2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship

The 2005 Interprovincial Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Interprovincial Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic [Athletic Association] in 1927. The championship began on 23 October 2005 and ended on 6 November 2005.
Connacht were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final.
On 6 November 2005, Munster won the championship following a 1-21 to 2-14 defeat of Leinster in the final at Boston. This was their 43rd championship title overall and their first title since 2001 [Railway Cup Hurling Championship|2001].
Leinster's James [Young (hurler)|James Young] was the championship's top scorer with 0-19.

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall