Ballinamore Sean O’Heslin’s will face Glanmire in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship final.
Ballinamore scored a last gasp victory in their semi-final over Steelstown.
Whereas, Cork side Glanmire beat Meath’s Na Fianna at the Mallow GAA Sports Complex.
Both sides struggled throughout the opening half. Na Fianna’s Leah Devine’s converted free was the only score of the opening 10 minutes.
Michelle Dullea brought parity with a free before Kerrie Cole fired over a terrific score to edge Na Fianna back in front.
Maire Kirby and Meabh Downey (free) made it four points to one. Another Michelle Dullea free brought the curtain down on a disappointing first-half.
Glanmire, trailed by four points to two at the break, were a team transformed immediately after the restart. Substitute Riona Crowley made an instant impact by splitting the posts before Orlaith Roche did likewise a minute later.
Roche went one better shortly after, slicing through the Na Fianna defence to net a fantastic goal, making it 1-4 to 0-4.
Abbie O’Mahony extended Glanmire’s advantage prior to Riona Crowley converting a free as Na Fianna struggled to get out of their own half.
Leah Devine kicked over two late frees either side of another a Roche point but it proved academic as Glanmire held on to win by 1-7 to 0-6.
All-Ireland final on December 16
The Munster champions will now meet Ballinamore Seán O’Heslins from Leitrim in the final at Croke Park on Saturday, 16 December.
Glanmire: A Carey; A Fitzgerald, M Barry, K O’Connor; C O’Donovan (M Sheehan 53), Ellen Twomey (captain), E Dillon; A O’Mahony, E Murphy; Ally McCarthy (A Lehane 60), N McAllen (R Crowley HT), Ava McCarthy (C Murphy 58); Evie Twomey, O Roche, M Dullea (L Greene 46).
Scorers: O Roche 1-2, M Dullea (2f), R Crowley (1f) 0-2 each, A O’Mahony 0-1.
Na Fianna: C Gallagher; A Slattery (captain), C Coffey, H Geraghty; A Flynn, E Regan, S Payne (A McCormcack 43); K Queeney, E Fagan; D Flynn (E Fagan 45), M Downey, K Cole; M Kirby, S Ennis, L Devine.
Scorers: L Devine 0-3 (3f), M Downey (1f), K Cole 0-1, M Kirby 0-1 each.
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry).
🏆2023 https://t.co/Vw6tmh9VFi All Ireland Club Finals
Sat Dec 16th - @CrokePark
Intermediate - 3pm@BallinamoreSOH v @glanmireladies
Senior - 5pm@BallymacLGFC v @KClgfa
Sun Dec 17th - Parnell Park
Junior - 2pm@ClaremorrisLGFA v @RossaGAA #LGFAClub pic.twitter.com/JgUgSF226c
— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) December 3, 2023
