The 2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 February 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2004 and ended on 24 October 2004.

On 24 October 2004, Watergrasshill won the championship after a 2-13 to 2–08 defeat of Dromina in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title in the grade.

Nemo Rangers' James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 4-34.

Format change

In 2003 the Cork County Board Executive established a Hurling Championship Review Committee in an effort to improve the competitiveness of the Cork Senior Championship. The committee also proposed the splitting of the existing Cork Intermediate Championship in two with the creation of a 16-team Premier Intermediate Championship and a 16-team Intermediate Hurling Championship. The 10 lowest-ranked teams from the 2003 Intermediate Championship were joined by the 2003 Junior Championship winners as well as the individual divisional winners - Argideen Rangers, Kanturk, Carrigaline, Blackrock and Watergrasshill. Grenagh, who won the Mid Cork Junior Championship division in the junior grade, declined the invitation.

Results

First round

30 April 2004 First roundKilbrittain2-09 - 1-08Argideen RangersPáirc Uí Mhurchú
A Hayes 2-3, P Sexton 0-4, F O'Connell 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1.M Walsh 1-2, S O'Mahony 0-5, B Harte 0-1.
1 May 2004 First roundCobh0-10 - 1-12DrominaCastletownroche
D Barrett 0-4, M O'Connor 0-3, B Meaney 0-2, D Meaney 0-1.M Finn 1-7, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, J Finn 0-1, G Healy 0-1, L Hayes 0-1.
1 May 2004 First roundWatergrasshill1-15 - 0-11BandonPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
P O'Regan 0-7, J Halbert 1-0, W O'Leary 0-3, P Cahill 0-2, K Coakley 0-1, O Curtin 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1.D Lucey 0-3, N O'Rourke 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, J Hickey 0-1.
2 May 2004 First roundNemo Rangers1-15 - 0-15KanturkKildorrery
J Masters 0-9, W Morgan 1-1, A Cronin 0-2, B Twomey 0-2, K Walsh 0-1.F Browne 0-6, D Dwane 0-6, P Kerins 0-1, B Mullane 0-1, A Nash 0-1.
2 May 2004 First roundBallymartle3-19 - 1-11MilfordMallow
B Coleman 2-1, Barry Dwyer 0-7, P Coughlan 0-4, C O'Brien 1-0, G Cummins 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, R Dwyer 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1,M Morrissey 1-2, E Dillon 0-5, J O'Brien 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, R Geary 0-1.
3 May 2004 First roundCarrigaline1-13 - 2-10Glen RoversMinane Bridge
N Murphy 1-2, B O'Driscoll 0-3, B Hogan 0-3, M O'Sullivan 0-2, G Cooney 0-1, P Ahern 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.S O'Brien 1-2, S Kennefick 1-0, C O'Riordan 0-2, A McCarthy 0-2, D Busteed 0-2, L Galvin 0-1.
7 May 2004 First round replayCarrigaline0-07 - 1-08Glen RoversMinane Bridge
B O'Driscoll 0-3, B Hogan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1.C O'Riordan 1-3, L Treacy 0-1, P Twomey 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1, K O'Callaghan 0-1.
8 May 2004 First roundÉire Óg0-10 - 0-11BlackrockBallinhassig
T O'Leary 0-4, T Dineen 0-2, R O'Driscoll 0-1, N Brennan 0-1, J Malone 0-1, D Corkery 0-1.E Kiely 0-6, L Meaney 0-2, A Ryan 0-1, P Sullivan 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1.
8 May 2004 First roundValley Rovers1-19 - 1-08St. Vincent'sCloughduv
K Canty 0-6, E Collins 1-2, J Hurley 0-4, B Canty 0-3, R Butler 0-3, E Manning 0-1.D O'Callaghan 1-3, C Barry 0-3, F Murphy 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.

Second round

16 May 2004 Second roundCobh2-16 - 3-12Argideen RangersPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
G Meaney 1-6, D Barrett 1-4, B Ahern 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, R Meaney 0-1, P Sloane 0-1, B Meaney 0-1.M Walsh 2-8, B Harte 1-0, S O'Mahony 0-3, B Hennessy 0-1.
28 May 2004 Second roundÉire Óg3-08 - 1-19BandonBallinhassig
J Crowley 1-3, F Sheehan 1-1, J Malone 0-4, N Brennan 1-0.D Lucey 1-3, D O'Donoghue 0-6, K Hurley 0-5, J Hickey 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1.
28 May 2004 Second roundCarrigaline0-10 - 0-10MilfordCroke Memorial Park
B Horgan 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-3, N Murphy 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-1, P Ahern 0-1.J O'Brien 0-4, E Dillon 0-3, M Morrissey 0-1, N Geary 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1.
28 May 2004 Second roundSt. Vincent's0-13 - 1-09KanturkCoachford Sportsfield
D Callaghan 0-5, C Barry 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Ahern 0-2.D Dwane 0-7, B Mullane 1-2.
22 June 2004 Second round replayCarrigaline1-12 - 1-06MilfordCroke Memorial Park
N Murphy 1-1, B O'Driscoll 0-4, B Horgan 0-3, M Irwin 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, G Cooney 0-1.J Cremin 1-0, E Dillon 0-3, M Morrissey 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1.

