2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 42nd 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 31 May 2005 and ended on 18 September 2005.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 May 2005 – 18 September 2005 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Galway (8th win) |
| Captain | Kenneth Burke |
| Manager | Vincent Mullins |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Richie Power |
| Manager | Adrian Finan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
On 18 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 8th All-Ireland title and their first since 1996.
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