2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 17 October 2004.^[1] The championship began on 15 May 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.

2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	15 May - 11 September 2005
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Cork (30th win)
Captain	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
Manager	John Allen
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Liam Donoghue
Manager	Conor Hayes
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	36
Top Scorer	Ger Farragher (3-57)
Player of the Year	Jerry O'Connor
All-Star Team	See here
← 2004 2006 →

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.^[2]

On 11 September 2005, Cork won the championship after a 1–21 to 1–16 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[3] This was their 30th All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.

Galway's Ger Farragher was the championship's top scorer with 3-57.

New Format

On 17 April 2004, the Hurling Development Committee's proposal to restructure the entire championship system was endorsed by Congress. The new format resulted in a three-tier championship. In the top grade 12 teams would compete for the Liam MacCarthy Cup, with the first round losers and beaten semi-finalists from Leinster and Munster joining Antrim and Galway in a league section split into two groups. The group winners would re-enter the championship at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage, meeting the losing provincial finalists. The runners-up in each group would face the Leinster and Munster champions in the last eight. The new format provided two additional quarter-finals, a minimum of three games for each team and four for the vast majority. In the league section, matches would be played on a home and away basis. The bottom-placed teams in both groups would contest the relegation section with the eventual loser being relegated to the Christy Ring Cup.

Team changes

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

• Carlow
• Down
• Derry
• Kerry
• Kildare
• Meath
• Westmeath
• Wicklow

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• London

Withdrew from Championship

• New York

Teams

General information

Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2004 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2004	—	Quarter-finals
Clare	1998	1997	Quarter-finals
Cork	2003	2004	Champions
Dublin	1961	1938	Round 1
Galway	1999	1988	Round 2
Kilkenny	2003	2003	Runners-up
Laois	1949	1915	Round 1
Limerick	1996	1973	Round 1
Offaly	1995	1998	Round 2
Tipperary	2001	2001	Round 2
Waterford	2004	1959	Semi-finals
Wexford	2004	1996	Semi-finals

Overview

Twelve teams participated in hurling's top tier in 2005. These were the same 12 teams who competed in Division 1 of the National Hurling League. The provincial championships in Leinster and Munster featured five teams each, while Antrim and Galway entered the championship at the group stage.

Personnel and general information

Team	Colours	Manager(s)	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Antrim		Dinny Cahill	Jim Connolly	Bushmills
Cork		Dónal O'Grady	Ben O'Connor	O2
Clare		Anthony Daly	Seánie McMahon	Pat O'Donnell
Dublin		Tommy Naughton	David Curtin	Arnotts
Galway		Liam Donoghue	Conor Hayes	Supermacs
Kilkenny		Brian Cody	Peter Barry	Avonmore
Laois		Paudie Butler	Joe Phelan	The Heritage
Limerick		Joe McKenna	Ollie Moran	Sporting Limerick
Offaly		John McIntyre	Barry Teehan	Carroll Cuisine
Tipperary		Ken Hogan	Benny Dunne	Enfer
Waterford		Justin McCarthy	Eoin Kelly	Gain Feeds
Wexford		Séamus Murphy	Keith Rossiter	Wexford Creamery

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Leinster final
					Wexford	0-24
					Laois	1-10
	Laois	4-14
	Dublin	0-14
									Wexford	1-16
									Kilkenny	0-22
					Offaly	0-15
					Kilkenny	6-28

Quarter-final

Laois v Dublin

22 May 2005 Quarter-final	Laois	4-14 – 0-14	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Young 1-9 (1-0 pen, 6f); D Culleton 2-1; L Tynan 1-1; S Dwyer, P Russell, E Meagher 0-1 each.	Report	E Carroll, D Cortin (2f, 2 '65) 0-4 each; D Sweeney 0-2; T Moore, S Mullen, A de Paor, R Fallon (65) 0-1 each.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Semi-finals

Wexford v Laois

12 June 2005 Semi-final	Wexford	0-24 – 1-10	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Jacob 0-7 (5f), D Ruth 0-4 (3f, 1'65'), D Mythen 0-3, R McCarthy, E Quigley, M Jordan, N Higgins 0-2 each, A Fenlon, P Carley 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-7 (3f, 2'65'), D Culleton 1-0, T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