Third round

12 June 2004 Third roundBandon0-15 - 1-10BallymartlePáirc Uí Ríogáin
D O'Donoghue 0-5, J O'Regan 0-2, D Lucey 0-2, J Nyhan 0-1, J Burke 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, J Hickey 0-1, J Milner 0-1.B Dywer 0-7, G Cummins 1-0, R Dwyer 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, P Coughlan 0-1.
12 June 2004 Third roundCobh2-09 - 0-12BlackrockPáirc Shéamuis de Barra
G Meaney 1-4, D Barrett 1-0, P Sloane 0-2, D Meaney 0-1, D O'Rourke 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.E Kiely 0-7, K O'Riordan 0-3, I Walsh 0-1, D Coakley 0-1.
19 June 2004 Third roundGlen Rovers1-05 - 2-11Nemo RangersMayfield
C O'Riordan 0-4, A McCarthy 1-0, B Wall 0-1.J Masters 2-7, B Twomey 0-2, W Morgan 0-1, M Morgan 0-1.
9 July 2004 Third roundWatergrasshill0-25 - 0-10KilbriittainChurch Road
R Cahill 0-9, J Halbert 0-6, N O'Riordan 0-4, P O'Regan 0-2, P Cahill 0-2, W O'Leary 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1.P Sexton 0-5, D Deasy 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, F Hickey 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

9 July 2004 Quarter-finalDromina3-12 - 2-13St. Vincent'sMallow
M Hayes 1-6, R Morrissey 1-3, J Finn 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, G Hayes 0-1.A Buckley 0-7, D O'Connor 1-2, C Barry 1-1, JP Murphy 0-2, F Murphy 0-1.
18 July 2004 Quarter-finalWatergrasshill1-08 - 0-11BandonPáirc Uí Rinn
J Foley 1-2, R Cahill 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1, P O'Regan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.D Lucey 0-4, J Hickey 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, C Dullea 0-1.
24 July 2004 Quarter-final replayWatergrasshill0-15 - 0-09BandonPáirc Uí Rinn
P O'Regan 0-7, J Halbert 0-2, N O'Riordan 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1, O Curtin 0-1, K Coakley 0-1.D O'Donoghue 0-3, N O'Rourke 0-2, J Hickey 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1, D Burke 0-1.
21 August 2004 Quarter-finalNemo Rangers1-15 - 0-14CobhRiverstown Sportsfield
J Masters 1-9, M Cronin 0-4, A Cronin 0-2.J Meaney 0-5, P Sloane 0-3, D Barrett 0-2, L Geaney 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1, R Meaney 0-1.
28 August 2004 Quarter-finalValley Rovers2-14 - 1-10CarrigalineJack Barrett Park
R O'Donovan 1-3, J O'Donovan 1-0, J Young 0-3, C O'Riordan 0-2, E Manning 0-2, B Canty 0-1, K Canty 0-1, J Hurley 0-1, R Butler 0-1.G Harrington 1-2, B O'Driscoll 0-4, N Murphy 0-3, P Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 September 2004 Semi-finalDromina0-15 - 1-09Valley RoversMillstreet
M Finn 0-7, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3, D Morrissey 0-1, G Hayes 0-1, J Finn 0-1, R Morrissey 0-1, G Healy 0-1.J Hurley 0-4, E O'Sullivan 1-0, B Canty 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, E Collins 0-1.
26 September 2004 Semi-finalWatergrasshill4-16 - 1-12Nemo RangersPáirc Uí Rinn
E O'Reilly 2-2, J Foley 2-2, P O'Regan 0-5, J Halbert 0-2, P Cahill 0-2, O Curtin 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1.J Masters 1-9, M Cronin 0-1, W Morgan 0-1, M Cotter 0-1.

Final

24 October 2004 FinalWatergrasshill2-13 - 2-08DrominaPáirc Uí Chaoimh
J Foley 1-1, E O'Reilly 1-0, J Halbert 0-3, P O'Regan 0-3, P Cahill 0-2, W O'Leary 0-2, K Coakley 0-1, R Cahill 0-1.M Finn 2-4, J Finn 0-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1, R Crowley 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Dromina's Martin Finn scored 4-24 during the championship.

Overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1James MastersNemo Rangers4-3446411.50
2Martin FinnDromina4-243649.00
3Paddy O'ReganWatergrasshill0-252564.16
4Ger MeaneyCobh2-152145.25
5Michael WalshArgideen Rangers3-101929.50
6Jason FoleyWatergrasshill4-051762.83
7Derek BarrettCobh2-101644.00
John HalbertWatergrasshill1-131662.66
Darren O'DonoghueBandon0-161653.20
8Donagh LuceyBandon1-121553.00

In a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Michael WalshArgideen Rangers2-0814Cobh
2James MastersNemo Rangers2-0713Glen Rovers
3James MastersNemo Rangers1-0912Cobh
James MastersNemo Rangers1-0912Watergrasshill
4Martin FinnDromina2-0410Watergrasshill
Martin FinnDromina1-0710Cobh
5Alan HayesKilbrittain2-039Argideen Rangers
Ger MeaneyCobh1-069Argideen Rangers
Martin FinnDromina1-069St. Vincent's
James MastersNemo Rangers0-099Kanturk
Richard CahillWatergrasshill0-099Kilbrittain