2004–05 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

2004–05 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates31 October 2004 – 28 March 2005
Teams12
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKiladangan (1st win)
CaptainGer Slattery
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCarrickshock
CaptainJamie Power
Provincial Champions
MunsterKildangan
LeinsterCarrickshock
UlsterCarey Faughs
ConnachtSt. Thomas's
Championship Statistics
Top ScorerBorder Darragh Egan (2-29)

The 2004–05 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship ran from 31 October 2004 to 28 March 2005.

The All-Ireland final was played on 28 March 2005 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kiladangan from Tipperary and Carrickshock from Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Kiladangan won the match by 2-13 to 1-13 to claim their first All-Ireland title.[2][3]

Kiladangan's Darragh Egan was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified from Previous appearances in championship
Connacht Teams
Ballyhaunis Senior champions Mayo Senior Hurling Championship 0 (debut)
St Thomas's Intermediate champions Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship 0 (debut)
Leinster Teams
Carrickshock Intermediate champions Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship 0 (debut)
St. Patrick's Intermediate champions Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship 0 (debut)
Munster Teams
British Teams
Ulster Teams

Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Connacht final

5 December 2004 Final St. Thomas' w/o – scr. Ballyhaunis Pearse Stadium

Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Leinster final

13 November 2004 Final St. Patrick's 0–06 – 2–16 Carrickshock St. Patrick's Grounds
S Ryan 0-3, D Grannells 0-2, P Curley 0-1. R Power 0-8, J Power 1-1, S Gibbons 1-0, G Moran 0-3, P Farrell 0-2, P Cleary 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

28 November 2004 Quarter-final Kildangan 2-17 - 1-13 St. Catherine's MacDonagh Park
D Egan 0-9, B Kelly 1-1, E Nolan 1-0, J Maher 0-3, LK Flannery 0-1, T Connors 0-1, H Flannery 0-1, C Hayes 0-1. M Hegarty 0-8, S Kearney 1-3, C Casey 0-1, K Morrisson 0-1. Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Munster semi-finals

29 November 2004 Semi-final Dromin-Athlacca 1-08 - 0-09 Portlaw FitzGerald Park
P Neenan 0-6, G Kelleher 1-0, O O'Leary 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1. F Kelly 0-8, M Donnelly 0-1. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
4 December 2004 Semi-final Kildangan 1-17 - 0-11 Smith O'Brien's MacDonagh Park
D Egan 1-7, T Connors 0-4, C Hayes 0-2, D Hackett 0-2, E Nolan 0-1, G Slattery 0-1, B Kelly 0-1. S O'Brien 0-7, T Howard 0-1, W Neary 0-1, B Foley 0-1, J Cusack 0-1. Referee: J O'Mahony (Cork)

Munster final

12 December 2004 Final Dromin-Athlacca 1–04 – 1–10 Kildangan Gaelic Grounds
D Scully 1-0, P Neenan 0-3, O O'Leary 0-1, P Storan 0-1. D Egan 0-5, C Hayes 1-1, T Connors 0-2, B Kelly 0-1, E Nolan 0-1. Referee: A Heagney (Clare)

Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Ulster final

31 October 2004 Final Carey Faughs 0–07 – 0–06 Eoghan Rua St. Patrick's Park

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

28 November 2004 Quarter-final Robert Emmetts 0–09 – 1–03 Carey Faughs Emerald GAA Grounds
J McGaughan (0-3), G Fenton (0-2), C Buckley (0-2), S Quinn (0-1), F McMahon (0-1). M McAuley (1-2), P McShane (0-1). Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

All-Ireland semi-finals

13 February 2005 Semi-final Carrickshock 2–12 – 0–05 Robert Emmetts Bennettsbridge Grounds
J Power 1-3, M Rohan 1-1, R Power 0-3, J Dalton 0-1, P Farrell 0-1, M Rice 0-1, J Moran 0-1, S Gibbons 0-1. J McCaughan 0-3, F McMahon 0-1, C Buckley 0-1. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
13 February 2005 Semi-final Kildangan 1–10 – 0–07 St. Thomas’s St. Brendan's Park
P Lynch 0-5, D Hackett 1-0, T Connors 0-2, D Egan 0-2, H Flannery 0-1. K Burke 0-4, R Murray 0-2, M Headd 0-1. Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland final

28 March 2005 Final Kildangan 2–13 – 1–13 Carrickshock Semple Stadium
D Egan 1-6, C Hayes 1-0, P Lynch 0-3, T Connors 0-2, L K Flannery, H Flannery 0-1 each. R Power 1-3, J Power 0-3, J Moran 0-3, P Farrell 0-2, M Rice, J Dalton 0-1 each. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Darragh Egan Kiladangan 2-29 35 5 7.00
2 Richie Power Carrickshock 1-14 17 3 5.66
3 Jamie Power Carrickshock 2-07 13 3 4.33

References

  1. ^ "The Tipp Scene". Hogan Stand. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Cats' clean sweep bid ends in drama". Irish Independent. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (29 March 2005). "Kildangan snatch victory from jaws of defeat". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 November 2017.