| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 October 2005 – 17 March 2006 |
| Teams | 26 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Portumna (1st win) |
| Captain | Eugene McEntee |
| Manager | Jimmy Heverin |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Newtownshandrum |
| Captain | Brendan Mulcahy |
| Manager | Bernie O'Connor |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Newtownshandrum |
| Leinster | James Stephens |
| Ulster | Ballygalget |
| Connacht | Portumna |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 25 |
| Total Goals | 71 (2.84 per game) |
| Total Points | 598 (23.92 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Eoin Larkin (2–27) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
The 2005–06 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament.[1] The championship ran from 15 October 2005 to 17 March 2006.
James Stephens of Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Portumna in the All-Ireland semi-final.[2][3][4] Calry/St Joseph's of Sligo, Celbridge of Kildare and Garryspillane of Limerick made their championship debuts.[5][6][7]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 17 March 2006, between Portumna of Galway and Newtownshandrum of Cork, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Portumna won the match by 2–08 to 1–06 to claim a first title.[8][9]
Eoin Larkin was the championship's top scorer with 2–27.
Connacht quarter-finals
Ballyhaunis v Four Roads
| 15 October 2005 Quarter-final | Ballyhaunis | 1–10 – 2–15 | Four Roads | Fr O'Hara Park |
| K Higgins 0–6, D McConn 1–0, C McCrudden 0–2, L Lyons 0–1, P McConn 0–1. | J Mannion 1–3, B Mannion 1–2, K Waldron 0–2, R Kennedy 0–2, T Kelly 0–2, J Moran 0–1, M Kelly 0–1, M Mulry 0–1, T Lennon 0–1. |
St Mary's Kiltoghert v Calry/St Joseph's
| 22 October 2005 Quarter-final | St Mary's Kiltoghert | 1–17 – 2–10 | Calry/St Joseph's | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada |
| C Cunniffe 1–10, B Carroll 0–2, D Regan 0–2, D O'Grady 0–1, V McDermott 0–1, M Coles 0–1. | K Raymond 1–4, M Shelley 0–5, J Galvin 1–0, S Boyd 0–1. |
Connacht semi-final
St Mary's Kiltoghert v Four Roads
| 30 October 2005 Semi-final | St Mary's Kiltoghert | 0–05 – 1–09 | Four Roads | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada |
| C Cunniffe 0–4, M Coles 0–1. | Report | R Mulry 1–2, J Mannion 0–4, P Tiernan, K Waldron, M Kelly 0–1 each. | Referee: G Kilbride (Mayo) |
Connacht final
Four Roads v Portumna
| 20 November 2005 Final | Four Roads | 0–06 – 2–22 | Portumna | Athleague GAA Grounds |
| R Mulry (0–3, frees), J Mannion (0–3, frees). | Report | J Canning (1–9, 0–7 frees), N Hayes (1–1), D Hayes (0–4), K Hayes (0–3), D Canning (0–3), A Smith (0–1, free), L Smith (0–1). | Referee: J Weldon (Westmeath) |
Leinster first round
University College Dublin v Killyon
| 30 October 2005 First round | University College Dublin | 3–25 – 1–03 | Killyon | Parnell Park |
| P Morrissey 0–7 (5f); R Barry 1–3 (1f); B Murphy 0–5 (1f); J O'Connor 1–2; M Doherty 1–0; T Fitzgerald 0–3; E O'Gorman, C Everard 0–2 each; B Phelan 0–1. | Report | D Ryan 1–1; P McKeown, J Mitchell 0–1 each. | Referee: J Kelly (Wexford) |
Castlepollard v Glenealy
| 30 October 2005 First round | Castlepollard | 1–10 – 2–14 | Glenealy | Castletown Geoghegan GAA Grounds |
| A Devine 1–4, B Kennedy 0–3, K Brazil, S Egan and B Devine 0–1 each. | Report | J O'Neill 1–7, W O'Gorman 1–0, L Glynn, A Driver, N Driver 0–2 each, D Doyle 0–1. | Referee: F Smith (Meath) |
Knockbridge v Clonguish
| 31 October 2005 First round | Knockbridge | 1–14 – 1–05 | Clonguish | Páirc an Chuinnigh |
| S Byrne 0–8 (4f, 1'65'), T Hilliard 0–3 E Quigley 1–0, D Dunne 0–2, P Mone 0–1. | Report | J O'Brien 0–5 (4f), C Finnucane 1–0. |
Celbridge v Naomh Eoin
| 6 November 2005 First round | Celbridge | 0–12 – 3–14 | Naomh Eoin | Radley Park |
| M Moloney 0–4, B White (2f) and M Dowd (all f) 0–3 each, C Doyle and T Murphy 0–1 each. | Report | D Roberts 0–7 (6f), K Foley 2–1, R Foley 1–0, K Nolan and S Smithers (1f) 0–2 each, B Murphy and J Waters 0–1 each. | Referee: J Owens (Wexford) |
Leinster quarter-finals
Glenealy v Castletown
| 5 November 2005 Quarter-final | Glenealy | 2–10 – 2–16 | Castletown | Pearse Park |
