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 .[1]
On 11 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 3-12 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their second All-Ireland title in succession.
Limerick's Eoin Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 4-40.
Results [ ]
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
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)
Quarter-finals
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)
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)
Semi-final
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)
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
Top scorers in a single game
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 [ ]