Overview
- St Martin’s beat Naas 0-21 to 0-11 at Chadwicks Wexford Park after leading 0-15 to 0-5 at half-time.
- Rory O’Connor scored 14 points as St Martin’s limited Naas to four from play, with Jack Sheridan hitting 0-8 for the Kildare champions.
- Ballyhale edged Clough Ballacolla 1-18 to 1-15 at UPMC Nowlan Park, sealed by late points from Darragh Corcoran, Eoin Cody and TJ Reid.
- TJ Reid finished with 10 points for Ballyhale, while Niall Shortall netted their goal as the Kilkenny side played without the suspended Adrian Mullen and the absent Colin Fennelly.
- The final is scheduled for Croke Park on December 6, and Clough Ballacolla manager Willie Hyland stepped down after the semi-final defeat.