AIL: St Mary’s and Clontarf set up Division 1A final showdown

St Mary's beat Terenure while Clontarf got the better of Lansdowne in the semi-finals

Former Munster back Dan Goggin in action for St Mary's in their Energia AIL Division 1A victory over Terenure College. Pic: Paul Phelan/Sportsfile

The Energia All-Ireland League season is reaching a dramatic conclusion, with finals set, and promotion dreams edging closer to reality across the Men’s divisions next weekend.

St. Mary’s College and Clontarf will contest the Division 1A final after emerging from a gripping semi-final weekend. At Templeville Road, St. Mary’s showed composure and control to defeat Terenure College 20-13 in a hard-fought Dublin derby to book their first appearance since winning the competition in the 2011/12 season.