Coláiste Éanna, Rathfarnham 3 St Joseph’s, Galway 3 (after extra-time, Coláiste Éanna won 4-3 on penalties)

Kildare qualified for their first All-Ireland Vocational Schools football final thanks to goals in each half from Kelvin McNally and Emmett O’Keeffe at Ardagh, Longford on Saturday.

MARCO TARDELLI will get his first taste of the domestic game when the assistant to incoming Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni visits Richmond Park tonight to watch the Setanta Cup clash between St Patrick’s Athletic and Linfield.

REPUBLIC of Ireland U-16 boss Vincent Butler has announced an 18-man squad for next week’s International Tournament in Val de Marne, France.