2005 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2004
Championship Details
Dates	31 March 2005 – 11 September 2005
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (7th win)
Captain	Andrew Keary
Manager	Mattie Murphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Captain	Gavin O'Mahony
Manager	Timmy O'Connor
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Eoin Ryan (4-40)
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The 2005 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 31 March 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 11 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 3-12 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in succession.

Limerick's Eoin Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 4-40.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group stage

Offaly v Laois

2 April 2005 Round 1	Offaly	1-14 - 0-10	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	B Nolan 1-3, C Coughlan 0-5, D Horan 0-2, D Molloy 0-1, C Flannery 0-1, J Bergin 0-1.		N Delaney 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-3, K Finlay 0-1, J O'Loughlin 0-1, W Hyland 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.	Referee: J Quinlan (Carlow)

Dublin v Wexford

2 April 2005 Round 1	Dublin	0-13 - 1-10	Wexford	Parnell Park, Dublin
	K O'Reilly 0-7, R O'Carroll 0-2, S Durkin 0-2, T Brady 0-1, K Dunne 0-1.		J Codd 0-5, T Waters 1-0, PJ Nolan 0-2, P Mythen 0-2, P Hughes 0-1.

Offaly v Dublin

16 April 2005 Round 2	Offaly	4-14 - 1-12	Dublin	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	B Nolan 2-2, C Coughlan 1-3, C Flannery 1-1, J Bergin 0-4, D Molloy 0-2, D Horan 0-1, M Bevans 0-1.		K O'Reilly 0-7, D O'Dwyer 1-1, S Durkin 0-1, K Dunne 0-1, R O'Carroll 0-1, S O'Rourke 0-1.	Referee: F Devereux (Kildare)

Wexford v Laois

16 April 2005 Round 2	Wexford	4-06 - 3-07	Laois	Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey
	K Burke 1-2, PJ Nolan 1-2, D Redmond 1-1, J Flynn 1-0, P Mythen 0-1.		M Whelan 1-2, W Hyland 1-0, Z Keenan 1-0, J O'Loughlin 0-2, E Dwyer 0-1, N Delaney 0-1, K Finlay 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Wexford v Offaly

23 April 2005 Round 3	Wexford	1-15 - 2-10	Offaly	Piercestown
	PJ Nolan 1-4, K Burke 0-6, D Redmond 0-3, B Travers 0-1, T Waters 0-1.		B Nolan 1-3, C Coughlan 1-3, D Horan 0-2, C Flannery 0-1, J Whelehan 0-1.

Laois v Dublin

30 April 2005 Round 3	Laois	0-10 - 1-16	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J O'Loughlin 0-6, M Whelan 0-2, W Hyland 0-2.		K O'Reilly 1-4, S O'Rourke 0-3, J Maher 0-2, J McCaffrey 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, K Dunne 0-1, S Casey 0-1, S Durkin 0-1, R O'Carroll 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Dublin

7 May 2005 Quarter-final	Offaly	1-05 - 0-14	Dublin	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	C Coughlan 1-4, G Kelly 0-1.		K O'Reilly 0-5, J Boland 0-2, C Twomey 0-2, J McCaffrey 0-2, S Durkin 0-1, J Maher 0-1.

Carlow v Laois

11 May 2005 Quarter-final	Carlow	0-08 - 0-09	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	A Cox 0-2, P Nolan 0-2, D Hickey 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, R Cody 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.		Z Keenan 0-6, N Delaney 0-1, W Hyland 0-1, J O'Loughlin 0-1.	Referee: R Holohan (Kildare)

Semi-finals

Wexford v Laois

25 June 2005 Semi-final	Wexford	1-16 - 3-7	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	TJ Nolan 1-3; K Burke 0-5, T Waters 0-4, D Redman 0-2, F O'Gorman 0-1, J Codd 0-1.	Report	W Highland 2-0, M Bermingham 1-0 pen, C Delaney 0-4, C Donne, N Delaney, D O'Flaherty 0-1 each.	Referee: J Quinlan (Carlow)