Kilkenny v Offaly

12 June 2005 Semi-final	Kilkenny	6-28 – 0-15	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Shefflin 2-11 (4f, 1 pen), M Comerford 1-3, R Power 0-5, DJ Carey 1-2, R Power and E McCormack 1-1, D Lyng 0-2, C Phelan and R Mullally 0-1 each, B Barry 0-1 (65).	Report	D Murray 0-7 (7f), B Carroll 0-3 (1f), G Hanniffy 0-2, R Hanniffy, D Hayden and C Parlon 0-1 each.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Final

Kilkenny v Wexford

3 July 2005 Final	Kilkenny	0-22 – 1-16	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Shefflin 0-8 (7f 1'65'), T Walsh 0-4, E Larkin, R Power 0-3 each, E Brennan 0-2, C Phelan, R Mullally 0-1 each.	Report	R Jacob 0-5 (5f), D Mythen 1-1, M Jordan, E Quigley, R McCarthy 0-2 each, P Carley, M Jacob, D Ruth, R Barry 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

15 May 2005 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-14 – 2-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Kelly 0-7 (5f), P Kelly 0-4 (4f), G O'Grady, J Devane 1-0 each, T Dunne, L Corbett 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Ryan 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), D Sheehan 1-0, N Moran 0-3, P Tobin 0-2, C Fitzgerald, P O'Grady 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Limerick v Tipperary

21 May 2005 Quarter-final replay	Limerick	0-18 – 2-13 (aet)	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	TJ Ryan 0-8 (all fs); D O'Grady 0-2; P Lawlor 0-1 (f); P O'Grady, C Fitzgerald, N Moran, A O'Shaughnessy, D Sheehan, K Tobin, D Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	E Kelly 0-7 (0-6 fs); G O'Grady, E Sweeney 1-0 each; T Dunne 0-4, P Kelly, L Corbett 0-1 each.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Cork v Waterford

22 May 2005 Semi-final	Cork	2-17 – 2-15	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Flynn 1-6 (6f), E Kelly 0-6, D Shanahan 1-0, S Prendergast 0-2, T Browne 0-1.	Report	J Deane 1-3 (0-1f), B Corcoran 1-2, N McCarthy, B O'Connor (2f, 1'65') 0-4 each, J O'Connor 0-2, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields), D O'Sullivan (pen) 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Clare

5 June 2005 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-14 – 0-14	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	E Kelly 0-7 (4f); L Corbett 1-1; M Webster 1-0; E Sweeney, F Devaney 0-2 each; B Dunne, P Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 0-5 (3f); D McMahon, S McMahon (2f), B Nugent, T Griffin 0-2 each; T Carmody 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Cork v Tipperary

26 June 2005 Final	Cork	1-21 – 1-16	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-6 (6f), J Deane 0-5 (3f), Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 1-2, N Ronan 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, B Corcoran, N McCarthy, Kieran Murphy (Erin's Own) 0-1 each.	Report	P Kelly 0-7 (2f 1'65'), E Kelly 0-6 (2f), T Dunne 1-0, J Devane 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Main article: 2005 Christy Ring Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Westmeath	4	3	0	1	10-64	8-49	+21	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Down	4	3	0	1	14-72	9-57	+30	6
3	Meath	4	2	1	1	9-67	7-52	+21	5
4	Roscommon	4	1	0	3	4-46	13-83	-64	2	Advance to Relegation Playoffs
5	Derry	4	0	1	3	7-49	7-57	-8	1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Carlow	4	3	0	1	5-50	5-53	-3	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kildare	4	3	0	1	11-54	7-50	+16	6
3	Kerry	4	2	1	1	12-59	8-46	+25	5
4	Wicklow	4	1	1	2	8-55	10-49	+0	3	Advance to Relegation Playoffs
5	Mayo	4	0	0	4	7-41	13-61	-38	0

Knockout stage

	Semi-Finals					Final
	1A	Westmeath	7-14
	2B	Kildare	1-12
						1A	Westmeath	1-23
						1B	Down	2-18
	1B	Carlow	1-11
	2A	Down	4-23

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

Main article: 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	3	3	0	0	14-43	5-25	45	6	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Tyrone	3	2	0	1	8-44	10-30	8	4	Advance to Quarter-Finals
3	Sligo	3	1	0	2	10-27	10-44	-17	2
4	Fermanagh	3	0	0	3	5-30	12-45	-36	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Louth	3	3	0	0	9-51	4-28	38	6	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Armagh	3	2	0	1	12-42	6-26	34	4	Advance to Quarter-Finals
3	Cavan	2	0	0	2	3-13	5-37	-30	0
4	Leitrim	2	0	0	2	3-21	12-36	-42	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	London	3	3	0	0	2-64	5-29	26	6	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Longford	3	2	0	1	6-38	4-36	8	4	Advance to Quarter-Finals
3	Monaghan	3	1	0	2	4-36	5-42	-9	2
4	Warwickshire	3	0	0	3	4-24	2-55	-25	0

