2005 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2005 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	29 May – 16 October 2005
Teams	16
Sponsor	Limerick's Live 95 FM
Champions	Garryspillane (1st title); Davy Ryan (captain); Tony Considine (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmallock; Ciarán O'Dwyer (captain); Phil Noonan (manager)
Relegated	Ballybrown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	118 (3.28 per match)
Points scored	863 (23.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (8-26)
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The 2005 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.^[1] The championship ran from 29 May to 16 October 2005.

Ahane entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they surrendered their title after failing to qualify from the group stage.^[2]^[3] Ballybrown's relegation brought an end to 38 years of top tier hurling for the club.^[4]

The final was played on 16 October 2005 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Garryspillane and Kilmallock, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Garryspillane won the match by 2–15 to 2–12 to claim their first ever championship title.^[5]^[6]

Kilmallock's Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the championship's top scorer with 8-26.

Format change

A new format was introduced which resulted in the abolition of the Limerick Senior B Hurling Championship after two years in existence. All 16 senior clubs now contested the A-grade competition. These teams were divided into four groups of four. After the group stage the top two teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group played off in a series of relegation matches.

Group 1

Group 1 table

Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Murroe/Boher	3	3	0	0	69	39	30	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	1	1	47	47	0	3
Monaleen	3	0	2	0	47	57	-10	2
Killeedy	3	0	1	2	39	59	-20	1

Group 1 results

29 May 2005 Round 1	Murroe/Boher	2-14 - 1-07	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	K Tobin 1-8, P Tobin 1-1, P McNamara 0-3, J Butler 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.		T Millea 1-0, D Breen 0-3, S O'Neill 0-2, D Hennessy 0-2.

3 June 2005 Round 1	Monaleen	2-09 - 2-09	Killeedy	Ballingarry Grounds
	P Russell 0-4, A Kitson 2-0, J Cormican 0-3, D Foley 0-1, S Mullane 0-1.		C Mullane 0-4, J Kelleher 1-0, T Magner 1-0, D Cremin 0-2, P Cremin 0-1, R Hayes 0-1, C Deely 0-1.

17 July 2005 Round 2	Murroe/Boher	3-13 - 1-09	Killeedy	Bruff Grounds
	K Tobin 0-6, J Butler 1-2, O O'Neill 1-1, P Tobin 1-1, D Brouder 0-2, P McNamara 0-1.		C Mullane 0-4, P Cremin 1-0, R Hayes 0-2, T Magnier 0-1, T McEnery 0-1, C Delee 0-1.

17 July 2005 Round 2	Monaleen	1-12 - 1-12	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	P Russell 0-7, P O'Halloran 1-1, J Cormican 0-2, S Mullane 0-1, D Cosgrave 0-1.		D Breen 1-2, K Ryan 0-4, K Bermingham 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, B Hartnett 0-1, D Hennessy 0-1.

13 August 2005 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	1-19 - 0-12	Killeedy	Páirc na nGael
	D Hennessy 1-6.

14 August 2005 Round 3	Murroe/Boher	3-18 - 1-14	Monaleen	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	P Tobin 2-4, E O'Neill 1-2, J Butler 0-4, T O'Brien 0-2, K Tobin 0-2, P Laffan 0-1, P McNamara 0-1, D Brouder 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		P Russell 0-6, M Gavin 1-0, J Cormican 0-3, S Mullane 0-3, P O'Halloran 0-1, D Foley 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	3	3	0	0	70	46	24	6
Croom	3	1	0	2	42	44	-2	2
Bruree	3	1	0	2	44	47	-3	2
Knockainey	3	1	0	2	36	55	-19	2

Group 2 results

3 June 2005 Round 1	Kilmallock	3-10 - 2-10	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 2-0, E Ryan 0-5, P Connery 1-0, D O'Mahony 0-3, D O'Shaughnessy 0-1, C O'Dwyer 0-1.		M Cregan 2-3, J Barry 0-4, M Cahill 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1, P Cregan 0-1.

