Offaly SHC/Kilcormac 2-23 Kinnitty 1-11:Having suffered the disappointment of seven semi-final defeats since 1990, Kilcormac-Killoughey finally made the breakthrough to contest their first Offaly hurling final when they overcame Kinnitty in Saturday's replayed semi-final in Tullamore.

Ciarán Slevin, whose injury-time point the previous week earned his side a second bite of the cherry, took the scoring honours with a personal tally of 0-10.

SCORERS - Kilcormac/Killoughey: C Slevin 0-10; J Gorman 0-4; D Currams, M Leonard 1-1 each; C Cassidy 0-3; C Mahon 0-2; E Lee, P Healion 0-1 each. Kinnitty: S Molloy 0-4; M Robinson 1-1; C Coughlan 0-2; A McRedmond, M McRedmond, J Kinsella, L Brewer 0-1 each.