Knockout stage

	Quarter-final playoffs					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
											London		3-13
											Donegal		1-10
																London		5-08
																Louth		1-05
											Louth		3-10
											Tyrone		1-08
						Tyrone		3-14
	Longford		2-14			Longford		3-13
	Armagh		1-14

All-Ireland qualifiers

Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers

Group A

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	3	3	0	0	6-69	4-35	+40	6	Advance to All Ireland Quarter-finals
2	Limerick	3	2	0	1	8-54	3-36	+33	4
3	Laois	3	1	0	2	3-41	5-53	-18	2	Advance to Relegation playoffs
4	Antrim	3	0	0	3	2-35	7-75	-55	0

Results

Laois v Galway

18 June 2005 Round 1	Laois	2-11 – 2-22	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 0-6 (4f, 1 65), L Tynan 1-1, D Culleton 1-0, T Fitgerald 0-2, C Healy, J Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 1-11 (1-10f), T Óg Regan 0-5 (3f), K Hayes 1-1, R Murray 0-3, D Tierney, N Healy 0-1 each.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Antrim v Limerick

25 June 2005 Round 1	Antrim	1-09 – 4-25	Limerick	Casement Park, Belfast
	J Connolly 1-0; K McKeegan 0-3 (3f); B McFall 0-2 (1f); M McCambridge, P Richmond, J McIntosh, K Stewart 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Ryan 1-5 (4f); D Ryan 2-1; N Moran 0-6; A O'Shaughnessy 1-1; P Lawlor 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '65'); D Sheahan, P Kirby 0-2 each; A O'Connor 0-2 (0-1f); P O'Grady, P Tobin, Conor Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Referee: S McGrath (Westmeath)

Laois v Limerick

1 July 2005 Round 2	Laois	1-09 – 2-15	Limerick	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 1-5 (1-4f), J Phelan, J Rowney, T Fitzgerald, M Rooney 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Ryan 0-8 (0-6), N Moran 0-3, O Moran, P Kirby 1-0 each, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, D O'Grady, D Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Galway v Antrim

2 July 2005 Round 2	Galway	3-29 – 0-10	Antrim	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	G Farragher 0-12 (7f, 1 '65'), D Tierney 2-2, D Hayes 0-6, N Healy 1-1, R Murray 0-3, K Hayes, F Healy 0-2 each, A Smyth 0-1.	Report	C Herron, J Connolly, C McGuckian 0-2 each, P Richmond, A Delargy, J McIntosh (f), J Campbell (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: J Guinan (Kilkenny)

Limerick v Galway

9 July 2005 Round 3	Limerick	2-14 – 1-18	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	TJ Ryan 1-2 (1-1f), P Kirby 0-6 (5f), D Ryan 1-0, N Moran 0-2, P O'Grady 0-2, P Tobin, O Moran 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 0-8 (6f), D Hayes 1-3, R Murray 0-2, T Óg Regan, O Canning, D Tierney, F Healy, A Kearns 0-1 each.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Antrim v Laois

9 July 2005 Round 3	Antrim	1-16 – 0-21	Laois	Casement Park, Belfast
	J McIntosh 1-7 (3f), K McKeegan 0-3 (3 '65s'), J Connolly, M Herron, P Richmond, A Delargy, B Quinn, J Scullion 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-8 (6f, 1 '65'), L Tynan 0-3, M Rooney, J Walsh, J Rowney 0-2 each, T Fitzgerald, E Meagher, C Brophy, J Phelan 0-1 each.	Referee: P Greene (Galway)

Group B

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Clare	3	3	0	0	6-49	1-41	+23	6	Advance to All Ireland Quarter-finals
2	Waterford	3	2	0	1	5-64	6-32	+29	4
3	Offaly	3	1	0	2	4-41	4-52	-11	2	Advance to Relegation playoffs
4	Dublin	3	0	0	3	3-26	7-55	-41	0

Results

Waterford v Offaly

18 June 2005 Round 1	Waterford	1-26 – 1-15	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	K McGrath 0-5 (2f 1 65), M Walsh 0-3, E McGrath 0-1, J Mullane 0-8, S Prendergast 0-1, P Flynn 1-8 (1-6f)	Report	M Cordial 0-2, D Hayden 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-2, B Murphy 0-2, B Carroll 0-5 (1f), D Murray 0-3 (3f); A Hanrahan 1-0.

