Ballyhale set to face O’Loughlin Gaels

REIGNING All-Ireland club hurling champions Ballyhale Shamrocks were last night drawn to face O’Loughlin Gaels in the semi-finals of this year’s Kilkenny SHC as they chase five-in-a-row county senior titles.

The other last four clash will see Carrickshock face off against Erins Own (Castlecomer), with both ties played as a double-header in Nowlan Park on Sunday, October 10.

The beaten finalists in the All-Ireland Club SHC decider last March, Portumna will face Loughrea in the semi-finals of this year’s Galway SHC, in a match that will be a repeat of last year’s county final. Clarinbridge will face last year’s intermediate champions Tynagh Abbey–Duniry in the other semi-final with both games taking place on the weekend of October 10/11.