Dublin v Kilkenny

25 June 2005 Semi-final	Dublin	2-16 - 4-7	Kilkenny	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	R O'Carroll 1-2, S Dorkin 0-4, J Maher, J McCaffrey (1f) 0-3 each, 0-1 '65, D O'Dwyer 1-0, K O'Reilly 0-2 (1f, 1 line cut), C Twomey and S Casey 0-1 each.	Report	R Hogan 2-3 (2f), TJ Reid 1-1, E Cody 1-0, M Bergin 0-2, P Doheny 0-1.	Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)

Final

Dublin v Wexford

3 July 2005 Final	Dublin	0-17 - 0-12	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	J McCaffrey 0-4, K O’Reilly 0-4, J Boland 0-3, S Casey 0-2, R O’Carroll 0-1, K Dunne 0-1, D O’Dwyer 0-1, S Durkin 0-1.		K Burke 0-6, PJ Nolan 0-2, M Molloy 0-1, T Waters 0-1, F O’Gorman 0-1, J Codd 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Waterford

31 March 2005 Quarter-final	Limerick	1-11 - 2-08	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Ryan 0-6, D O'Sullivan 1-1, S Herlihy 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, D Hanley 0-1.		C Moloney 1-2, T Connors 1-1, R Foley 0-2, K Moran 0-2, S Walsh 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Kerry v Cork

1 April 2005 Quarter-final	Kerry	0-01 - 4-28	Cork	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	K Dineen 0-1.		P Cronin 0-7, P O'Sullivan 2-0, E Murphy 1-2, P Horgan 0-5, S Moylan 1-1, P Finnegan 0-4, P O'Brien 0-3, J Halbert 0-2, C Naughton 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1, S White 0-1.	Referee: V O'Toole (Waterford)

Tipperary v Clare

2 April 2005 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-20 - 1-11	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J McLoughney 1-6, N Bergin 1-3, R mcLoughney 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, P Ivors 0-2, P Bourke 0-2, K Reade 0-1, D O'Hanlon 0-1.		B Gaffney 1-1, C Ryan 0-4, R Horan 0-2, D Browne 0-2, G Arthur 0-1, C Madden 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Limerick v Waterford

8 April 2005 Quarter-final replay	Limerick	2-09 - 2-08	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Ryan 2-7, J Ryan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.		C Moloney 0-7, P Kearney 1-0, J Kearney 1-0, K Moran 0-1.	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

Playoffs

Waterford v Clare

13 April 2005 Playoff	Waterford	2-13 - 0-11	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Moloney 1-5, K Moran 1-2, J Dooley 0-3, T Connors 0-1, P Kearney 0-1, P Murray 0-1.		D Browne 0-3, C Ryan 0-2, M O'Donnell 0-2, N Killeen 0-1, R Horan 0-1, D Reidy 0-1, D Morey 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Cork)

Kerry withdrew from the championship in this round.

Semi-finals

Cork v Waterford

4 May 2005 Semi-final	Cork	1-15 - 2-7	Waterford	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P Horgan 1-4, C Naughton, P O'Brien, E Murphy, P Cronin, J Halbert 0-2 each, P Finnegan 0-1.	Report	T Connors 1-1, C Maloney 1-2, J Dooley, J Gorman, F Galvin, A Power 0-1 each.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Limerick v Tipperary

4 May 2005 Semi-final	Limerick	2-14 - 1-6	Tipperary	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	B O'Sullivan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 1-1, G O'Mahony 1-1, E Ryan 0-3, D O'Connor 0-2, J Kelly, J Ryan, D Hanley 0-1.	Report	J McLoughney 1-4, D Maher, N Bergin 0-1.	Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Final

Cork v Limerick

26 June 2005 Final	Cork	2-18 - 1-12	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Cronin 1-10 (0-5f), P Horgan 1-2, C Naughton, E Murphy 0-2 each, J Halbert, P O'Brien 0-1 each.	Report	E Ryan 1-8 (1-4f), D O'Sullivan, J Kelly, M Ryan, D Moore 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Derry v Down

