Cahill hits 1-4 as Kilruane qualify for first Tipp final in 36 years

Senior double-chasing Upperchurch-Drombane were doughty, but Kilruane led from the sixth minute until the final whistle and always appeared the slicker team

HEADS-UP HURLING: Niall O'Meara of Kilruane MacDonaghs during the Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final match between Kilruane MacDonaghs and Upperchurch-Drombane at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

KILRUANE MacDONAGHS 2-17 UPPERCHURCH-DROMBANE 1-14

Jerome Cahill’s 1-4 was vital for Kilruane MacDonaghs in qualifying for their first Tipperary senior final in 36 years on Sunday afternoon.