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.
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.
Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Eoin LarkinKilkenny3-384759.402Maurice O'SullivanCork4-162847.003Eoin ReidKilkenny3-122154.204James FitzpatrickKilkenny2-121853.605Richie PowerKilkenny1-131653.206Alan O'ConnorLimerick1-111427.00Kerril WadeGalway0-141427.008Michael NaughtenCork0-121243.009Willie O'DwyerKilkenny1-071052.0010Aonghus CallananGalway2-03924.50Darragh EganTipperary1-06924.50Stephen NolanWexford0-09919.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Eoin LarkinKilkenny1-0912Galway2Richie PowerKilkenny1-0811Antrim3Eoin LarkinKilkenny1-0710WexfordAlan O'ConnorLimerick1-0710KerryEoin LarkinKilkenny0-1010Dublin6Eoin ReidKilkenny2-039CarlowMaurice O'SullivanCork1-069WaterfordEoin LarkinKilkenny0-099CarlowStephen NolanWexford0-099Kilkenny10Andrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick2-028KerryMaurice O'SullivanCork2-028TipperaryDarragh EganTipperary1-058LimerickJames FitzpatrickKilkenny0-088AntrimKerril WadeGalway0-088Kilkenny
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