Two of the last six All-Ireland Club hurling finalists will meet at the semi-final stages of the Offaly SHC next month after Kilcormac-Killoughey and Coolderry both eased through their quarter-final ties this weekend.

Belmont produced their best performance of the summer on Saturday, beating Drumcullen 3-26 to 2-12 to secure their place in the Offaly SHC quarter-finals.

Limerick GAA chiefs revealed they took the county senior hurling management to task following a below-par performance in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League.

Galway footballers have suffered a massive blow with the news that Michael Meehan will not feature in this year’s championship.

Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-21 Birr 1-14

Daithí Regan and Johnny Pilkington may have soldiered together for years as midfield partners for both Birr and Offaly, but they’ll be in opposition next weekend when Regan’s Shinrone meet Pilkington’s Birr side in the quarter-finals of the Offaly SHC.

Kilcormac/Killoughey 2-16 St Rynagh’s 2-12

Limerick 2-16 Offaly 4-10

FOUR-time All-Ireland club champions Birr served notice of their intent when overwhelming reigning kingpins Coolderry by 1-16 to 0-10 in a one-sided fourth round encounter at Shinrone on Saturday.

THE Ken Hogan managed Coolderry demolished old rivals Kinnitty in a one-sided Offaly SHC semi-final at O’Connor Park yesterday.

FOR the first occasion since 1988, four-time All-Ireland club champions Birr won’t be involved in the Offaly SHC semi-finals, after they were defeated 0-11 to 0-10 by reigning champions Tullamore at O’Connor Park on Saturday.

THE Cork team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Clare shows one change from the side that defeated Galway last Saturday night.

FORMER Clare hurling selector Tony Considine is being lined up to take over as manager of Limerick club Garryspillane.