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. The championship began on 15 May 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.
| 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.
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. 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.
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