14 June 2005 Round 1	Bruree	0-11 - 1-11	Knockainey	Ballyagran Grounds
	JV O’Brien 0-4, S O’ Connell 0-4, J O’ Brien, D Sexton and S O’ Halloran 0-1 each.		P Kirby 0-7, D O’ Brien 1-0, M Ryan, M Cleary, P Davern and P McNamara 0-1 each.

17 July 2005 Round 2	Kilmallock	5-15 - 1-08	Knockainey	Bruff Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 3-6, C O'Dwyer 1-2, M Houlihan 1-0, P O'Dwyer 0-2, E Ryan 0-2, P Connery 0-1, L Walsh 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.		D O'Brien 0-4, M Cleary 1-0, P Kirby 0-3, P Davern 0-1.

7 August 2005 Round 2	Bruree	2-08 - 2-06	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	S O'Connell 0-7, John O'Brien 1-0, JC O'Brien 1-0, JV O'Brien 0-1.		J Barry 1-1, M Cregan 1-1, P Cregan 0-1, H Flavin 0-1, N Cregan 0-1, P Brennan 0-1.

14 August 2005 Round 3	Croom	0-14 - 1-08	Knockainey	FitzGerald Park
	M Cregan 0-5, A McNamara 0-2, H Flavin 0-2, M Lenihan 0-2, N O'Riordan 0-1, K Cregan 0-1, P Cregan 0-1.		D O'Brien 1-2, P Kirby 0-5, M Cleary 0-1.

14 August 2005 Round 3	Kilmallock	2-15 - 3-10	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	M Houlihan 1-3, A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, P O'Dwyer 1-1, E Ryan 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-2, K O'Dwyer 0-1, P Connery 0-1.		JV O'Brien 0-5, S O'Connell 0-4, JC O'Brien 1-0, M Lane 1-0, E Morrissey 1-0, S O'Halloran 0-1.

Group 2 playoffs

24 August 2005 Playoff	Bruree	1-09 - 1-07	Knockainey	Bruff Grounds
	James O'Brien 1-3, S O'Connell 0-2, C O'Brien 0-2, E Morrissey 0-1, A Sexton 0-1.		D O'Brien 0-6, P Kirby 1-0, M Ryan 0-1.

28 August 2005 Playoff	Croom	3-14 - 1-09	Bruree	FitzGerald Park
	P Cregan 0-5, M Lenihan 1-1, T Carmody 1-1, A McNamara 1-0, J Cahill 0-2, K Cregan 0-2, H Flavin 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1,		John O'Brien 1-0, James O'Brien 0-3, C O'Brien 0-2, E Morrissey 0-2, James C O'Brien 0-1, D Sexton 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Garryspillane	3	3	0	0	54	42	8	6
Patrickswell	3	2	0	1	54	40	14	4
Ahane	3	1	0	2	52	48	4	2
Ballybrown	3	0	0	3	43	73	-30	0

Group 3

Group 3 results

27 May 2005 Round 1	Patrickswell	4-12 - 1-09	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	B Foley 2-5, P. O’Grady 0-4, V O’Doherty, W Morrissey 1-0 each, D O’Grady 0-2, Peter O’Reilly 0-1.		A O’Connor 1-7, R Kennedy 0-2.

3 June 2005 Round 1	Ahane	1-11 - 2-09	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	J Meskell 0-5, S O'Connor 1-0, N Moran 0-3, O Moran 0-2, C Smith 0-1.		TJ Ryan 1-3, P Tobin 1-1, D Ryan 0-2, F Carroll 0-2, J Ryan 0-1.

15 July 2005 Round 2	Patrickswell	1-13 - 0-09	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	B Foley 1-3, P O'Grady 0-4, J McDermott 0-3, D O'Grady 0-1, K Carey 0-1, M Foley 0-1.		J Meskell 0-7, N Moran 0-1, C O'Reilly 0-1.

15 July 2005 Round 2	Garryspillane	3-11 - 1-11	Ballybrown	Bruff Grounds
	TJ Ryan 2-3, V O'Connell 1-0, F Carroll 0-3, Donie Ryan 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, P Hyland 0-1.		A O'Connor 1-9, I Burke 0-1, B Hartigan 0-1.

