Brendan Maher inspires Borris-Ileigh to victory in thrilling All-Ireland semi-final

Maher scored a stunning late point with a broken hurley as Borris-Ileigh finished stronger.

Brendan Maher inspires Borris-Ileigh to victory in thrilling All-Ireland semi-final
Sun, 05 Jan, 2020 - 17:37
John Fogarty

[team1]Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary)[/team1][score1]1-21[/score1][team2]St Thomas' (Galway)[/team2][score2]1-14[/score2][/score]

Borris-Ileigh are back in an All-Ireland senior club final for the time in 33 years as their work-rate shone through in this thrilling semi-final encounter in front of a 4,192 crowd in the LIT Gaelic Grounds.

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