| J O'Neill (0–9, two from play), W O'Gorman (1–1), E Glynn (1–0). | Report | D Cuddy (0–6), J Hooban (1–2), P Cuddy (0–4, frees), J Palmer (1–0), F Sullivan (0–2), R Delaney (0–1), C Cuddy (0–1). | Referee: J Guinan (Kilkenny) |
Knockbridge v Oulart-the Ballagh
| 6 November 2005 Quarter-final | Knockbridge | 0–09 – 6–21 | Oulart-the Ballagh | Páirc an Chuinnigh |
| S Byrne 0–5 (4f), R Byrne, P Dunne, C O hUallachain, D Dunne 0–1 each. | Report | D Mythen 3–3, R Jacob 1–4, S Doyle 0–6 (2f), A O'Leary 2–0, P Redmond, W Whelan, M Storey 0–2 each, M Jacob, N Kirwan 0–1 each. | Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
Naomh Eoin v James Stephens
| 13 November 2005 Quarter-final | Naomh Eoin | 1–13 – 1–16 | James Stephens | Dr Cullen Park |
| B "Red" Murphy (1–3, 0–1 free), D Roberts (0–4, all frees), B "Black" Murphy (0–3), K Foley (0–1), J Waters (0–1), S Smithers (0–1). | Report | E Larkin (1–6, 0–4 frees, 0–1 65), J Murray (0–2), S Egan (0–2), P O'Brien (0–2), B McEvoy (0–1), G Whelan (0–1), E McCormack (0–1), R Hayes (0–1). | Referee: J Kelly (Wexford) |
University College Dublin v Birr
| 13 November 2005 Quarter-final | University College Dublin | 1–12 – 1–07 | Birr | Parnell Park |
| P Morrissey 0–6 (3f, 1 pen), T Fitzgerald 1–0, B Barry 0–3 (3f), S Lucey 0–2, D Fitzgerald 0–1. | Report | M Dwayne 1–1, S Whelahan 0–3 (2f), D Hayden 0–2, Brian Whelahan 0–1 ('65'). | Referee: A Stapleton (Laois) |
Leinster semi-finals
University College Dublin v Oulart-the Ballagh
| 20 November 2005 Semi-final | University College Dublin | 0–15 – 1–09 | Oulart-the Ballagh | Nowlan Park |
| P Morrissey 0–4 (3-f), B Phelan, E O'Gorman 0–3 each, T Fitzgerald 0–2, B Barry, S Lucey 0–1 each. | Report | S Doyle 1–3 (0-3f), D Mythen, R Jacob 0–2 each, M Jacob, W Whelan 0–1 each. | Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny) |
James Stephens v Castletown
| 20 November 2005 Semi-final | James Stephens | 5–14 – 0–08 | Castletown | Dr Cullen Park |
| E Larkin (1–9, 0–5 frees, 0–1 65), R Hayes (2–0), E McCormack (1–1), J Whelan (1–1), P O'Brien (0–2), J Tyrrell (0–1). | Report | Paul Cuddy (0–4, frees), D Cuddy (0–3, one free, one 65), G Reddin (0–1). | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
Leinster final
James Stephens v University College Dublin
| 27 November 2005 Final | James Stephens | 2–13 – 1–12 | University College Dublin | O'Moore Park |
| E Larkin 0–8 (6f, 1 65), S Egan, M Ruth 1–0 each, B McEvoy (1f, 1 65), D McCormack 0–2 each, P O'Brien 0–1. | Report | P Morrissey (3f), B Barry (1f, 1 lineball, 1 65), C Everard 0–3 each; J O'Connor 1–0, S Lucey 0–2, T Fitzgerald 0–1. | Referee: B Gavin (Offaly) |
Munster quarter-finals
Thurles Sarsfields v Lixnaw
| 6 November 2005 Quarter-final | Thurles Sarsfields | 2–15 – 3–08 | Lixnaw | Semple Stadium |
| J Enright 0–5, L Corbett 1–2, G O Grady 1–1, W Culley 0–2, J Corbett, S Ryan, R Ruth, S Mason, P Burke 0–1 each. | Report | M Conway 3–7, P Galvin 0–1. | Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick) |
Garryspillane v Ballygunner
| 6 November 2005 Quarter-final | Garryspillane | 1–11 – 2–12 | Ballygunner | Gaelic Grounds |
| F Carroll 1–5 (0-3f), Davy Ryan 0–3 (3f), P Tobin, Donie Ryan, TJ Ryan (f) 0–1 each. | Report | P Flynn 2–4 (1-2f), T Power 0–4 (2f 1'65'), B O'Sullivan, G O'Connor, A Moloney, S Walsh 0–1 each. | Referee: S Roche (Tipperary) |
Munster semi-finals
Newtownshandrum v Thurles Sarsfields
| 20 November 2005 Semi-final | Newtownshandrum | 1–16 – 0–13 | Thurles Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| B O'Connor (0–8, four frees), Jerry O'Connor (1–1), John O'Connor (0–2), C Naughton (0–2), JP King (0–2), J Bowles (0–1). | Report | G O'Grady (0–4, one free), J Enright (0–4 frees), E Enright (0–2), S Lillis (0–1), P Burke (0–1), P Lawlor (0–1). | Referee: M Wadding (Waterford) |
Ballygunner v Clarecastle
| 20 November 2005 Semi-final | Ballygunner | 3–13 – 2–09 | Clarecastle | Walsh Park |
| P Flynn (2–3, one goal and two points from frees), S O'Sullivan (1–1), P Foley (0–4), G O'Connor (0–2), A Kirwan (0–1), A Moloney (0–1), S Walsh (0–1). | Report | T Kearse (1–1), D Quinn (0–4, two frees), S Moloney (1–0), J Clancy (0–2), J Pyne (0–1), S Sheedy (0–1), | Referee: D Kirwan (Cork) |
