# 2009 Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship

The 2009 Interprovincial Hurling Championship, known as the 2009 M Donnelly Hurling Interprovincial Championship due to the tournament's sponsorship by businessman Martin Donnelly, was the 82nd series of the Interprovincial Championship. The annual hurling championship between the four historic provinces of Ireland was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The championship was won by Leinster.

## Participants

The teams involved are:
| Province | Manager |
| Connacht | John McIntyre |
| Leinster | John Conran |
| Muntser | Len Gaynor |
| Ulster | Dominic McKinley Terence McNaughton |

## Results
### Interprovincial Championship

| GK | 1 | Eric Ward |
| RCB | 2 | Martin Ryan |
| FB | 3 | Damien McClearn |
| LCB | 4 | Fergal Moore |
| RWB | 5 | Andy Coen |
| CB | 6 | Brian Costello |
| LWB | 7 | Brian Burke |
| MD | 8 | Adrian Cullinane |
| MD | 9 | Keith Raymond | 58' |
| RWF | 10 | Mark Kerins | 43' |
| CF | 11 | Paul Killilea | 37' |
| LWF | 12 | Kevin Hooban | 50' |
| RCF | 13 | Niall Healy |
| CF | 14 | Joe Gantley |
| LCF | 15 | Aonghus Callanan |
| Substitutes used: ||
| | | Kevin Hynes | 37' |
| | | Cyril Donnellan | 43' |
| | | Richie Murray | 50' |
| | | Fergal Healy | 58' |
| GK | 1 | Brendan Cummins |
| RCB | 2 | Conor O'Brien |
| FB | 3 | Declan Prendergast |
| LCB | 4 | Eoin Murphy | 29' |
| RWB | 5 | Benny Dunne |
| CB | 6 | Michael Walsh |
| LWB | 7 | Séamus Hickey |
| MD | 8 | Shane McGrath | 52' |
| MD | 9 | Donal O'Grady | 35' |
| RWF | 10 | Séamus Prendergast |
| CF | 11 | Ken McGrath |
| LWF | 12 | Tony Griffin |
| RCF | 13 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy |
| CF | 14 | Stephen Molumphy |
| LCF | 15 | Paul Kelly | 50' |
| Substitutes used: ||
| | | Diarmaid FitzGerald | 29' |
| | | James Woodlock | 35' |
| | | Jonathan Clancy | 50' |
| | | Shane O'Sullivan | 52' |
| GK | 1 | Ryan McGarry |
| RCB | 2 | Kieran McGourty |
| FB | 3 | Neil McGarry |
| LCB | 4 | Mark Craig |
| RWB | 5 | Ciaran Herron |
| CB | 6 | Liam Hinphey |
| LWB | 7 | Johnny Campbell |
| MD | 8 | Andy Savage |
| MD | 9 | Benny Herron |
| RWF | 10 | Kevin Hinphey |
| CF | 11 | Brian McGourty |
| LWF | 12 | Paul Braniff |
| RCF | 13 | P. J. O'Connell |
| CF | 14 | Karl Stewart |
| LCF | 15 | Paul Shiels |
| Substitutes used: ||
| | | Eddie McCloskey |
| | | Neil McAuley |
| | | Ruairí Convery |
| GK | 1 | P. J. Ryan |
| RCB | 2 | David Franks |
| FB | 3 | David Kenny |
| LCB | 4 | Jackie Tyrrell |
| RWB | 5 | Tommy Walsh |
| CB | 6 | J. J. Delaney |
| LWB | 7 | Michael Jacob |
| MD | 8 | Rory Hanniffy |
| MD | 9 | Colm Farrell |
| RWF | 10 | Alan McCrabbe |
| CF | 11 | Eoin Quigley |
| LWF | 12 | Derek Lyng |
| RCF | 13 | Aidan Fogarty |
| CF | 14 | Joe Bergin |
| LCF | 15 | Eddie Brennan |
| Substitutes used: ||
| | | Michael Rice |
| | | Stephen Clynch |
| | | Stephen Hiney |
| | | David O'Callaghan |
| | | Brian Carroll |
| GK | 1 | P. J. Ryan |
| RCB | 2 | David Franks |
| FB | 3 | David Kenny | |
| LCB | 4 | Jackie Tyrrell |
| RWB | 5 | Tommy Walsh |
| CB | 6 | J. J. Delaney (c) |
| LWB | 7 | Michael Jacob |
| MD | 8 | Rory Hanniffy | 54' |
| MD | 9 | Eoin Quigley |
| RWF | 10 | Michael Rice | 60' |
| CF | 11 | Henry Shefflin |
| LWF | 12 | Derek Lyng | 60' |
| RCF | 13 | David O'Callaghan | 45' |
| CF | 14 | Joe Bergin |
| LCF | 15 | Eddie Brennan |
| Substitutes used: ||
| | | Aidan Fogarty | 45' |
| | | Colm Farrell | 54' |
| | | Alan McCrabbe | 60' |
| | | Stephen Clynch | 60' |
| GK | 1 | Colm Callanan |
| RCB | 2 | Martin Ryan |
| FB | 3 | Damien McClearn |
| LCB | 4 | Ciarán O'Donovan | 26' |
| RWB | 5 | Andy Coen (c) | 59' |
| CB | 6 | Brian Costello |
| LWB | 7 | Ger Mahon |
| MD | 8 | Adrian Cullinane |
| MD | 9 | Keith Raymond | 41' |
| RWF | 10 | Paul Killilea | 38' |
| CF | 11 | Mark Kerins |
| LWF | 12 | Kevin Hooban | 47' |
| RCF | 13 | Niall Healy |
| FF | 14 | Richie Murray |
| LCF | 15 | Aonghus Callanan |
| Substitutes used: ||
| | | Brian Burke | 26' |
| | | Cyril Donnellan | 38' |
| | | Fergal Healy | 41' |
| | | Joe Gantley | 47' |
| | | Mike Keaveney | 59' |

## Top scorers
### Championship

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 1–13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Eddie Brennan | Leinster | 2–3 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 1–6 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 1–6 | 9 | Munster |
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 1–6 | 9 | Connacht |
| 3 | Niall Healy | Connacht | 0–7 | 7 | Leinster |
| 4 | Eddie Brennan | Leinster | 2–0 | 6 | Ulster |
| 4 | Aidan Fogarty | Leinster | 1–3 | 6 | Ulster |
| 4 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Munster | 0–6 | 6 | Connacht |
| 7 | Aonghus Callanan | Connacht | 1–2 | 5 | Munster |
| 7 | Joe Bergin | Leinster | 1–2 | 5 | Ulster |
| 7 | Derek Lyng | Leinster | 1–2 | 5 | Connacht |
| 7 | Paul Kelly | Munster | 1–2 | 5 | Connacht |

## Sources

* Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).