Neighbours Rhode and Edenderry will do battle for the Dowling Cup next month after their respective semi-final victories over Clara and Gracefield at O'Connor Park.
Championship favourites Rhode were comfortable 0-18 to 0-11 winners over old rivals Clara. With Niall Darby, Anton Sullivan and midfielder Conor McNamee to the fore, the Village had built up a 0-12 to 0-3 lead by half-time.
Clara, who had goalkeeper Kevin Meehan stretchered off just before the break, narrowed the gap to six points, 0-8 to 0-14, after the restart, but Rhode steadied themselves to win by seven in the end.
In the first of the semi-finals, Peter Brady's Edenderry qualified for their first final in three years thanks to a 0-13 to 0-9 victory over a game Gracefield side.
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