Neighbours Donegal and Tyrone will meet in the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup final at Croke Park on July 11 following their respective semi-final wins over South Derry and Longford. Donegal gave their suspended manager Eamonn Campbell plenty to cheer about when they edged out South Down by 1-15 to 2-11 at Pairc Esler in Newry. South Down looked set for the final when they led by three points late on, but a Sean McVeigh goal brought Donegal level before the manager's son, Kevin Campbell, fired over the winning point. In the other semi-final in Edgeworthstown, Tyrone recovered from a two-point interval deficit to overcome Longford by 3-16 to 4-9. Justin Kelly was the scoring hero for the Red Hands, finishing with a personal tally of 1-11. Goals from Gary Fox and Kelly gave the visitors an early 2-2 to 0-3 lead, but two quick-fire goals helped Longford to a 2-7 to 2-5 interval lead. With Kelly to the fore, the visitors regained the lead in the second half and they surged 3-15 to 2-9 clear thanks to a Conor Grogan penalty. Joe O'Brien pulled back a goal for the midlanders, but it was a case of too little, too late as Tyrone set up an all-Ulster final. Tweet

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