10 August 2005 Round 3	Ahane	2-23 - 2-11	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	J Meskall 1-8, P Ryan 1-1, N Moran 0-5, F Ahern, S O’Connor, O Moran 0-2 each, D O’Sullivan, C Riely, K Berkery 0-1 each.		A O’Connor 1-7, N Doolin 1-2, I Burke, B Hartigan 0-1 each.

14 August 2005 Round 3	Garryspillane	1-16 - 0-14	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	F Carroll 0-9, D Ryan 1-1, TJ Ryan 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, P Tobin 0-1.		B Foley 0-5, Peter O’Reilly, E Foley 0-3 each, V Doherty, P O’Grady 0-1 each.

Group 4

Group 4 table

Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	3	0	0	64	40	24	6
Tournafulla	3	2	0	1	50	58	-8	4
Doon	3	1	0	2	49	52	-3	2
Dromin/Athlacca	3	0	0	3	47	60	-13	0

Group 4 results

29 May 2005 Round 1	Doon	3-07 - 1-09	Dromin/Athlacca	Gaelic Grounds
	R Ryan 2-0, M Fitzgerald 0-4, D Stapleton 1-0, J Fox 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, G Allis 0-1.		G Costelloe 1-1, P Neenan 0-4, T Ryan 0-3 E O'Leary 0-1.

2 June 2005 Round 1	Adare	2-16 - 0-08	Tournafulla	Newcastle West
	D Sheehan 0-5, A O'Connell 1-1, B Foley 1-0, M Noonan 0-3, C Fitzgerald 0-3, B Sexton 0-3, S O'Connell 0-1.		N Curtin0-5, B Mulcahy 0-1, JP Sheahan 0-1, P Keogh 0-1.

24 July 2005 Round 2	Dromin/Athlacca	2-12 - 2-15	Tournafulla	Ballyagran Grounds
	P Neenan 0-7, D Walsh 1-0, E O'Leary 1-0, T Ryan 0-2, G O'Leary 0-1, G Kelleher 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1.		N Curtin 0-8, P Browne 1-1, P Keogh 1-0, JP Sheehan 0-2, M Horgan 0-2, P Sheehan 0-1, N Collins 0-1.

11 August 2005 Round 2	Adare	2-13 - 2-09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	D Sheehan 1-2, M Foley 0-5, A O'Rahilly 1-1, C Fitzgerald 0-3, B Foley 0-1, M Noonan 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-11, B Crowe 1-0.

14 August 2005 Round 3	Dromin/Athlacca	2-11 - 1-20	Adare	Ballingarry Grounds
	P Neenan 1-6, D Moynihan 1-0, O O'Leary 0-3, G Costello 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		M Noonan 0-8, B Sexton 1-4, M Foley 0-5, D Sheehan 0-2, A O'Connell 0-1.

21 August 2005 Round 3	Doon	1-15 - 3-12	Tournafulla	FitzGerald Park
	M Fitzgerald 1-7, R Ryan 0-2, E Kiely 0-2, D Moloney 0-2, D Stapleton 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.		N Curtin 1-5, P Browne 1-2, A Fitzgerald 1-0 (og), P Sheahan 0-3, N Collins 0-1, P Keogh 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

Relegation semi-finals

4 September 2005 Semi-final	Dromin/Athlacca	1-15 - 0-09	Ballybrown	FitzGerald Park
	P Neenan 0-9, J Kelleher 1-3, G Kelleher 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1.		A O'Connor 0-4, N Doolin 0-2, B Hartigan 0-1, I Burke 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.

8 September 2005 Semi-final	Killeedy	3-12 - 1-10	Knockainey	Ballyagran
	P McInerney 1-3, J Hayes 1-1, P Cremin 1-1, C Mullane 0-3, E O'Connor 0-3, D Flynn 0-1, T McInerney 0-1.		P Kirby 1-3, D O'Brien 0-4, P Davoren 0-1, C Mullane 0-1, P McInerney 0-1.

