Ballina barrel their way into a Connacht semi with impressive display against Fulham Irish

The absence of joint-captain Dylan Thornton and county men Evan Regan and Pádraic O’Hora suggested a non-zero chance of an upset win for the London champions, but even in the opening quarter, when scores were incredibly hard to come by, that was never on the cards

Ballina’s Sam Callinan breaks away from Danny Buckley of Fulham Irish.

AIB Connacht Club SFC Quarter-Final: Ballina Stephenites 3-11 Fulham Irish 0-5 

Perhaps stung by the wave of criticism that washed around the country in the aftermath of their uninspiring win over Breaffy in the Mayo county final, Ballina Stephenites delivered a much more rounded performance to easily overcome Fulham Irish in the Connacht Club Championship quarter-final clash this evening.