2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

27 May 2005 – 16 October 2005

Teams

Sponsor

Evening Echo

Champions

Newtownshandrum (3rd title)
Brendan Mulcahy (captain)
Bernie O'Connor (manager)

Runners-up

Cloyne
Donal Óg Cusack (captain)
Tomás O'Brien (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

89 (2.7 per match)

Points scored

809 (24.52 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Paudie O'Sullivan (3-19)

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The 2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2005 fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 27 May 2005 ended on 16 October 2005.

Na Piarsaigh were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork at the quarter-final stage.^[1]

On 16 October 2005, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0–15 to 0–09 defeat of Cloyne in the final.^[2] This was their third championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.

Cloyne's Paudie O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 3–19.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

St. Catherine's

Results

Divisions and colleges section

First round

Avondhu v Carrigdhoun

27 May 2005 First round	Avondhu	1-14 - 0-08	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J O'Callaghan 1-6, D Relihan 0-3, D Moher 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, M Allen 0-1, N Ronan 0-1.		D Dineen 0-3, B Lombard 0-3, J Mullaney 0-2.	Referee: K Hennessy (Midelton)

Imokilly v Seandún

29 May 2005 First round	Imokilly	4-26 - 0-07	Seandún	Mayfield
	M Fitzgerald 2-3, P O'Neill 1-6, P Cahill 1-5, J Barrett 0-4, N McCarthy 0-3, B Coleman 0-3, E Loughlin 0-2.		C Barry 0-4, D Lucey 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1, M Hayes 0-1.	Referee: P Downey (Inniscarra)

Duhallow v Muskerry

29 May 2005 First round	Duhallow	1-11 - 0-13	Muskerry	Banteer
	F Browne 0-7, M Sheehy 1-0, D Dwane 0-1, S Whelan 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, D Broderick 0-1.		D O'Riordan 0-6, J Hurley 0-3, J Russell 0-2, F Sheehan 0-1, J Hughes 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Second round

Avondhu v Imokilly

4 June 2005 Second round	Avondhu	2-16 - 2-17	Imokilly	Rathcormac
	J O'Callaghan 1-10, D Moher 1-3, N Ronan 0-2, S Fox 0-1.		P Cahill 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-4, N McCarthy 1-0, G O'Leary 0-3, J Barrett 0-3, P O'Regan 0-2, P O'Neill 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, L Greaney 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Duhallow v Carbery

4 June 2005 Second round	Duhallow	1-11 - 1-11	Carbery	Coachford
	D Crowley 1-2, F Browne 0-3, D Broderick 0-2, S Whelan 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, N O'Callaghan 0-1.		JP O'Callaghan 1-7, J Forristal 0-2, V O'Brien 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Duhallow v Carbery

11 June 2005 Second round replay	Duhallow	1-10 - 1-16	Carbery	Cloughduv
	D Crowley 1-3, F Browne 0-2, K McCarthy 0-2, D Duane 0-2, N O'Callaghan 0-1.		JP O'Callaghan 1-8, K O'Donovan 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, G Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, J Forristal 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Preliminary round

St. Finbarr's v Killeagh

7 May 2005 Preliminary round	St. Finbarr's	1-17 - 2-13	Killeagh	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	K Murray 1-5, D O'Regan 0-3, M Ryan 0-3, A Fitzpatrick 0-2, R Curran 0-2, A Cronin 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.		J Deane 0-7, B Barry 1-3, C Crowley 1-1, M Landers 0-2.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

First round

Killeagh v Na Piarsaigh

26 May 2005 First round	Killeagh	1-11 - 2-11	Na Piarsaigh	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Deane 1-7, B Barry 0-2, L O'Connor 0-1, M Landers 0-1.		SG O'Sullivan 1-2, T Ó hAilpín 1-0, D Walsh 0-2, S Guiheen 0-2, SJ O'Sullivan 0-2, M Prendergast 0-1, R McGregor 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

