| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May - 11 September 2005 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (30th win) |
| Captain | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín |
| Manager | John Allen |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Liam Donoghue |
| Manager | Conor Hayes |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 36 |
| Top Scorer |  Ger Farragher (3-57) |
| Player of the Year |  Jerry O'Connor |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 17 October 2004.[1] The championship began on 15 May 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions.[2]
On 11 September 2005, Cork won the championship after a 1–21 to 1–16 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[3] This was their 30th All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.
Galway's Ger Farragher was the championship's top scorer with 3-57.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 October 2004). "Cork open against Munster champs". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Cork savour sweet victory". Irish Examiner. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2013.