Fr O’Neill’s show resilience in seeing off brave Milford

Fr O’Neills 3-10 Milford 1-14

In the end it was their mental resilience, built up over recent seasons of heartbreak, that ensured the Ballymacoda girls had the edge when it came to who would advance to meet Inniscarra.

Major reshuffling of the pack and a late rally from their attack proved the catalyst for the Ballymacoda girls' miraculous fight back. However, for most of this exhilarating semi-final, that had the crowd on tenterhooks, right up to the final whistle, it was Milford who looked likely to go on and face Inniscarra.