Dublin v Clare

18 June 2005 Round 1	Dublin	0-09 – 1-23	Clare	Parnell Park, Dublin
	D Curtin 0-5 (5f), K Flynn 0-2 (1f), R Fallon (f), P Carton 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 0-6 (3f), T Carmody 0-5, D McMahon 0-4, D O'Connell 1-0, T Griffin, D Forde 0-2 each, D Clancy, D O'Rourke, B O'Connell, S McMahon (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Clare v Offaly

2 July 2005 Round 2	Clare	1-12 – 1-11	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	N Gilligan 0-7 (5f), T Griffin 1-0, S MacMahon 0-2 (2f), C Lynch, A Markham and D Hoey 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-5 (4f), D Hayden 1-0, A Hanrahan 0-2, B Mullins, G Hanniffy, B Murphy and S Brown 0-1 each.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Waterford v Dublin

2 July 2005 Round 2	Waterford	4-17 – 1-03	Dublin	Walsh Park, Waterford
	P Flynn 1-3 (0-3f), J Mullane, S Prendergast 1-2, E Kelly 0-4, P O'Brien 1-0, K McGrath (1 '65'), E McGrath 0-2 each, T Browne, J Kennedy 0-1 each.	Report	J Kingston 1-0, D Curtin 0-2 (2f), T McGrane 0-1	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

Dublin v Offaly

9 July 2005 Round 3	Dublin	2-14 – 2-15	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
	E Carroll 0-5 (1f), S McDonald 1-1, P Carton 1-0, D Sweeney (1 sline), K Flynn 0-2 (2f), M Carton, D Russell, C Meehan, R Fallon (1 '65') 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-8 (4f), D Hayden, M Cordial 1-0 each, A Hanrahan 0-2, M O‘Hara, B Whelahan (1f), S Brown, B Murphy, D Murphy 0-1 each.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Clare v Waterford

9 July 2005 Round 3	Clare	4-14 – 0-21	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan 0-6 (5f), A Markham 2-0, T Griffin 1-2, D McMahon 1-1, S McMahon 0-2 (1 '65'), B O'Connell, F Lohan, D O'Rourke 0-1 each.	Report	K McGrath 0-5 (4f), J Mullane 0-4, P Flynn 0-4 (4f), D Shanahan 0-3, E Kelly 0-2, T Browne, M Walsh, E McGrath 0-1 each.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Relegation Section

Dublin v Laois

23 July 2005 Semi-final	Dublin	3-13 – 1-10	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	D Curtin 1-8 (1-5f, 2 '65s); E Carroll, K Flynn 1-0 each; D Sweeney 0-2; C Meehan, L Ryan, D Russell 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-7 (4f, 2 linecuts); P Russell 1-0; T Fitzgerald, M McEvoy, S Dwyer 0-1 each.	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

Offaly v Antrim

23 July 2005 Semi-final	Offaly	5-17 – 0-18	Antrim	Croke Park, Dubin
	B Carroll 1-8 (4f); M Cordial 2-3; B Murphy 1-3; J Brady 1-0; M O'Hara, G Hanniffy, D Murray 0-1 each.	Report	B McCall 0-7 (5f); J McIntosh 0-5 (2f, 1 '65); M Scullion, J Connelly, B Herron, C Hammill, K McKee ('65), C Herron 0-1 each.	Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

Laois v Antrim

30 July 2005 Final	Laois	1-23 – 1-15	Antrim	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	J Young 0-11 9 frees, P Russell 1 free, L Tynan 0-4, J Rowney 0-3, M Rooney 0-2.	Report	P Richmond 1-2, B McFall 0-5, J Connelly 0-3, C Hamill 0-2, C Cunning, K McKeegan, M Herron 0-1 each.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

	Quarter-finals 24/31 July				Semi-finals 14/21 August				Final 11 September
	Cork	1-18
	Waterford	1-13
					Cork	0-16
					Clare	0-15
	Wexford	0-12
	Clare	1-20
									Cork	1-21
									Galway	1-16
	Kilkenny	0-18
	Limerick	0-13
					Kilkenny	4-18
					Galway	5-18
	Tipperary	2-18
	Galway	2-20

