Burke powers Corofin into fourth consecutive final

COROFIN, defeated finalists last year when they were going for a three-in-a-row, qualified for the Galway SFC final with a 1-11 to 0-10 win over Milltown side at Tuam Stadium yesterday.

It is Corofin’s first time to reach four consecutive finals and the first since Tuam Stars reached and won their seventh title in-a-row in 1960 that a club has made four deciders in succession.

Milltown, despite a good start, fell away in the second half. Corofin, who will now bid for their 14th crown and 11th since 1991, edged 0-5 to 0-4 in front just before the interval thanks to Justin Burke and he doubled the lead 18 seconds after the restart.