On 11 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 3-12 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their second All-Ireland title in succession.
Limerick's Eoin Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 4-40.
R O'Carroll 1-2, S Dorkin 0-4, J Maher, J McCaffrey (1f) 0-3 each, 0-1 '65, D O'Dwyer 1-0, K O'Reilly 0-2 (1f, 1 line cut), C Twomey and S Casey 0-1 each.
P Cronin 0-7, P O'Sullivan 2-0, E Murphy 1-2, P Horgan 0-5, S Moylan 1-1, P Finnegan 0-4, P O'Brien 0-3, J Halbert 0-2, C Naughton 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1, S White 0-1.
P Shields 2-1; P McGill 0-5f; B McFall 1-1; S McNaughton 0-3; S Casey 0-2; N McAuley ('65), R McDonnell, O McFadden, C Duffin, E McCloskey, P Doherty 0-1 each.