GAA Round-up: Garrycastle down Ballyboden

On a difficult day for football countrywide, Westmeath club Garrycastle downed fancied Ballyboden St Enda's of Dublin with a resilient performance in the AIB Leinster Football Championship semi-final.

Garrycastle needed a late equaliser and extra-time to beat Clonguish of Longford in an epic quarter-final and took the field as underdogs, albeit with Westmeath stalwart Dessie Dolan and brothers Gary, the team captain, and James among their number.

Ballyboden took the the field without key marksman Conal Keaney, a flu victim, and could only manage two points to Garrycastle's five in the first half. The Westmeath men put the final nail in the Dubliners' coffin with a Mark McCallan goal in the 16th minute of the second half to run out winners by 1-8 to 0-6.

The other Leinster semi-final will have to wait for another day with the clash between Portlaoise and Clara abandoned shortly after half-time due to a waterlogged pitch. The sides were level at the break and Clara had added a point after the resumption but the decision to stop the match was then taken five minutes into the second half. Stephen Deehan's Clara goal was scored just two minutes into the game, while Paul Cahillan missed a penalty for Portlaoise.

Munster: Hennessy the hero for Kerins O'Rahillys

In the Munster Football Championship semi-finals, Clare's Kilmurry-Ibrickane progressed after building a strong lead over Stradbally of Waterford in the first half, going 0-7 to 0-2 clear.

Shane Ahern missed a penalty for Stradbally near the end of the first half in a feisty battle which saw Stradbally end the game with just 13 men on the field, and the game finished 0-9 to 0-6 to the Claremen.

Kerins O'Rahillys of Kerry secured a berth in the Munster final with a dramatic victory over Moyle Rovers of Tipperary.

The all important goal was scored by Declan Quill just five minutes from the end and moments earlier, 'keeper David Hennessy had made a stunning save at the other end to deny Brian Mulvihill a goal that would have put Moyle ahead having been 0-7 to 0-3 down at half-time.

The Connacht Club Football Championship Final between Charlestown Sarsfields of Mayo and Corofin of Galway was also called off, although on this occasion the decision was taken before throw-in.

There was also Intermediate Club Hurling final action in Leinster and Munster. South Liberties of Limerick took the Munster title, beating Douglas of Cork by 2-10 to 1-12.

In Leinster, St Lachtan's of Kilkenny overcame Mounter Leinster Rangers of Carlow by 1-8 to 0-7 to take the Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling title.