Action from St Jarlath's Connacht Post Primary School A football quarter-final win over St Gerald's. Photo: Ray Ryan

St Jarlath's and Colaiste Bhaile Chlair advance to Connacht Colleges 'A' semi-finals

Pres Athenry and Gort CS to face each other in Connacht Colleges 'A' hurling final

Stephen Glennon

Published: Wed 2 Feb 2022, 9:08 AM

Last updated: Wed 2 Feb 2022, 9:09 AM

SEAN Birmingham was the shining star for St Jarlath's as they caused an upset in defeating Mayo rivals St Gerald's in their Connacht Colleges 'A' quarter-final at Connacht GAA Centre.

Colaiste Bhaile Chlair also impressed in their quarter-final victory, defeating St Attracta's of Sligo 2-13 to 2-6 at the same venue.

Both St Jarlath's and Colaiste Bhaile Chlair face each other in the semi-final at Tuam Stadium this Saturday (12:30pm).

Indeed, Galway schools boast three of the four semi-finalists, with St Joseph's 'The Bish' accounting for Rice College 1-10 to 0-9 in their quarter-final. They face St Colman's in Headford today (Wednesday) at 12:30pm.

Elsewhere, Pres Athenry qualified for the Connacht Colleges 'A' hurling decider with a 0-24 to 0-14 over St Brigid's while Gort CS had a big win over St Raphael's, 3-17 to 1-5, in their penultimate game.

For all the reports of these games, and much more, pick up your copy of today's The Tuam Herald.