Munster final
Newtownshandrum v Ballygunner
| 4 December 2005 Final | Newtownshandrum | 0–16 – 1–12 | Ballygunner | Semple Stadium |
| B O'Connor (0–6, three frees, two sidelines), C Naughton (0–3), John O'Connor (0–3), JP King (0–2), Jerry O'Connor (0–1), J Bowles (0–1). | Report | G O'Connor (1–1), P Flynn (0–4, one 65, two frees), A Moloney (0–3), C Kehoe (0–2), F Hartley (0–1), S O'Sullivan (0–1). | Referee: A Heagney (Clare) |
Ulster semi-final
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall v Banagher
| 16 October 2005 Semi-final | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 2–08 – 0–07 | Banagher | Casement Park |
| A Delargy 1-2, E McKillop 1-0, C McCambridge 0-2, N McManus 0-1, K McKeegan 0-1, C McKeegan 0-1, M McClafferty 0-1. | Gary Biggs 0-2, M Lynch 0-2, Gregory Biggs 0-2, K Stevenson 0-1. |
Ulster final
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall v Ballygalget
| 30 October 2005 Final | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 3–08 – 1–18 | Ballygalget | Casement Park |
| C McCambridge 1–5, 0-3f, E McKillop, J Carson 1–0 each, A Delargy 0-2f, P McGill 0–1. | Report | J McGratten 1–8, 0-8f, S Clarke 0–3, E Clarke, P Monan 0–2 each, G Clarke, B Coulter, G Johnston 0–1 each. | Referee: S O'Rourke (Monaghan) |
All-Ireland semi-finals
Portumna v James Stephens
| 12 February 2006 Semi-final | Portumna | 2–17 – 0–11 | James Stephens | Semple Stadium |
| J Canning (1–7, five points frees and one sideline), D Hayes (1–4), A Smith (0–4), D Canning (0–1), N Hayes (0–1). | Report | E Larkin (0–4, three frees), B McEvoy (0–3, one free), E McCormack (0–2), D McCormack (0–2). | Referee: S Roche (Tipperary) |
Newtownshandrum v Ballygalget
| 12 February 2006 Semi-final | Newtownshandrum | 0–14 – 1–10 | Ballygalget | O'Moore Park |
| B O'Connor 0–10; J O'Connor, M Farrell, B Naughton, J O'Mahoney 0–1 each. | Report | J McGrattan 0–5; E Clarke 1–0; S Clarke 0–2; B Coulter, M Coulter, P Monan 0–1 each. | Referee: B Gavin (Offaly) |
All-Ireland final
Portumna v Newtownshandrum
| 17 March 2006 Final | Portumna | 2–08 – 1–06 | Newtownshandrum | Croke Park |
| J Canning 1–6 (0-6f), N Hayes 1–0, D Hayes 0–1, L Smith 0–1. | Report | B O'Connor 0–4 (0-3f), J O'Connor 1–0, C Naughton 0–2. | Referee: B Gavin (Offaly) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 2–27 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 2 | Joe Canning | Portumna | 3–22 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 3 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0–28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 4–11 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 5 | Pa Morrissey | University College Dublin | 0–20 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Jonathan O'Neill | Glenealy | 1–16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 7 | Clement Cunniffe | St. Mary's Kiltoghert | 1–14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 8 | Mike Conway | Lixnaw | 3–07 | 16 | 1 | 16.00 |
| Johnny McGrattan | Ballygalget | 1–13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| 10 | Des Mythen | Oulart-the Ballagh | 3–05 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
References
- ^ Breheny, Martin (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (18 March 2005). "Stephens' day as Kilkenny's Village voices shout loudest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "James Stephens are champs". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Portumna through to final". Irish Examiner. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Historic hurling success for Calry/St Joseph's". Irish Independent. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "'Bridge end 80-year wait". Irish Independent. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Long wait over for Garryspillane". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Canning duo lift Portumna". Irish Independent. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Classy Canning fires Portumna to new heights". Irish Examiner. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
External links
- 2005–06 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship results
