2004 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling
| type = Intermediate
| year = 2004
| image =
| dates = 16 May – 4 September 2004
| teams = 9
| connacht =
| munster = Cork
| leinster = Kilkenny
| ulster =
| matches = 9
| team = Cork
| titles = 5th
| captain = Brendan Walsh
| manager = Johnny Keane
| team2 = Kilkenny
| captain2 = David Buggy
| manager2 = Maurice Power
| totalgoals = 31 (3.44 per game)
| totalpoints = 230 (25.55 per game)
| topscorer = File: Colours of Cork.svg Darren Dineen (1-18)
| previous = 2003
| next = 2005
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cork-refuse-to-be-beaten-1.1154518|title=Cork refuse to be beaten|publisher=Irish Times|date=23 August 2004|accessdate=10 July 2010|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/a-short-burst-is-all-cork-require-1.1156392|title=A short burst is all Cork require|publisher=Irish Times|date=6 September 2004|accessdate=10 July 2010|first=|last=}}
Team summaries
| class="wikitable" | ||
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Colours !colspan="3"|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=
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| date = 30 June 2004
| round = Final
| time =
| team2 = Kilkenny
| score = 1-10 - 3-17
| team1 = Wexford
| report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/kilkenny-power-into-final-25901282.html Report]
| goals2 = D Buggy 1-4; M Grace 0-6; J Power 1-2; E McGrath 1-1; E Walsh 0-3; D Mackey 0-1.
| goals1 = P White 0-6, J Lawlor 1-0, D Mythen 0-2, G Coleman 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Wexford Park
}}
[[Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=Munster quarter-final=
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| date = 16 May 2004
| round = Quarter-final
| time =
| team1 = Clare
| score = 2-13 - 0-11
| team2 = Waterford
| report =
| goals1 = E Taaffe 1-6, B Nugent 0-5, S Arthur 1-1, C Earlie 0-1.
| goals2 = P Kearney 0-7, D Howard 0-2, C Watt 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
| referee = D Richardson (Limerick)
| attendance =
| stadium = Semple Stadium
}}
=Munster semi-finals=
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| date = 30 May 2004
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 1-10 - 1-21
| team2 = Cork
| report =
| goals1 = P Heffernan 0-5, D Clancy 1-1, P Neenan 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.
| goals2 = 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)
| attendance =
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
}}
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| date = 6 June 2004
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 2-20 - 3-09
| team2 = Clare
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = E Taaffe 2-3, B Nugent 1-3, F Flynn 0-1, C Earlie 0-1, B Shally 0-1.
| referee = J Sexton (Limerick)
| attendance =
| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
}}
=Munster final=
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| date = 14 July 2004
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 0-18 - 1-09
| team2 = Tipperary
| report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/classy-cork-complete-tipp-treble-25906297.html Report]
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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)
| attendance =
| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn
}}
[[All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=All-Ireland semi-finals=
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| date = 7 August 2004
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 2-13 - 2-11
| team2 = Galway
| report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/kilkenny-power-into-final-25901282.html Report]
| goals1 = J Power 2-1, D Buggy 0-4f, C Herity 0-4, M Grace 0-2, D Mackey, J Phelan 0-1 each.
| goals2 = 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)
| attendance =
| stadium = St. Brendan's Park
}}
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| date = 14 August 2004
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 5-09 - 2-11
| team2 = Antrim
| report = [http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2004/0816/sport/keane-far-from-happy-as-cork-reach-final-21017416.html Report]
| goals1 = 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
| goals2 = 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)
| attendance =
| stadium = Parnell Park
}}
=All-Ireland final=
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| date = 22 August 2004
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 2-11 - 2-11
| team2 = Kilkenny
| report = [http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2004/0823/ireland/kilkenny-back-from-the-dead-86318212.html Report]
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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)
| attendance =
| stadium = Semple Stadium
}}
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| date = 4 September 2004
| round = Final replay
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 1-16 - 1-10
| team2 = Kilkenny
| report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/a-short-burst-is-all-cork-require-1.1156392 Report]
| goals1 = 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).
| goals2 = 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)
| attendance =
| stadium = Semple Stadium
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scores=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Team ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|Darren Dineen |Cork |align=center|1-18 |align=center|21 |align=center|5 |align=center|4.20 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|Rory O'Doherty |Cork |align=center|3-10 |align=center|19 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.80 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|3-09 |align=center|18 |align=center|2 |align=center|9.00 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|1-15 |align=center|18 |align=center|4 |align=center|4.50 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|5
|Jamie Power |align=center|4-03 |align=center|15 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.75 |
;In a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Team ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
| Éamonn Taaffe
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
| Darren Dineen
|Cork |align=center|0-09 |align=center|9 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|4
|Darren Dineen |Cork |align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
| Tadhg Slevin
|align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|6
|Jamie Power |align=center|2-01 |align=center|7 |
| Aonghus Callanan
|align=center|2-01 |align=center|7 |
| David Buggy
|align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |
| Paul Kearney
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| Paddy Cunningham
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |Cork |
References
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{{All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship}}