The 2008 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 16 December 2007. The championship began on 2 May 2008 and ended on 12 October 2008.

On 12 October 2008, Carrigaline won the championship after a 1–13 to 0–10 defeat of Bandon in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their first ever championship title in this grade.

Bandon's Darren Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 0-36.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Relegated to the City Junior A Hurling Championship

Results

First round

2 May 2008 First roundMilford2-15 - 2-15Éire ÓgCroke Memorial Park
S O'Connell 0-7, P O'Regan 0-5, R Geary 1-0, D O'Brien 1-0, M O'Connell 0-1, A Watson 0-1, H O'Gorman 0-1.D Goulding 2-4, T Cronin 0-5, C Sheehan 0-4, T O'Leary 0-1, J Malone 0-1.
3 May 2008 First roundSt. Finbarr's1-11 - 0-16CarrigalineShanbally
D O'Regan 0-5, J Power 1-1, E Maher 0-2, P Harte 0-1, P Cronin 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1.S Corcoran 0-7, M O'Sullivan 0-3, T Murphy 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, J Moran 0-1, P Ronayne 0-1.
3 May 2008 First roundBarryroe0-10 - 1-13BandonTimoleague
K Griffin 0-4, P Collins 0-2, D Harrington 0-2, C Hurley 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.D Crowley 0-8, D Burke 1-1, D Lucey 0-4.
4 May 2008 First roundBallygarvan0-10 - 0-12KanturkOvens
S White 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-2, G White 0-1, M Dowd 0-1, D Bouse 0-1.M McLoughlin 0-9, D Duane 0-1, W Murphy 0-1.
4 May 2008 First roundKilworth0-11 - 1-15KilbrittainPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
A Mannix 0-5, D McNamara 0-2, P Lynch 0-2, T Twomey 0-1, E Pierce 0-1.P O'Mahony 1-2, M Sexton 0-5, A Hayes 0-2, R Cashman 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, V O'Brien 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.
4 May 2008 First roundDelanys1-11 - 3-10CobhCaherlag Sportsfield
K Foley 0-6, P Finnegan 0-4, B Aherne 1-0, A Cafferky 0-1.A Stack 2-1, D Barrett 0-5, D Meaney 1-0, J Meaney 0-3, E Wilson 0-1.
4 May 2008 First roundDromina0-04 - 2-14BlackrockBallyhooley
P Gould 0-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1, J Finn 0-1.D Coughlan 1-3, M Russell 1-3, W Kennedy 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, K Magee 0-1, P Tierney 0-1.
4 May 2008 First roundValley Rovers2-21 - 2-09St. Vincent'sPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
K Canty 2-6, J Hurley 0-6, K White 0-4, E Collins 0-3, T Burke 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.C Barry 1-6, S Ray 1-0, P Aherne 0-1, R Desmond 0-1, D Duggan 0-1.
9 May 2008 First round replayMilford2-14 - 3-10Éire ÓgCroke Memorial Park
SP O'Regan 1-4, J Cremin 1-2, S O'Connell 0-4, D O'Brien 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, A Watson 0-1.T Cronin 2-6, D Goulding 1-1, T O'Leary 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1, J Dineen 0-1.

Second round

16 May 2008 Second roundSt. Vincent's0-17 - 2-12KilworthRathcormac
C Barry 0-12, JP Murphy 0-2, A Fenton 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Duggan 0-1.A Mannix 1-7, E Pierce 1-2, D McNamara 0-2, L Whelan 0-1.
17 May 2008 Second roundDromina2-13 - 1-07DelanysMallow GAA Complex
A O'Shaughnessy 0-7, P Hayes 1-2, K Hayes 0-4, J Finn 1-0.E Culhane 1-3, K Foley 0-2, R Foley 0-1, P Finnegan 0-1.
17 May 2008 Second roundÉire Óg1-11 - 0-11BallygarvanBrinny Sportsfield
C Sheehan 0-6, T Cronin 1-2, T O'Leary 0-2, D Goulding 0-1.M O'Riordan 0-3, S White 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Dillon 0-2, G White 0-1.
22 May 2008 Second roundBarryroe3-10 - 0-05St. Finbarr'sJack Barrett Park
D Harrington 1-1, K Griffin 0-4, C Hurley 1-0, J Fleming 1-0, A Fleming 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-1, G Whelton 0-1.D O'Regan 0-3, R O'Dwyer 0-1, P Harte 0-1.

Third round

15 June 2008 Third roundKilworth1-11 - 3-08MilfordFr. Con Buckley Park
A Mannix 0-6, B Tobin 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, E Pierce 0-1, J Moakley 0-1, D McNamara 0-1.A Watson 2-1, M O'Connell 1-0, P O'Regan 0-3, S O'Connell 0-3, H O'Gorman 0-1.
19 June 2008 Third roundKilbrittain0-15 - 1-18BandonTimoleague
M Sexton 0-6, R Cashman 0-2, V O'Brien 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1, P Sexton 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.D Crowley 0-10, R Crowley 0-5, D Burke 1-0, R Payne 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1.
20 June 2008 Third roundÉire Óg1-15 - 2-08CobhPáirc Uí Rinn
C Sheehan 0-5, F Sheehan 1-1, D Corkery 0-2, T O'Leary 0-2, D Goulding 0-1, J Dineen 0-1, J Malone 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.P Sloane 0-4, B Aherne 1-0, S Kearney 1-0, P Meaney 0-2, J Meaney 0-1, A Stack 0-1.
21 June 2008 Third roundBlackrock0-08 - 2-16Valley RoversPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
B Cashman 0-2, W Kennedy 0-2, M Russell 0-2, G Cleary 0-1, E O'Farrell 0-1.E Collins 1-7, K Canty 1-5, J Burke 0-1, T Burke 0-1, F Coughlan 0-1, K White 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

