2004–05 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

2004–05 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	31 October 2004 – 28 March 2005
Teams	12
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kiladangan (1st win)
Captain	Ger Slattery
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Carrickshock
Captain	Jamie Power
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kildangan
Leinster	Carrickshock
Ulster	Carey Faughs
Connacht	St. Thomas's
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Darragh Egan (2-29)
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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

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

[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.

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