The Harps knock out champions to earn final date with Camross

Camross and Laois' Mossy Keyes in action against Tipp's Noel McGrath

The Harps are through to their first Laois SHC final in 28 years after a brilliant 4-16 to 2-19 victory over three-in-a-row seeking Clough/Ballacolla at Laois Hire O’Moore Park yesterday.

Eoin Delaney scored a hat-trick of goals for the Durrow men, but it was wing-back Eoghan Murphy’s last-gasp goal from long range that won the day. Ciaran Comerford also weighed in with 0-7 for the winners who led by 2-11 to 1-8 at the break.

The Harps’ opponents in the decider on Sunday week will be Camross who saw off Rosenallis by 2-16 to 2-11 in the other last-four tie at Laois GAA HQ. After a slow start, the black and ambers eventually got going and took a 1-6 to 0-7 lead into the interval thanks to Darren Drennan’s goal.

Tomas ‘Mossy’ Keyes added a second shortly after the restart and Camross never looked back after that, despite Conor Cosgrove and John Lennon goals for Rosenallis.