2004 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
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The 2004 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship began on 16 May 2004 and ended on 4 September 2004.
Cork were the defending champions and successfully retained the title after defeating Kilkenny by 1–16 to 1–10 in a replay of the final.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | ||
| Antrim | Saffron and white | 1973 | |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | ||
| Cork | Red and white | 2003 | 2003 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 2002 | 1998 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1973 | 2003 |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1998 | 1998 |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2000 | 2002 |
| Waterford | White and blue | ||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1964 | 2002 |
Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship
Leinster final
| 30 June 2004 Final | Wexford | 1-10 - 3-17 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park |
| P White 0-6, J Lawlor 1-0, D Mythen 0-2, G Coleman 0-1, M Kelly 0-1. | D Buggy 1-4; M Grace 0-6; J Power 1-2; E McGrath 1-1; E Walsh 0-3; D Mackey 0-1. |
Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship
Munster quarter-final
| 16 May 2004 Quarter-final | Clare | 2-13 - 0-11 | Waterford | Semple Stadium |
| E Taaffe 1-6, B Nugent 0-5, S Arthur 1-1, C Earlie 0-1. | P Kearney 0-7, D Howard 0-2, C Watt 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | Referee: D Richardson (Limerick) |
Munster semi-finals
| 30 May 2004 Semi-final | Limerick | 1-10 - 1-21 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
| P Heffernan 0-5, D Clancy 1-1, P Neenan 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1. | D Dineen 1-5, R O'Doherty 0-5, P McGrath 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-3, S Dineen 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, E Conway 0-1. | Referee: G Hoey (Clare) |
| 6 June 2004 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2-20 - 3-09 | Clare | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| T Slevin 1-5, P Buckley 1-1, B Gaynor 0-3, R O'Brien 0-3, B Hogan 0-2, C O'Brien 0-2, S Everard 0-2, E Ryan 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. | E Taaffe 2-3, B Nugent 1-3, F Flynn 0-1, C Earlie 0-1, B Shally 0-1. | Referee: J Sexton (Limerick) |
Munster final
| 14 July 2004 Final | Cork | 0-18 - 1-09 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| D Dineen 0-9 (0-8f), C O'Reilly 0-3, P McGrath 0-2, E Conway 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, R O'Doherty 0-1. | J Leahy 1-1 (1-0f), T Slevin 0-2, B Hogan 0-2f, B Gaynor 0-2, D Maher 0-1, R O'Brien 0-1. | Referee: P Moore (Waterford) |
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 7 August 2004 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 2-13 - 2-11 | Galway | St. Brendan's Park |
| J Power 2-1, D Buggy 0-4f, C Herity 0-4, M Grace 0-2, D Mackey, J Phelan 0-1 each. | A Callanan 2-1, C Dervan 0-4, K Burke, K Hubin 0-2 each, W Lawless, D Reilly 0-1 each. | Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary) |
| 14 August 2004 Semi-final | Cork | 5-09 - 2-11 | Antrim | Parnell Park |
| R O’Doherty, E Conway 2-0 each; P Dineen 1-0; D Dineen (0-1 free), B O’Dwyer 0-3 each; J Olden, J Russell, D Fitzgerald (free) 0-1 each | P Cunningham 0-7 (0-4 frees); B Quinn 1-2 (0-1 free); K McMullen 1-0; E McKellop (free), P Donnelly 0-1 each. | Referee: J Kelly (Wexford) |
All-Ireland final
| 22 August 2004 Final | Cork | 2-11 - 2-11 | Kilkenny | Semple Stadium |
| R Doherty 1-2, J Russell 1-1, D Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-3 frees, 0-1 65), S Hayes, E Conway, D Dineen (free) 0-1 each. | B Phelan 1-1, E Walsh 1-0, D Buggy 0-5 (0-2 frees, 0-1 65), C Herity 0-3 (0-2 65s), PJ Corcoran, M Grace 0-1 each. | Referee: S Roche (Tipperary) |
| 4 September 2004 Final replay | Cork | 1-16 - 1-10 | Kilkenny | Semple Stadium |
| S Hayes (1-1), D Fitzgerald (0-3), R Doherty (0-2), E Conway (0-2), D Dineen (0-2), B O'Dwyer (0-2), J Masters (0-2), N Murphy (0-1), J Olden (0-1). | R Power (0-5), J Power (1-0), D Buggy (0-2), C Herity (0-1), M Grace (0-1), JP Corcoran (0-1). | Referee: P Ahern (Carlow) |
Championship statistics
Top scores
Overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Dineen | Cork | 1-18 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 2 | Rory O'Doherty | Cork | 3-10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 3 | Éamonn Taaffe | Clare | 3-09 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 4 | David Buggy | Kilkenny | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 5 | Jamie Power | Kilkenny | 4-03 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
In a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éamonn Taaffe | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary |
| Éamonn Taaffe | Clare | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Darren Dineen | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| 4 | Darren Dineen | Cork | 1-05 | 8 | Limerick |
| Tadhg Slevin | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Clare | |
| 6 | Jamie Power | Kilkenny | 2-01 | 7 | Galway |
| Aonghus Callanan | Galway | 2-01 | 7 | Kilkenny | |
| David Buggy | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Wexford | |
| Paul Kearney | Waterford | 0-07 | 7 | Clare | |
| Paddy Cunningham | Antrim | 0-07 | 7 | Cork |