Relegation final

8 October 2005 Final	Knockainey	5-10 - 1-06	Ballybrown	Bruff Grounds
	P Kirby 1-5, D O'Brien 2-0, D Walsh 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, P Davern 0-2, K Madden 0-1, J Leo 0-1, P McNamara 0-1.		A O'Connor 1-3, N Doolin 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

28 August 2005 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	2-16 - 1-09	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-6, K O'Dwyer 1-1, M Houlihan 0-2, P O'Dwyer 0-2, E Ryan 0-2, P Connery 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, L Walsh 0-1.		K Ryan 1-3, D Hennessy 0-2, C Sherlock 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, T Millea 0-1.

28 August 2005 Quarter-final	Garryspillane	1-20 - 2-10	Tournafulla	Ballyagran Grounds
	F Carroll 1-5, Donie Ryan 0-5, David Ryan 0-4, TJ Ryan 0-3, C Hickey 0-2, V O'Connell 0-1.		JP Sheehan 0-5, P Sheehan 1-1, N Curtin 0-4, N Horgan 1-0.

4 September 2005 Quarter-final	Croom	3-10 - 1-08	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	M Lenihan 2-0, H Flavin 1-1, P Lawlor 0-2, J Carroll 0-2, P Cregan 0-2, T Carmody 0-2, B Crofton 0-1.		B Nolan 1-0, K Tobin 0-3, P McNamara 0-2, P Laffan 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1.

4 September 2005 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	0-15 - 0-10	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	B Foley 0-8, P O'Reilly 0-4, D O'Grady 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, E Foley 0-1.		C Fitzgerald 0-7, M Foley 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, C Cribben 0-1.

Semi-finals

18 September 2005 Semi-final	Garryspillane	4-16 - 1-20	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	Donie Ryan 2-1, TJ yan 1-3, F Carroll 0-5, M O'Brien 1-0, David Ryan 0-3, P Tobin 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, V O'Connell 0-1.		P Cregan 0-9, T Carmody 1-1, H Flavin 0-4, J Carroll 0-3, J Barry 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1, M Cregan 0-1.

18 September 2005 Semi-final	Kilmallock	2-15 - 1-16	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-5, E Ryan 1-0, P Connery 0-3, M Houlihan 0-3, P O'Dwyer 0-2, K O'Dwyer 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Foley 0-8, J McDermott 1-1, P O'Reilly 0-3, E Foley 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.

Final

16 October 2005 Final	Garryspillane	2-15 - 2-12	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	Donie Ryan 1-3; F Carroll 0-6 (0-5 frees); P Tobin 1-0; David Ryan 0-3 (frees); J Ryan 0-2; E Burke 0-1.	Report	A O’Shaughnessy 1-4 (0-4 frees); M Houlihan 1-0; P O’Dwyer 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 65); G O’Mahony 0-2; E Ryan 0-2; L Walshe 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Kilmallock	8-26	50	6	6.40
2	Alan O'Connor	Ballybrown	4-30	42	5	8.40
3	Barry Foley	Patrickswell	3-29	38	5	7.60
4	Frankie Carroll	Garryspillane	1-30	33	6	5.50
5	Patrick Kirby	Knockainey	3-23	32	6	5.33
6	Paul Neenan	Dromin/Athlacca	1-26	29	4	7.25
7	Michael Fitzgerald	Doon	2-22	28	3	9.33
8	John Meskell	Ahane	1-20	23	3	7.66
9	Kevin Tobin	Murroe/ Boher	1-19	22	4	5.50
10	Marcus Cregan	Croom	3-10	19	4	4.75
10	Peter Cregan	Croom	0-19	19	4	4.75

References

^ "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Late Moran point shatters Garryspillane". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "Ahane avoid relegation issue with victory over Ballybrown". Irish Examiner. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ "Ballybrown back to intermediate grade". Irish Independent. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ "Carroll's just reward". Irish Times. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "Long wait over for Garryspillane". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[1] "Club titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "Late Moran point shatters Garryspillane". Irish Independent. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[3] "Ahane avoid relegation issue with victory over Ballybrown". Irish Examiner. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[4] "Ballybrown back to intermediate grade". Irish Independent. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[5] "Carroll's just reward". Irish Times. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[6] "Long wait over for Garryspillane". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

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