The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 4 April 2005.

The championship ran from 5 August to 16 October 2005.

Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballyduff in the quarter-finals.

[1][2] The final, a replay, was played on 16 October 2005 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Abbeydorney, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 51 years.

[3][4] Lixnaw's Michael Conway was the championship's top scorer with 3-26.