Castlebar cruise past Fulham Irish to reach Connacht club SFC final

Castlebar Mitchels' Ultan O'Reilly and Gavin Durcan celebrate after the game ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Castlebar Mitchels booked their place in the Connacht club senior football championship final after producing a powerful second-half performance to see off Fulham Irish by 1-22 to 1-9 in Ruislip.

The Mayo champions led 0-9 to 0-3 at half-time but were briefly under pressure when Niall O’Leary found the net for the home side early in the second period.

However, Mitchels responded emphatically, outscoring their opponents by 1-8 to 0-4 in the final quarter to seal a commanding 13-point victory.

Bob Tuohy led the way with a series of impressive scores, including two-pointers, while substitute Neil Douglas made a major impact with a goal and three points.

Ben Joyce added three points, with Paddy Durcan also among the scorers for Kevin Filan's men.

Mitchels now advance to their first Connacht final since 2017, where they will face the winners of tomorrow's other semi-final clash in the western province between Salthill-Knocknacarra and St Brigid's at Pearse Stadium (3.15pm).