St. Catherine's v Glen Rovers

28 May 2005 First round	St. Catherine's	0-13 - 0-13	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Hegarty 0-6, C Casey 0-4, S Kearney 0-2, D Farrell 0-1.		J Anderson 0-6, S McGrath 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, D Cronin 0-1, K O'Callaghan 0-1, D Busteed 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Cloyne v Blackrock

28 May 2005 First round	Cloyne	2-22 - 1-05	Blackrock	Carrigtwohill
	P O'Sullivan 1-8, C Cusack 1-1, M Cahill 0-3, P Cahill 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, V Cusack 0-2, J Cotter 0-2, I Quinlan 0-1.		L Meaney 1-1, A Coughlan 0-3, P Tierney 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

Midleton v Douglas

28 May 2005 First round	Midleton	1-14 - 2-09	Douglas	Carrigtwohill
	M O'Connell 0-6, C Hurley 1-1, L Walsh 0-2, W O'Brien 0-2, A Ryan 0-1, S Corcoran 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.		C O'Mahony 1-0, E Cadogan 1-0, P Barry 0-3, S Moylan 0-2, G McLoughlin 0-2, J Moylan 0-1, G Wade 0-1.	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

Bride Rovers v Sarsfields

29 May 2005 First round	Bride Rovers	0-11 - 3-10	Sarsfields	Watergrasshill
	B Johnson 0-5, T Broderick 0-2, P Walsh 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, B Hazlewood 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.		J Murphy 2-1, G McCarthy 1-0, K Murphy 0-3, G O'Loughlin 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, C Duggan 0-1, T Óg Murphy 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Newtownshandrum v Castlelyons

29 May 2005 First round	Newtownshandrum	3-11 - 1-11	Castlelyons	Moore Park, Kilworth
	B O'Connor 0-4, J Bowles 1-0, Jerry O'Connor 1-0, D Mulcahy 1-0, John O'Connor 0-3, JP King 0-2, D Gleeson 0-2.		S McAuliffe 1-1, C McGann 0-3, T McCarthy 0-3, D Wallace 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: M Myers (Whitechurch)

Delanys v Erin's Own

29 May 2005 First round	Delanys	2-10 - 5-13	Erin's Own	Riverstown Sportsfield, Glanmire
	J Egan 1-4, M McElhinney 1-0, L Lynch 0-3, C Foley 0-2, D McElhinney 0-1.		M O'Connor 3-6, K Murphy 1-2, S Daly 1-1, C Coakley 0-1, B Corcoran 0-1, A Lane 0-1, S Bowen 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

University College Cork v Cork Institute of Technology

29 May 2005 First round	University College Cork	0-20 - 3-09	Cork Institute of Technology	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Fitzpatrick 0-7, T Walsh 0-4, K Hartnett 0-2, J Tennyson 0-2, T Kenny 0-1, E Collins 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, M Whelan 0-1, R Doherty 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-6, B Ring 1-1, S Dineen 1-0, M Fennelly 1-0, B O'Dwyer 0-1, V Hurley 0-1.	Referee: D Fleming (Blackrock)

St. Catherine's v Glen Rovers

4 June 2005 First round replay	St. Catherine's	1-15 - 0-15	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	K Morrison 1-3, C Casey 0-6, M Hegarty 0-3, S Cotter 0-1, J Jnr Sheehan 0-1, C Hogan 0-1.		P Horgan 0-7, D Cronin 0-3, K O'Callaghan 0-2, S McGrath 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, L Tracey 0-1.	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

Second round

Castlelyons v Douglas

11 June 2005 Second round	Castlelyons	1-13 - 1-15	Douglas	Caherlag Sportsfield, Glounthaune
	Eoin Fitzgerald 0-8, D Wallace 1-0, S McAuliffe 0-2, Éamonn Fitzgerald 0-2, S Barrett 0-1.		S Moylan 0-9, G McLoughlin 1-1, M Harrington 0-1, J Moylan 0-1, T O'Dwyer 0-1, P Barry 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Glen Rovers v Bride Rovers