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Clare v Wexford

24 July 2005 Quarter-final	Clare	1-20 - 0-12	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	N Gilligan 0-5 (4f), D McMahon 0-4, A Markham 1-1, T Griffin, T Carmody 0-3 each, S McMahon (1 '65') 0-2, C Lynch, B O'Connell 0-1 each.	Report	D Mythen, R Jacob (3f) 0-3 each, M Jacob 0-2, A Fenlon, D Ruth (f), D Lyng ('65'), R Barry 0-1 each.	Attendance: 55,857 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Cork v Waterford

24 July 2005 Quarter-final	Cork	1-18 - 1-13	Waterford	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Deane 0-5 (4f), B Corcoran 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4 (2f, 1 '65'), J Gardiner 0-3, J O'Connor, T Kenny, S Ó hAilpín, N Ronan, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 0-1 each.	Report	P Flynn 0-5 (5f), S Prendergast 0-4, D Shanahan 1-0, T Browne, D Bennett, J Mullane, K McGrath (f) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 55,857 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Galway v Tipperary

31 July 2005 Quarter-final	Galway	2-20 - 2-18	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Farragher 0-9, D Hayes 1-0, D Forde 1-0, R Murray 0-3, F Healy 0-2, D Tierney 0-2, A Kerins 0-2, N Healy 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1.	Report	E Kelly 1-9, T Dunne 1-1, P Kelly 0-4, G O'Grady 0-1, M Webster 0-1, B Dunne 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.	Attendance: 44,438 Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Limerick

31 July 2005 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	0-18 - 0-13	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Shefflin (0-9, seven frees), DJ Carey (0-3, one penalty), T Walsh (0-2), M Comerford (0-2), P Barry (0-1, a free), D Lyng (0-1).	Report	TJ Ryan (0-6, five frees), P Lawlor (0-3, one free, one 65), N Moran (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1), P O'Grady (0-1), A O'Suaghnessy (0-1).	Attendance: 44,438 Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Cork v Clare

14 August 2005 Semi-final	Cork	0-16 - 0-15	Clare	Croke Park, Dublin
	B O'Connor 0-5, J Gardiner 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, J Deane 0-2, N Ronan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, S Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1.	Report	T Carmody 0-4, N Gilligan 0-4, T GRiffin 0-3, A Quinn 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.	Attendance: 50,596 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Galway v Kilkenny

21 August 2005 Semi-final	Galway	5-18 - 4-18	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Farragher (2-9, 8 frees), N Healy (3-0), R Murray (0-2), D Forde (0-2), D Tierney (0-2), D Hayes (0-1), F Healy (0-1), K Broderick (0-1).	Report	H Shefflin (1-9, 7 frees, 1 '65), E Brennan (2-4), J Hoyne (1-0), R Power (0-2), T Walsh (0-1), M Comerford (0-1), E Larkin (0-1).	Attendance: 39,975 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

Main article: 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Cork v Galway

11 September 2005 Final	Cork	1-21 - 1-16	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	B O’Connor 1-7 (0-2 frees); T Kenny 0-3; J Deane 0-3 frees; B Corcoran, J O’Connor and T McCarthy 0-2 each; N McCarthy and J Gardiner 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 0-8 (0-6 frees); D Hayes 1-0; A Kerins 0-3; F Healy 0-2; N Healy, D Hardiman and D Tierney 0-1 each.	Attendance: 81,136 Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger Farragher	Galway	3-57	66	6	11.00
2	James Young	Laois	2-53	59	7	8.43
3	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	3-37	46	4	11.50
4	T. J. Ryan	Limerick	3-36	45	6	7.50
5	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-36	39	5	7.80
6	Paul Flynn	Waterford	3-26	35	5	7.00
7	Niall Gilligan	Clare	0-33	33	6	5.50
8	Brian Carroll	Offaly	1-29	32	5	6.40
9	Ben O'Connor	Cork	1-26	29	5	5.80
10	Joe Deane	Cork	1-18	21	5	4.20

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	2-11	17	Offaly
2	Ger Farragher	Galway	2-09	15	Kilkenny
3	Ger Farragher	Galway	1-11	14	Laois
4	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-09	12	Galway
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-09	12	Galway
	James Young	Laois	1-09	12	Dublin
	Ger Farragher	Galway	0-12	12	Antrim
5	Paul Flynn	Waterford	1-08	11	Offaly
	Brian Carroll	Offaly	1-08	11	Antrim
	David Curtin	Dublin	1-08	11	Laois
	James Young	Laois	0-11	11	Antrim

Miscellaneous

• The attendance of 81,136 at the All-Ireland final was the biggest since 1956 when 83,096 saw Wexford defeat Cork.

See also

• 2005 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)