Coláiste Eoin are in the last four

COLLEGES GAA:Coláiste Eoin 0-13 North Dublin 1-8

COLÁISTE EOIN are through to the last four of the Leinster Colleges A hurling competition.

Oisín Ó Ruairc led the way with six points for Aodh de Paor’s team in Ayrfield yesterday.

And with Ó Ruairc and Marc Schutte the protagonists for the South Dublin School in the first half, Coláiste Eoin had opened up a 0-5 to 0-3 lead heading towards the break.

But with John Hetherton impressing on the 40, North Dublin went on a 1-3 scoring run which was to culminate in a 28th-minute goal for full forward Ciarán Kilkenny.

An Ó Ruairc free was to offer Coláiste Eoin hope as they trailed 1-6 to 0-6 at the interval.

And the second half saw Eoin hold North Dublin scoreless from play, with Schutte, Aran Ó Murchú and Ó Ruairc leaving them two points up heading into an injury time.

DUBLIN NORTH:E Dillon; C Prunty, G Cronin, M O'Dea; M McCaffrey, S Burke, S McLelland; R Mullins (0-1), E Ó Conghaille (0-1); D Casey (0-1), A Keogh, J Hetherton (0-2, frees); K McMahon, C Kilkenny (1-2), D Forde. Subs: F Parks (0-1) for Hetherton, E Quinn for A Keogh (both 40 mins), C McStay for O'Dea (50 mins, temp), C Meaney for McMahon (55 mins)

COLÁISTE EOIN:E Daltuin; F McGabhann, B Murchú, J McCionaith; E Loinsigh, D Sutcliffe (0-1, free), J Cinnéide; A Pilkington (0-1), E Braonín; A Murchú (0-2), M Schutte (0-3), S Morin, O Ruairc (0-6, five frees), J MacSuibhne, E Neill, D Gormlaí for Neill (35 mins)

Referee:A Lugrue (Naas)