The 1966 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.

The All-Ireland final was played at St. Patrick's Park in Enniscorthy on 18 September 1966 between Tipperary and Dublin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Tipperary won the match by 4-11 to 2-12 to claim their second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in three years.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

17 April 1966 Quarter-finalKerry3-05 - 4-08CorkFr. Breen Park
D Lovett 1-3, J Culloty 1-1, T McGrath 1-0, P Finnegan 0-1.D Coleman 2-1, J O'Connell 1-2, P Hegarty 1-1, T Corbett 0-4.
24 April 1966 Quarter-finalTipperary2-06 - 0-03WaterfordClonmel Sportsground
W O'Grady 1-3, M Jones 1-2, N O'Shea 0-1.F Moran 0-1, A Browne 0-1, M Tobin 0-1.
22 May 1966 Quarter-finalClare8-06 - 8-03LimerickCusack Park
M Keane 2-3, J Teeffy 2-1, J McMahon 2-0, M O'Leary 1-0, J Keane 0-1, P Henchy 0-1.A Dunworth 4-3, P Healy 2-0, T Hickey 1-0, G Cagney 1-0.

Munster semi-finals

29 May 1966 Semi-finalTipperary2-11 - 2-07CorkSeán Treacy Park
M Jones 0-5, W O'Grady 1-1, T Brennan 1-1, J Fogarty 0-2, M Cooney 0-1, N O'Gorman 0-1.J O'Connell 2-1, T Corbett 0-3, N O'Regan 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1, D Coleman 0-1.
29 May 1966 Semi-finalGalway4-16 - 4-01ClareDuggan Park
M Derivan 2-4, M Hanley 1-1, B Lally 0-5, M Devlin 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, S Devlin 0-2, M Hoare 0-1.J Smith 2-0, J McNamara 1-0, M Keane 1-0, J Teefy 0-1.

Munster final

10 July 1966 FinalGalway1-07 - 4-02TipperaryDuggan Park
S Dillon 1-1, M Derivan 0-2, B Geraghty 0-1, M Devlin 0-1, K Kennedy 0-1, N Treacy 0-1.P McLoughlin 1-0, T Brennan 1-0, M Jones 1-0, S Kenny 1-0, W O'Grady 0-1, D Dunne 0-1.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

21 August 1966 Semi-finalAntrim3-06 - 4-10DublinCasement Park
S Burns 1-3, B McGarry 1-0, S Gallagher 1-0, P McShane 0-1, S McMullan 0-1, B McGurk 0-1.E Flynn 0-5, D Doody 1-1, H Kinsella 1-1, T Burke 1-0, S Sunderland 1-0, P Dalton 0-1, T Woods 0-1, T Cunningham 0-1.
21 August 1966 Semi-finalTipperary6-17 - 2-09LondonPáirc Daibhín
S Kenny 2-4, M Jones 2-3, T Brennan 2-2, J Fogarty 0-4, S Noonan 0-2, L Connolly 0-2.E Murray 1-3, M Power 1-2, A Gordon 0-2, L Murphy 0-2.

All-Ireland final

18 September 1966 FinalTipperary4-11 - 2-12DublinSt. Patrick's Park
S Kenny 2-2, M Jones 0-7, T Brennan 1-2, L Connolly 1-0.E Flynn 0-8, D Doody 1-2, N Kinsella 1-0, S Armstrong 0-1, H Dalton 0-1.

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