Padraig Pearses have qualified for their first Connacht SFC final.

The Pat Flanagan managed side enjoyed a 2-10 to 0-8 penultimate stage success over Tir Chonaill Gaels at Ruislip today.

Their goals arrived via Hubert Darcy and Conor Payne in either half.

Darcy’s green flag boosted the first time Roscommon winners into a 1-6 to 0-2 half-time lead and the second-half followed a similar pattern.

Their reward is a date with holders Corofin who edged out Ballintubber by two points in today’s other semi-final fixture.

Padraig Pearses - P Whelan; S Carty, A Butler, M Richardson; G Downey, D Murray (0-1), R Daly (0-3); N Carty, C Daly (0-1); P Carey (0-2), L Daly (0-1), N Daly; E Kelly, H Darcy (1-1), C Payne (1-1). Subs: T Dolan for P Whelan, J Kelly for M Richardson, A Feehily for P Carey, S Fahy for L Daly, S Downey for N Daly, T Butler for E Kelly, M Feehily for C Payne.

Tir Chonaill Gaels - G McEvoy; M McWilliams, P Butler, D O’Donnell; M McCoy, M Moynihan, A McGarvey; A McDermott (0-1), B Mullin; K Rafferty (0-1), A Askin, A Murtagh; B McGarvey, L Gavaghan (0-5), L Gallagher. Subs: G Magee for D O'Donnell, P O'Connor for M McCoy, R Kearney for K Rafferty, E Mageean (0-1) for A Askin, K Clarke for A Murtagh, B Friel for B McGarvey.

Referee - J Molloy.

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