The 2014 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 31st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players in the intermediate grade since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 25 May 2014 and ended on 9 August 2014.

Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial decider. Cork won the title after defeating Wexford by 2-18 to 2-12 in the All-Ireland final.

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
ClareSaffron and blue2011
CorkRed and white20092010
GalwayMaroon and white20022008
KilkennyBlack and amber20102013
LimerickGreen and white19982008
TipperaryBlue and gold20132013
WaterfordWhite and blue2007
WexfordPurple and gold20072007

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

23 July 2014 FinalKilkenny0-14 - 2-11WexfordNowlan Park
W Phelan (0-5, two frees), O McGrath, W O'Dwyer, J Brennan (0-2 each), M Grace (0-2, one fee), P Phelan (0-1).J Barry (0-5, two frees), J Reck (1-1), R Barry (1-0), T Dwyer, G Doran, M O'Hanlon, B Doran (0-1 each), J Lawlor (0-1 free).Referee: D Harrington (Dublin)

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

25 May 2014 Quarter-finalCork1-21 - 3-9WaterfordSemple Stadium
14:00P O'Brien 0-13 (0-8f), J Wall 1-1, C Casey 0-2, C Murphy, J Cronin, M O'Sullivan, R Crowley, C Spillane 0-1 each.K Fitzgerald 0-7 (0-5f), R Donnelly 2-0, G Crotty 1-0, T Ryan 0-1.Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
1 June 2014 Semi-finalTipperary3-17 - 1-22 (AET)LimerickSemple Stadium
14:00T O’Brien 1-6 (0-5fs), T Heffernan 1-3, K Fox 1-1, M Sheedy, D Collins 0-2 each, A McGrath (’65′),T Cleary, J Sheedy 0-1 each.W Griffin 0-8 (5fs, 1 ’65′), M Ryan 1-2, D O’Neill, M Fitzgerald, P Leahy 0-3 each, A Brennan, P Ryan, R Ryan 0-1 each.Referee: D Fox (Laois)
15 June 2014 Semi-finalClare2-20 - 4-17CorkSemple Stadium
14:00B Duggan (1-10, 0-8fs), C Malone (1-2), P Fitzgerald (0-2), S Gleeson, S McGrath, M O’Neill, A Lynch, C O’Connell, G O’Connell (0-1 each).P O’Brien (0-8, 4fs), M O’Sullivan, D Drake (2-1 each), C Murphy (0-2), R Cashman, M Walsh, J Cronin, R Crowley, K Hallissey (0-1 each).Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
25 June 2014 FinalTipperary2-8 - 4-15CorkPáirc Uí Rinn
19:30M Sheedy, K Morris 1-0 each, T O'Brien (3fs), A McGrath (2 '65', 1f) 0-3 each, K Fox, J Sheedy 0-1 eachD Drake 3-0, P O'Brien 0-4 (4fs), M Sugrue 1-1, J Cronin, M O'Sullivan 0-3 each, C Murphy 0-2 (0-1f), C Casey, C Barry 0-1 eachReferee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

26 July 2014 Semi-finalGalway0-17 - 0-21CorkO'Connor Park
14:45S Maloney 0-4 (3f, 1 ’65), D Higgins 0-3 (3f), R O’Meara, D Dolan, B Molloy, A Tuohy 0-2 each, E Burke, J Carr 0-1 each.P O’Brien 0-13 (7f), M Walsh 0-3, C Murphy, C Spillane 0-2 each, J Cronin 0-1.Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
9 August 2014 FinalWexford2-12 - 2-18CorkNowlan Park
15:00N Kirwan (1-2), T Dwyer (2fs), E Kent (3fs) (0-3 each), R Barry (1-0), P Murphy (0-2), B Jordan, J Berry (0-1 each).P O’Brien (0-8, five frees), C Casey (0-4), M O’Sullivan, D Drake (1-1 each), B Lawton (0-2), J Cronin, A Spillane (0-1 each).Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Peter O'BrienCork0-464659.20
2David DrakeCork6-22054.00
3Bobby DugganClare1-1013113.00
4Tony O'BrienTipperary1-91226.00
5Michael O'SullivanCork3-61553.00

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Bobby DugganClare1-1013Cork
Peter O'BrienCork0-1313Waterford
Peter O'BrienCork0-1313Galway
4David DrakeCork3-09Tipperary
Tony O'BrienTipperary1-69Limerick
6Peter O'BrienCork0-88Clare
Willie GriffinLimerick0-88Tipperary
Peter O'BrienCork0-88Wexford
9David DrakeCork2-17Clare
Michael O'SullivanCork2-17Clare
Killian FitzgeraldWaterford0-77Cork

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