12 June 2005 Second round	Glen Rovers	1-13 - 3-15	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P Horgan 1-5, L Tracey 0-2, G Callinan 0-2, D Dorris 0-1, R Kelleher 0-1, S McGrath 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.		B Murphy 2-0, B Johnson 1-3, B Hazelwood 0-5, P Cotter 0-3, S Ryan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, T Broderick 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Cork Institute of Technology v Blackrock

10 July 2005 Second round	Cork Institute of Technology	2-14 - 2-18	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M O'Sullivan 0-6, J Dixon 1-1, B Coleman 0-4, M Coleman 1-0, B Ring 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, F Flannery 0-1.		A Browne 1-7, A Coughlan 0-5, L Meaney 1-0, D Cashman 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, F Ryan 0-1, P Tierney 0-1, B Hennebry 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Delanys received a bye.

Third round

Cloyne v Carbery

2 July 2005 Third round	Cloyne	5-08 - 1-08	Carbery	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P O'Sullivan 2-2, V Cusack 1-2, P Cahill 1-0, C Cusack 1-0, Donal O'Sullivan 0-1, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, I Quinlan 0-1.		K O'Donovan 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, M O'Callaghan 0-2, JP O'Callaghan 0-1, V O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

Erin's Own v Imokilly

8 July 2005 Third round	Erin's Own	4-17 - 2-15	Imokilly	Killeagh
	K Murphy 1-9, C O'Connor 1-2, M O'Connor 1-1, S Daly 1-1, C O'Neill 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, F Murphy 0-1, E Murphy 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-8, E O'Loughlin 1-0, N McCarthy 0-3, D Barrett 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

Na Piarsaigh v St. Catherine's

9 July 2005 Third round	Na Piarsaigh	1-14 - 0-07	St. Catherine's	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	SG O'Sullivan 1-4, S O'Sullivan 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, D Gardiner 0-2, R McGregor 0-1, M Prendergast 0-1, S Guiheen 0-1, G Shaw 0-1.		M Hegarty 0-4, J Sheehan 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

University College Cork v Douglas

9 July 2005 Third round	University College Cork	3-18 - 0-07	Douglas	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	E Collins 0-9, T Walsh 1-2, M Rice 1-2, R Conway 0-4, D O'Connell 1-0, T Kenny 0-1.		M Harrington 0-5, E Cadogan 0-1, BG O'Loughlin 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Newtownshandrum v Bride Rovers

9 July 2005 Third round	Newtownshandrum	0-16 - 0-14	Bride Rovers	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	B O'Connor 0-6, G O'Connor 0-3, C Naughton 0-3, AT O'Brien 0-2, JP King 0-1, J Bowles 0-1.		B Hazelwood 0-6, P Murphy 0-3, B Johnson 0-2, T Broderick 0-2, Brian Murphy 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Blackrock v Delanys

29 July 2005 Third round	Blackrock	0-12 - 0-06	Delanys	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Browne 0-4, A Coughlan 0-4, B O'Keeffe 0-2, B Hennebry 0-1, G Buckley 0-1.		L Lynch 0-3, M McElhinney 0-2, T Kiely 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

St. Finbarr's v Midleton

31 July 2005 Third round	St. Finbarr's	3-12 - 0-12	Midleton	Carrigtwohill
	R O'Mahony 2-0, M Ryan 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, D O'Regan 0-3, A Cronin 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1, A Fitzpatrick 0-1, K Murray 0-1, R Curran 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-7, L Walsh 0-2, S Hennessy 0-1, G Manley 0-1, A Cotter 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Sarsfields received a bye.

Quarter-finals

University College Cork v Na Piarsaigh

20 August 2005 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-12 - 1-10	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	N Moloney 0-7 (0-5 frees, 0-1 65); R Flannery 1-0; P O’Brien 0-2; R O’Doherty, T Kenny, E Hanley 0-1 each.	Report	J Gardiner 0-4 (0-1 free); T Ó hAilpín 1-1; SG O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-1 free); R McGregor, C O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

