The 2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 7 June 2000 and ended on 17 September 2000.
Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 2000, Limerick won the championship following a 1-13 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title and their first since 1987 .
Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-34.
Results [ ]
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Dublin v Kilkenny
28 June 2000 Semi-final Dublin 1-6 - 1-17 Kilkenny Parnell Park , Donnycarney
M Breathnach 1-0, D Russell 0-3, C Daly 0-2, D Henry 0-1.
H Shefflin 0-6, A Barry 1-2, JP Corcoran 0-4, K Power 0-3, T Drennan 0-1, K Moore 0-1.
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Final
Offaly v Kilkenny
15 July 2000 Final Offaly 3-14 - 2-14 Kilkenny O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
B Murphy 1-3, P Molloy 1-2, E McGuinness 1-1, C Gath 0-3, D Murray 0-2, R Hanniffy 0-1, D Comerford 0-1, A Hanrahan 0-1.
K Power 0-7, J Barron 1-2, T Drennan 1-1, P O'Brien 0-1, A Barry 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1, JP Corcoran 0-1.
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Quarter-finals
Clare v Kerry
21 June 2000 Quarter-final Clare 5-23 - 0-6 Kerry Cusack Park , Mullingar
R Hogan 2-5, B Cosgrove 2-1, T Griffin 0-6, B McMahon 1-2, C Earley 0-3, S Arthur 0-2, P McKeogh 0-2, T Carmody 0-1, G Quinn 0-1.
S Brick 0-5 (4f), D Young 0-1.
Referee: M Cahill (Tipperary)
Semi-finals
Waterford v Cork
12 July 2000 Semi-final Waterford 1-15 - 1-26 Cork Walsh Park , Waterford
P Fitzgerald 0-5, J Murray 1-0, G Power 0-3, S Prendergast 0-3, J Mullane 0-3, D Howard 0-1.
E Fitzgerald 0-6, B O'Connor 0-5, N Ronan 0-5, C McCarthy 1-1, N McCarthy 0-2, J Egan 0-2, A O'Connor 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1.
Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)
Clare v Limerick
12 July 2000 Semi-final Clare 0-9 - 1-9 Limerick Cusack Park , Ennis
A Quinn 0-6, C Forde 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, B McMahon 0-1.
P O'Geday 1-2, M Keane 0-5, D Sheehan 0-2.
Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)
Finals
Cork v Limerick
9 August 2000 Final Cork 1-13 - 1-13 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
E Fitzgerald 0-4, W Deasy 1-0, J O'Connor 0-3, J Egan 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, V Cusack 0-1, N Ronan 0-1.
B Begley 1-0, J Meskell 0-3, D Sheehan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, M Keane 0-2, K Tobin 0-1, D Stapleton 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1.
Limerick v Cork
23 August 2000 Final replay Limerick 4-18 - 1-6 Cork Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
M Keane 1-9 (0-5f), D Sheehan 2-0, B Begley 1-2, D Stapleton 0-5, P O'Grady 0-2.
Report
B O'Connor 0-3 (0-2f), W Deasy 1-0, R O'Doherty, S O'Connor, C McCarthy 0-1 each.
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Semi-finals
Down v Derry
8 July 2000 Semi-final Down 2-9 - 2-10 Derry McKenna Park , Ballycran
P Branniff 1-6, S Clarke 1-0, R McGrattan 0-2, F Clarke 0-1.
J McKenna 2-1, P Murphy 0-4, A Quigg 0-4, S Kelly 0-1.
Final
Antrim v Derry
15 July 2000 Final Antrim 2-14 - 0-3 Derry Casement Park , Belfast
J Flynn 0-5, C Magee 1-1, C Gallagher 1-0, P Close, C McGourty 0-2, P Richmond 0-2, G Bell 0-1, M McCullagh 0-1.
A Quigg 0-2, P Murphy 0-1.
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Semi-finals
Galway v Offaly
24 August 2000 Semi-final Galway 4-13 - 1-10 Offaly Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
D Huban 3-3 (1-0f, 1-0 pen, 0-1f), D Donohue 0-4 (0-1f), D Tierney 1-0, S Donohue 0-2 (0-1 line ball), G Keary 0-2, D Forde 0-1, C Dervan 0-1 ('65').
Report
D Murray 0-6 (0-3f), G O'Connor 1-0, C Gath 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '65'), R McRedmond 0-1.
Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
Limerick v Antrim
26 August 2000 Semi-final Limerick 1-21 - 1-9 Antrim Parnell Park , Donnycarney
M Keane 1-10 (8f), B Begley 0-4, K Tobin 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-1, J Meskell 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, D Stapleton 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.
A Watt 1-2, D McMullan 0-4 (two 65s, 1f), P Richmond 0-2 (1f), M McCambridge 0-1.
Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)
Final
Limerick v Galway
17 September 2000 Final Limerick 1-13 - 0-13 Galway Semple Stadium , Thurles
M Keane 1-8 (7f), S Lucey, P O'Grady, S O'Connor, D Stapleton, D Sheehan 0-1 each.
Report
D Donoghue 0-6 (5f), E Donoghue 0-2, D Huban, S Morgan (f), S Donoghue, M Greaney, D Hardiman 0-1 each.
Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References [ ]
All-Ireland Under-21 Championship, 1964–2018
Championships Finals
All-Ireland Under-20 Championship, 2019 to present
Championships Finals