The 2000 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 28 May to 23 September 2000.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 30 August 2000 between Tipperary and Galway, in what was their first meeting in the final in 28 years. Tipperary won the match by 2-17 to 1-10 to claim a fifth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 28 years.

Tipperary's Declan Browne was the championship's top scorer with 6-47.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-final

10 June 2000 Quarter-finalKilkenny1-15 - 0-10LaoisNowlan Park
O Behan 1-7, J Barron 0-2, M Gordan 0-2, B Phelan 0-1, JP Corcoran 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, D Lynch 0-1B Keenan 0-5, E Meagher 0-3, M Dunphy 0-1, J Dollard 0-1

Leinster semi-finals

1 July 2000 Semi-finalWexford2-18 - 0-07Dublin
1 July 2000 Semi-finalKilkenny0-18 - 3-09OffalyNowlan Park
O O'Connor 0-6, J Barron 0-4, M Gordon 0-3, O Behan 0-2, D Lyng 0-2, B Joyce 0-1.D Murray 1-6, D Pilkington 1-0, J Guinan 1-0, W Comerford 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-1.
19 July 2000 Semi-final replayOffaly1-08 - 2-13KilkennySt. Brendan's Park
A Mannion 0-4, J Guinan 1-0, P McLoughlin 0-1, P Molloy 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1, D Murray 0-1.O O'Connor 0-5, M Gordon 1-1, J Young 1-1, J Barron 0-2, J Drea 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, D Lyng 0-1.

Leinster final

29 July 2000 FinalKilkenny2-12 - 1-13WexfordNowlan Park
O O'Connor 0-7, J Young 1-0, M Gordon 1-0, O Behan 0-3, G Walsh 0-1, D Lyng 0-1.O O'Connor 0-4, P Carley 1-0, M Jacob 0-3, MJ Reck 0-2, C Byrne 0-2, E Cullen 0-1, P Redmond 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

28 May 2000 Quarter-finalTipperary4-17 - 3-09WaterfordPáirc Uí Chaoimh
D Browne 4-12, C Morrissey 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1.S Daly 1-1, S Barron 1-1, S Cunningham 1-0, B Hannon 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-1, B Hanley 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

4 June 2000 Semi-finalCork1-11 - 1-11LimerickSemple Stadium
J Kingston 1-2, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D O'Donoghue 0-2, R Dwane 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, G O'Donovan 0-1, D Moher 0-1.A Ryan 0-6, O O'Neill 1-1, G Galvin 0-2, P Neenan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
11 June 2000 Semi-finalTipperary3-12 - 2-05ClarePáirc Uí Chaoimh
D Browne 0-8, R Killeen 1-1, D Corcoran 1-0, S Maher 1-0, S O'Meara 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1, P Maguire 0-1.G O'Donnell 1-1, J Punch 1-0, S Ryan 0-2, C Early 0-2.
12 June 2000 Semi-final replayCork4-14 - 1-13LimerickPáirc Uí Chaoimh
J O'Callaghan 1-6, S Farrell 2-0, D Moher 0-4, J Kingston 1-0, R Dwane 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2.P Coleman 1-0, O O'Neill 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, P Neenan 0-2, T McLoughlin 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, B Tobin 0-1, D Carroll 0-1.

Munster final

2 August 2000 FinalTipperary1-19 - 0-15CorkSemple Stadium
D Browne 1-10, D O'Connor 0-3, P Maguire 0-2, C Morrissey 0-2, D Corcoran 0-1, S Maher 0-1.D Moher 0-5, J O'Callaghan 0-4, M Daly 0-3, A O'Connor 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, J Kingston 0-1.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

26 August 2000 Semi-finalTipperary1-14 - 2-09MeathO'Moore Park
D Corcoran 1-3, D Browne 0-6, P Maguire 0-2, R Killeen 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1.N Horan 1-3, N Reilly 1-1, F McMahon 0-2, P Donnelly 0-2, D Reilly 0-1.
2 September 2000 Semi-finalGalway1-15 - 1-12KilkennySt. Brendan's Park
B Cunningham 0-10, M Greaney 1-0, M Fahy 0-2, J Cummins 0-1, M Headd 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.O O'Connor 1-3, D Lyng 0-4, G Walsh 0-2, E Behan 0-2, A Barry 0-1.

All-Ireland final

23 September 2000 FinalTipperary2-17 - 1-10GalwayGaelic Grounds
D Browne 1-11, R Killeen 1-0, D Corcoran 0-3, D O'Connor 0-3.B Cunningham 1-4, M Greaney 0-2, J Cummins 0-1, M Headd 0-1, K Carr 0-1, E Hyland 0-1.Referee: Tommy McIntyre (Antrim)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Declan BrowneTipperary6-4765513.00
2Ollie O'ConnorKilkenny1-212446.00
3Brian CunninghamGalway1-141728.50
Owen BehanKilkenny1-141753.40
5Jonathan O'CallaghanCork1-131635.33

Miscellaneous

  • Tipperary's Declan Browne set a number of scoring records in the Munster Championship. His 4-12 against Waterford became the highest personal tally ever recorded by a player in a match. Browne's overall tally of 5-30 during the three games was also the highest score ever recorded by a player in a single Munster Championship campaign. He also overtook Kerry's Declan Lovett to become the top scorer in the history of the Munster Championship.