22 May 2005 Semi-final

Derry

4-11 - 0-05

Down

Casement Park, Belfast

Final

Antrim v Derry

5 June 2005 Final	Antrim	3-18 - 2-07	Derry	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Shields 2-1; P McGill 0-5f; B McFall 1-1; S McNaughton 0-3; S Casey 0-2; N McAuley ('65), R McDonnell, O McFadden, C Duffin, E McCloskey, P Doherty 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Neill, A O'Hara 1-0 each; M Kirkpatrick (1f), S Dodds (1f) 0-2 each; B Dodds, R Kealey, G Kelly 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Antrim

23 July 2005 Quarter-final	Limerick	4-12 - 2-17	Antrim	Parnell Park, Dublin
	E Ryan 1-4 (2f), M Ryan 1-2, D O'Sullivan 1-1, G Collins 1-0, J Kelly 0-2 (2f), D Hanley 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, P Moloney 0-1.		P Mc Gill 0-6 (4f, one 65), S McNaughton, P Doherty 1-2 each, E McCloskey, R McDonnell 0-2 each, S McCorry, C Maskey, C Duffin 0-1 each.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Galway v Wexford

23 July 2005 Quarter-final	Galway	3-13 - 1-11	Wexford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Canning 1-3, C Kavanagh 2-0, K Coen, S Glynn, B Murphy, A Callanan 0-2 each, A Keary, A Harte 0-1.		K Burke 1-6, J Codd, PJ Nolan 0-2 each, G Sinnott 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Galway v Cork

13 August 2005 Semi-final	Galway	4-13 - 1-09	Cork	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Canning 1-6, C Kavanagh 2-2, B Murphy 1-0, S Glynn 0-2, J Hughes, F Kerrigan, J Greene 0-1 each.	Report	C Naughton 1-2, P Cronin, P O'Brien 0-2 each, P Horgan, P O'Sullivan, S Moylan 0-1 each.

Limerick v Dublin

20 August 2005 Semi-final	Limerick	3-12 - 0-17	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Ryan (0-6, 5 frees); J Kelly (0-5, 4 frees, 1 65); M Ryan (0-2); B O'Sullivan, D Hanley (0-1 each).	Report	J Caffrey (0-3, 1 free); K O'Reilly (0-3, frees); S O'Rourke (0-3); T Brady, C Twomey, R O'Carroll (0-1 each).	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Final

Galway v Limerick

11 September 2005 Final	Galway	3-12 - 0-17	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Canning 1-3 (0-1f), C Kananagh 1-1, T Flannery 1-0, S Glynn, F Kerrigan 0-2 each, J Greene, K Kilkenny, K Coen, J Hughes (f) 0-1 each.	Report	E Ryan 0-6 (2f), B O'Sullivan, J Kelly (3f) 0-3 each, S Hickey 0-2, G O'Mahoney, M Ryan, D Hanley 0-1 each.	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eoin Ryan	Limerick	4-40	52	7	7.42
2	Kevin O'Reilly	Dublin	1-32	35	7	5.00
3	Keith Burke	Wexford	2-25	31	5	6.20
4	Craig Moloney	Waterford	3-16	25	4	6.25
5	Colm Coughlan	Offaly	3-15	24	4	6.00
5	Pa Cronin	Cork	1-21	24	4	6.00
7	Joe Canning	Galway	3-12	21	3	7.00
8	Brian Nolan	Offaly	4-08	20	4	5.00
9	Conor Kavanagh	Galway	5-03	18	3	6.00
9	Patrick Horgan	Cork	2-12	18	4	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Ryan	Limerick	2-07	13	Waterford
1	Pa Cronin	Cork	1-10	13	Limerick
3	Eoin Ryan	Limerick	1-08	11	Cork
4	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	2-03	9	Dublin
	Joey McLoughney	Tipperary	1-06	9	Clare
	Joe Canning	Galway	1-06	9	Cork
	Keith Burke	Wexford	1-06	9	Galway
8	Brian Nolan	Offaly	2-02	8	Dublin
	Conor Kavanagh	Galway	2-02	8	Cork
	Craig Moloney	Waterford	1-05	8	Clare

Miscellaneous

Dublin won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1983.
Limerick qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1984.

References

Larkin, Brendan (20 September 2004). "Galway's young guns glow". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
"Galway glee as goals put paid to gutsy Limerick". Irish Independent. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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