A brace of goals each from Ronan Hayes and Alex Considine either side of half-time powered Kilmacud Crokes to a 19-point victory over Raharney in this afternoon's Leinster club SHC quarter-final tie at TEG Cusack Park.

Crokes will now face Laois champions Clough-Ballacolla in Portlaoise on December 12 for a place in the provincial decider after a runaway 5-19 to 0-15 success in Mullingar.

Hayes (2-6) and Considine accounted for 4-8 between them; in a game which the Stillorgan powerhouse led from pillar to post and never looked anything but winners-elect over the 60 minutes plus.

The inside duo were ably assisted by Dara Purcell and Caolan Conway in attack while goalkeeper Eddie Gibbons dropped a long-range free into the Raharney net in the 61st minute to put further gloss on the scoreboard.

Hayes - the Crokes hero in their dramatic Dublin SHC final win against Na Fianna after extra-time - raised green flags in the 19th and 22nd minutes respectively and they went nine points clear before Killian Doyle pulled a couple back to leave Raharney trailing by 2-8 to 2-8 at the break.

Things got even better for Kieran Dowling's charges within seconds of the resumption when Considine fired home a third goal and he would add another in the 45th minute.

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