Westmeath club football semi-final fixtures confirmed
The semi-final fixtures in the Westmeath GAA club football championships have been confirmed.
The intermediate semi-final between Tubberclair and St Malachy's (2.30pm) and the senior showdown between Caulry and Coralstown/Kinnegad (4.30pm) will form a double header at TEG Cusack Park on Sunday week, September 17.
Caulry will be striving to reach their first ever Westmeath senior football final as they take on a Coralstown/Kinnegad team who beat them by 4-6 to 0-10 in the opening round of the championship. Shane Curran's men edged out Athlone in their quarter-final - see report here.
In the curtain-raiser, Tubberclair will be aiming to reach their second successive intermediate final, having lost out to Shandonagh after a replay in last year's decider. Martin McCabe's charges will face a St Malachy's outfit who won all five of their group games before defeating Rosemount in their quarter-final - see report here.
On Saturday, September 16, the Milltown v Milltownpass and Tyrrellspass v St Loman's Mullingar semi-finals will be played as a double header at Westmeath GAA HQ.
The Junior 2 FC semi-finals (Rosemount v Delvin and Mullingar Shamrocks v Coralstown/Kinnegad) will be played in Shandonagh on September 16. And the Junior 1 semi-finals (Kilbeggan Shamrocks v Ballycomoyle and St Joseph's v St Loman's Mullingar) will take place on September 17 in Rochfortbridge.
In the event of a draw in any of the semi-finals, extra-time and penalties will be played. Details of the fixtures are provided below.
Saturday, 16th September
Clarke's Bar Junior 2 Football Championship Semi-Finals
Shandonagh: Rosemount v Delvin, 3pm, Jim Rock (standby referee: Rob Cornally; linesman: James McGrath; fourth official: Cathal Boland).
Shandonagh: Mullingar Shamrocks v Coralstown/Kinnegad, 5pm, Joe Fallon (standby referee: Derek Heffernan; linesman: Ray Farrelly; fourth official: Cathal Boland).
Shay Murtagh Precast Intermediate FC Semi-Final
TEG Cusack Park: Milltownpass v Milltown, 3pm, Alan Coyne (standby referee: Gary Hurley; linesman: Shane Maher; fourth official: Ken Gunning).
Shay Murtagh Precast Senior FC Semi-Final
TEG Cusack Park: St Loman's Mullingar v Tyrrellspass, 5pm, Barry Nea (standby referee: Niall Ward; linesman: Damien Maher; fourth official: Ken Gunning).
Sunday, 17th September
Clarke's Bar Junior 1 FC Semi-Finals
Rochfortbridge: Kilbeggan Shamrocks v Ballycomoyle, 12.00, Sean Carroll (standby referee: Paul McCaughey; linesman: Vinny Cox; fourth official: Michael Moran).
Rochfortbridge: St Joseph's v St Loman's Mullingar, 1.30, Barry Kelly (standby referee: Mick Gordon, linesman: Ken Daly; fourth official: Michael Moran).
Shay Murtagh Precast Intermediate FC Semi-Final
TEG Cusack Park: Tubberclair v St Malachy's, 2.30, Enda Kelly (standby referee: Pat Fox; linesman: Cathal Boland; fourth official: Ken Daly).
Shay Murtagh Precast Senior FC Semi-Final
TEG Cusack Park: Coralstown/Kinnegad v Caulry, 4.30, Barry Pierce (standby referee: Mick Murtagh; linesman: Declan Nugent; fourth official: Ken Daly).
NOTE: Extra-time and 'Winner on the Day' (penalties) if necessary in all games.