The 2005 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 31 March 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 11 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 3-12 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in succession.
Limerick's Eoin Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 4-40.
Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Playoffs
Kerry withdrew from the championship in this round.
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Eoin RyanLimerick4-405277.422Kevin O'ReillyDublin1-323575.003Keith BurkeWexford2-253156.204Craig MoloneyWaterford3-162546.255Colm CoughlanOffaly3-152446.00Pa CroninCork1-212446.007Joe CanningGalway3-122137.008Brian NolanOffaly4-082045.009Conor KavanaghGalway5-031836.00Patrick HorganCork2-121844.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Eoin RyanLimerick2-0713WaterfordPa CroninCork1-1013Limerick3Eoin RyanLimerick1-0811Cork4Richie HoganKilkenny2-039DublinJoey McLoughneyTipperary1-069ClareJoe CanningGalway1-069CorkKeith BurkeWexford1-069Galway8Brian NolanOffaly2-028DublinConor KavanaghGalway2-028CorkCraig MoloneyWaterford1-058Clare
Miscellaneous
Dublin won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1983. Limerick qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1984.
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