0-4 (0-1f), M Greene 1-1, D Dolan 0-1.
|report=[http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9368&viewstory=yes Report]
}}{{footballbox
|date=13 January 2008
|stadium=Wexford
|team1=Wexford
|goals1=M Forde 0-04, B Brosnan 0-03, C Byrne 0-02, K Kennedy, A Flynn 0-01.
|score= 0-11 - 1-13
|team2=Carlow
|goals2=S Rea 0-06, E McCormack 1-01, M Carpenter 0-03, R Walker, B Carbery, JJ Smith 0-01.
|report=[http://www.hoganstand.com/Carlow/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87810 Report]
}}{{footballbox
|date=13 January 2008
|stadium= Navan
|team1=Meath
|goals1=N Mooney 1-0, S Bray 0-2, J McQuenney, J Sheridan, P Curran, P Byrne 0-1 each.
|score= 1-06 0-14
|team2= Longford
|goals2=F McGee 0-4, B Kavanagh 0-3, E Farrell 0-2, C Flynn, P Dowd, D Farrell, N Farrell, L Keenan 0-01 each.
|report=[http://sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/01/13/GAA-Longford-v-Meath-report/?facets/sport-space/ireland-locale/gaa/ Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=13 January 2008
|stadium= Tullamore
|team1= Offaly
|goals1=C Mortimer, S Johnston 0-05 each, D Kelly 0-02, S Smith, C Cregg, C Rodgers 0-01 each.
|score= 1-07 - 0-15
|team2= D.C.U.
|goals2=J O'Hara 0-04, A Mulhall 1-00, N McNamee 0-02, J Reynolds 0-01.
|report=[http://www.hoganstand.com/Offaly/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87690 Report]
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox
|date=22 January 2008
|stadium= Parnell Park
|team1= Dublin
|goals1=B Brogan 1-5 (0-3f), A Brogan, B Cullen, K Bonner 0-2 each, S O’Shaughnessy, P McMahon, J O’Brien (0-1f), G Cullen 0-1 each.
|score= 1-15 - 2-12
|team2= Carlow
|goals2=E McCormack 1-5 (0-5f, 1-0 pen), J Murphy 1-0, R Walker 0-2, J Ryan, B Carberry, A Curran, P Walsh, M Nolan 0-1 each.
|report=[http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9421&viewstory=yes Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=20 January 2008
|stadium= Longford
|team1= Longford
|goals1=Brian Kavanagh 1-4 (0-1f), Francis McGee 0-6 (0-5f), Colm Flynn, Paddy Dowd, Shane Mulligan, Arthur O'Connor, Liam Keenan, Peter Masterson 0-1 each.
|score= 1-16 - 0-10
|team2=D.C.U.
|goals2=Conor Mortimer 0-5 (0-2f), Ronan Flanagan 0-2, Shane Smith, Cathal Cregg, Seanie Johnston 0-1 each.
|report=[http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mheyojcweyid/ Report]
}}
{{footballbox
|date=27 January 2008
Replay
|stadium= Dr Cullen Park
|team1= Dublin
|goals1=J O'Brien 0-08, P McMahon 1-01, B Kennedy, C Keaney 0-02 each, D Lally, K Bonner 0-01 each.
|score= 1-15 - 1-07
|team2=Carlow
|goals2=J Murphy 1-02, E McCormack 0-03, R Walker, R Sinnott 0-01 each.
|report=[http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9440&viewstory=yes Report]
}}
=Final=
{{footballbox
|date=9 February 2008
|stadium=Parnell Park
|team1=Longford
|goals1=D Sheridan; D Brady, D Masterson, D Reilly; K Mulligan (0-2), A O'Connor, N Farrell; P Dowd (0-1), E Farrell; D Bardend (0-1), D Farrell (0-2), P Berry; B Kavanagh (1-4), P Bardend (0-1), F McGee (0-3 (0-2f))
|team2=Dublin
|goals2=J Leonard; D Henry, R McConnell, S O'Shaughnessy; P McMahon, P Casey, D Murray, E Fennell, S Ryan, B Cullen, A Brogan, B McManamon (0-1), J O'Brien (0-3 (0-2f)), B Brogan (0-7 (0-5f)), K Bonner (0-1).
|report=[http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=9513&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes Report]
|score=1-14 - 2-12
A.E.T.
}}
O'Byrne Shield
The 8 losing first round competitors of the O'Byrne Cup went on to contest the O'Byrne shield. The final of the Shield was postponed from its original date of 9 February 2008, due to a family bereavement of one of the players,{{cite web|url=http://leinster.gaa.ie/pressreleases/OBYRNE%20CUP%20SHIELD%20FINAL.pdf|title=Leinster GAA Press release|date=2008-02-09|accessdate=2010-01-12|publisher=Leinster GAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221104552/http://leinster.gaa.ie/pressreleases/OBYRNE%20CUP%20SHIELD%20FINAL.pdf|archive-date=2011-02-21|url-status=dead}} and a National Football League match between the two teams doubled as the O'Byrne Shield final.{{cite web|url=http://leinster.gaa.ie/pressreleases/O%27BYRNE%20CUP%20SHEILD%20FINAL1.pdf|title=Leinster GAA Press release|date=2008-04-08|accessdate=2010-01-12|publisher=Leinster GAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221104437/http://leinster.gaa.ie/pressreleases/O%27BYRNE%20CUP%20SHEILD%20FINAL1.pdf|archive-date=2011-02-21|url-status=dead}} This game ended in a draw, and the decision was taken not to have a replay.
{{8TeamBracket-Compact
| RD1=Quarter-finals
13/20 January 2008
| RD2=Semi-finals
20/28 January 2008
| RD3=Final
13 April 2008
| team-width=100px
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Kildare
| RD1-score1=0-14
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=U.C.D.
| RD1-score2=0-09
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Louth
| RD1-score3=1-12
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=A.I.T.
| RD1-score4=1-10
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Laois
| RD1-score5=5-23
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Kilkenny
| RD1-score6=1-04
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=Wicklow
| RD1-score7=3-10
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=D.I.T.
| RD1-score8=1-09
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Kildare
| RD2-score1=1-09
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Louth
| RD2-score2=0-07
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Laois
| RD2-score3=2-17
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Wicklow
| RD2-score4=2-12
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Kildare
| RD3-score1=1-10
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Laois
| RD3-score2=0-13
}}