Raharney and Castletown-Geoghegan will contest the Westmeath SHC final on October 1 after their respective semi-final wins over Clonkill and Lough Lene Gaels at TEG Cusack Park last evening.

Champions Raharney will have the chance to end their long wait for back-to-back Examiner Cups after 0-9 (0-6 from frees) from Killian Doyle inspired them to a 0-16 to 0-13 victory over arch-rivals Clonkill in a repeat of last year's final. The sides were level on 0-9 apiece at half-time and it remained on a knife-edge before Nicky Weir's charges pulled clear in the final 10 minutes.

In the opening game, Castletown-Geoghegan edged out Lough Lene Gaels by 1-15 to 0-16 to qualify for their first final since 2013. Cormac Deegan scored the only goal in the 10^th minute, but with Derek McNicholas and Noel Conaty on song, the Gaels recovered to lead by 0-10 to 1-6 at half-time.

It was all-square with five minutes to go, but 0-8 (0-5 frees) from Westmeath captain Aonghus Clarke ultimately proved decisive as Castletown prevailed.

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