Reigning champions St Thomas will meet Turloughmore in the semi-finals of the Galway SHC, while last year’s runners-up Liam Mellows will take on Cappataggle following the quarter-finals at the weekend. Tommy Larkins, bidding to reach the last four for the first time since 1982, looked good for an upset when they led by 0-13 to 0-10 with nine minutes remaining. County player Jason Flynn led the Tommy Larkins challenge with 0-10, nine of them frees, but they lacked the firepower to finish the job. St Thomas never panicked and with Burke and Cooney leading the way, and last year’s All-Ireland minor winner Oisin Flannery also prominent, they outscored Tommy Larkins by 0-6 to 0-1 in the closing stages to advance. They will meet a Turloughmore side they drew 0-8 each apiece in the group stages recently.

Source: Irish Examiner October 14, 2019 03:56 UTC