St. Finbarr's v Blackrock

20 August 2005 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-14 - 1-13	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Curran 1-3 (1-0 pen; 0-2 from frees; 0-1 from 65); R O’Mahony 1-0; K Murray 0-5 (0-3 frees); R McCarthy 0-2; C McCarthy 0-2; G McCarthy and M Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	D Gosnell 1-1; A Browne 0-4 (0-2 from frees); A Coughlan 0-3 (0-2 from frees; 0-1 from 65); B Hennebry 0-2; G Cleary, D Cashman and B O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Cloyne v Sarsfield's

21 August 2005 Quarter-final	Cloyne	6-09 - 0-08	Sarsfield's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C O’Sullivan 2-2, C Cusack 2-1, V Cusack, P Cahill 1-0 each, P O’Sullivan 0-2 (both frees), Donal O’Sullivan, J Nyhan, J Cotter, Diarmuid O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	P Ryan 0-2 (0-1 free), K Murphy, T Óg Murphy, N O’Sullivan, P O’Flynn, M Cussen, J Murphy (free) 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Newtownshandrum v Erin's Own

Newtownshandrum

w/o - scr.

Erin's Own

Semi-finals

Newtownshandrum v St. Finbarr's

2 October 2005 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	2-18 - 2-09	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	JP King 1-1; J Bowles 1-0; C Naughton 0-6; B O’Connor 0-5 (0-3 from frees); AT O’Brien, Jerry O’Connor, John O’Connor, D Mulcahy, J O’Mahony and P Noonan 0-1 each.	Report	K Murray 1-3 (0-3 from frees): D O’Regan 1-0; R Curran 0-3 (0-2 from frees; 0-1 from 65): G McCarthy, R O’Mahony and C McCarthy 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Cloyne v University College Cork

2 October 2005 Semi-final	Cloyne	1-12 - 0-13	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D O'Sullivan 1-3; I Quinlan, V Cusack, P O'Sullivan, 0-2 each; P Cahill, C O'Sullivan, M Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	J Fitzpatrick 0-7; S O'Neill, K Hartnett, T Kenny, E Hanley, T Walsh, E Collins 0-1 each.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

Final

Newtownshandrum v Cloyne

16 October 2005 Final	Newtownshandrum	0-15 - 0-09	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-6, C Naughton, JP King, AT O'Brien 0-2 each, J O'Connor, D Mulcahy, P Noonan 0-1 each.	(report)	P O'Sullivan 0-5 (frees); V Cusack 0-2; I Quinlan, C O'Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Og)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paudie O'Sullivan	Cloyne	3-19	28	5	5.60
2	Mickey Fitzgerald	Imokilly	3-15	24	3	8.00
3	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Avondhu	2-16	22	2	11.00
3	John Paul O'Callaghan	Cloyne	2-16	22	3	7.33
4	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	0-21	21	4	5.25
5	Kevin Murray	St. Finbarr's	2-14	20	4	5.00
6	Mark O'Connor	Erin's Own	4-07	19	2	9.50
7	Alan Browne	Erin's Own	1-15	18	4	4.50
8	Kieran Murphy	Erin's Own	2-11	17	2	8.50
	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-14	17	2	8.50
	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-14	17	3	5.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mark O'Connor	Erin's Own	3-06	15	Delanys
2	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Avondhu	1-10	13	Imokilly
3	Kieran Murphy	Erin's Own	1-09	12	Imokilly
4	John Paul O'Callaghan	Carbery	1-08	11	Duhallow
	Paudie O'Sullivan	Cloyne	1-08	11	Blackrock
	Mickey Fitzgerald	Imokilly	1-08	11	Erin's Own
5	John Paul O'Callaghan	Carbery	1-07	10	Duhallow
	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-07	10	Na Piarsaigh
	Alan Browne	Blackrock	1-07	10	CIT
6	Mickey Fitzgerald	Imokilly	2-03	9	Seandún
	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Avondhu	1-06	9	Carrigdhoun
	Pierce O'Neill	Imokilly	1-06	9	Seandún
	Stephen Moylan	Douglas	0-09	9	Castlelyons
	Éamonn Collins	UCC	0-09	9	Douglas

References

^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (1 November 2004). "Piarsaigh storm to Cork title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Newtown's all-star cast back in business". Irish Independent. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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