15 June 2008 Semi-finalDelanys1-11 - 0-14St. Finbarr'sPáirc Uí Rinn
C McCarthy 1-1, K Foley 0-3, M O'Driscoll 0-2, P Finnegan 0-2, P Laide 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1, E Cullinane 0-1.D O'Regan 0-5, EP O'Callaghan 0-2, P Kennedy 0-1, S Fuller 0-1, P Wiley 0-1, P Harte 0-1, J Power 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.
22 June 2008 Semi-finalSt. Vincent's2-11 - 1-16BallygarvanPáirc Uí Rinn
C Barry 0-5, J Buckley 1-1, P Cunnane 1-0, A Fenton 0-3, JP Murphy 0-1, K Goulding 0-1.D Sweeney 1-2, L Dillon 0-5, M Kennefick 0-5, G White 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
22 June 2009 Semi-final replayDelanys2-15 - 2-13 (aet)St. Finbarr'sPáirc Uí Rinn
K Foley 1-9, S O'Connor 1-0, P Finnegan 0-3, E Cullinane 0-1, M Heaphy 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.D O'Regan 0-7, I O'Mahony 1-1, B Cunningham 1-0, C Duffy 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, J Power 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1.
20 July 2008 FinalSt. Vincent's1-14 - 1-12St. Finbarr'sPáirc Uí Rinn
C Barry 0-9, S Ray 1-0, K Goulding 0-2, P Ahern 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.B Cunningham 1-3, E Maher 0-4, R O'Dwyer 0-1, C Duffy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, D O'Regan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

5 July 2008 Quarter-finalKanturk0-14 - 0-12DrominaPáirc Mhic Ghiobúir
L McLoughlin 0-8, E Ahern 0-3, B Mullane 0-3.A O'Shaughnessy 0-9, J Hamilton 0-1, P Hayes 0-1, D Carroll 0-1.
18 July 2008 Quarter-finalBandon1-17 - 2-11MilfordCoachford Sportsfield
D Crowley 0-6, D Burke 1-1, R Crowley 0-4, J Hickey 0-3, R Payne 0-2, D Lucey 0-1.D O'Brien 2-0, S O'Connell 0-4, E Dillon 0-3, A Watson 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, H O'Gorman 0-1, J Cremin 0-1.
20 July 2008 Quarter-finalCarrigaline1-12 - 0-14BarryroeJack Barrett Park
S Corcoran 0-6, T Murphy 1-0, S O'Brien 0-3, P Ronayne 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.K Griffin 0-9, C Hurley 0-2, G Coleman 0-1, P Collins 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.
14 September 2008 Quarter-finalValley Rovers1-12 - 1-10Éire ÓgPáirc Uí Rinn
E Collins 0-7, K Canty 1-1, S O'Neill 0-1, J Burke 0-1, K White 0-1, J Young 0-1.C Sheehan 0-7, J Dineen 1-1, J Malone 0-1, D Goulding 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 September 2008 Semi-finalCarrigaline2-17 - 0-19KanturkCoachford Sportsfield
S Corcoran 0-13, S O'Brien 1-2, T Murphy 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.L McLoughlin 0-8, A Walsh 0-6, J Healy 0-2, F Browne 0-1, A Nash 0-1, D Duane 0-1.
28 September 2008 Semi-finalBandon1-18 - 2-11Valley RoversPáirc Uí Chaoimh
D O'Donoghue 0-7, D Crowley 0-7, E O'Donovan 1-0, J O'Donovan 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, A Johnston 0-1, R Crowley 0-1.E Collins 1-5, K Canty 1-0, J Hurley 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Burke 0-1, K White 0-1, E Manning 0-1.

Final

12 October 2008 FinalCarrigaline1-13 - 0-10BandonPáirc Uí Chaoimh
S Corcoran 0-5, S O'Brien 1-1, W O'Brien 0-2, D Drake 0-2, J Moran 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.D Crowley 0-5, D O'Donoghue 0-2, N O'Rourke 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1, D Lucey 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Darren CrowleyBandon0-363657.20
2Cian BarrySt. Vincent's1-323548.75
3Stephen CorcoranCarrigaline0-313147.75
4Éamonn CollinsValley Rovers2-222847.00
5Kevin CantyValley Rovers5-122746.75
6Lorcán McLoughlinKanturk0-252538.33
7Kevin FoleyDelanys1-202345.75
7Tim CroninÉire Óg3-132245.50
Ciarán SheehanÉire Óg0-222245.50
8Adrian MannixKilworth1-182137.00
Denis O'ReganSt. Finbarr's0-212154.20

In a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Kevin CantyValley Rovers2-0612St. Vincent's
Tim CroninÉire Óg2-0612Milford
Kevin FoleyDelanys1-0912St. Finbarr's
Cian BarrySt. Vincent's0-1212Kanturk
2Daniel GouldingÉire Óg2-0410Milford
Adrian MannixKilworth1-0710St. Vincent's
Éamonn CollinsValley Rovers1-0710Blackrock
Darren CrowleyBandon0-1010Kilbrittain
3Cian BarrySt. Vincent's1-069Valley Rovers
Lorcán McLoughlinKanturk0-099Ballygarvan
Cian BarrySt. Vincent's0-099St. Finbarr's
Andrew O'ShaughnessyDromina0-099Kanturk
Kieran GriffinBarryroe1-069Carrigaline