2005 O'Byrne Cup

2005 O'Byrne Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	2005
Trophy	O'Byrne Cup
Winners
Champions	Laois (5th win)
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
Captain	Noel Garvan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Westmeath
Manager	Páidí Ó Sé
Captain	Michael Ennis
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The 2005 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges. It was won by Laois. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

O'Byrne Cup

• In a preliminary round game on 8 December 2004, D.I.T. beat Trinity College (2-8 to 1-8)

	First round 27 November & 12 December 2004 2 January 2005					Quarter-finals 8/9 January 2005					Semi-finals 16 January 2005					Final 23 January 2005
	Laois		2-11
	Offaly		1-9			Laois		5-22
	Kilkenny		2-11			Kilkenny		0-1
	Athlone IT		1-12								Laois		2-10
	Kildare		2-27								Kildare		2-9
	Dundalk IT		0-5			Kildare		2-19
	Meath		1-14			Meath		0-10
	Wexford		0-10													Laois		0-17
																Westmeath		0-12
						Westmeath		2-19
	Longford		1-10			Longford		0-10
	UCD		0-9								Westmeath		0-12
	Louth		4-11								Louth		1-6
	DIT		1-9			Louth		2-7
	Dublin		0-10			Dublin		0-9
	Wicklow		1-5

References

1. Sportsfile. "Sportsfile - Longford v Westmeath Photos - page 1".
2. "Laois take O'Byrne Cup honours". The Irish Times .
3. Sportsfile. "Sportsfile - Westmeath v Laois Photos - page 1".
4. Sportsfile. "Sportsfile - Laois v Kildare Photos - page 1".

External links

• Leinster G.A.A. Results 2005