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2008 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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2008 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Teams8
SponsorEvening Echo
ChampionsBorder Éire Óg (1st title)
Barry Corkery (captain)
Tom Scally (manager)
Runners-upBorder Ballygarvan
2007 (Previous) (Next) 2009

The 2008 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895.

The final was played on 19 October 2008 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Éire Óg and Ballygarvan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Éire Óg won the match by 1–08 to 1–05 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Super Sheehan shoots Éire Óg to glory". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Éire Óg's rapid rise from junior football to the top level in Cork". Echo Live. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2021.