WEXFORD SHC SEMI-FINALS Oulart-the-Ballagh 4-18 St Aidan's, Ferns 0-15:REIGNING CHAMPIONS Oulart-the-Ballagh put St Aidan's, Ferns to the sword in this one-sided semi-final at Wexford Park yesterday.

Oulart raced into a 2-2 to 0-3 lead, the goals coming through David Redmond and Rory Jacob, and Nickey Kirwan’s 30th-minute goal saw the holders lead 3-9 to 0-8 at the interval.

After 41 minutes a goalkeeping error from Michael Walsh allowed Oulart’s Garrett Sinnott in for a goal leaving it 4-10 to 0-11 and the remainder of the game was played out at a pedestrian pace.

SCORERS – Oulart-the-Ballagh: N Kirwan 1-7, five frees, R Jacob 1-3, G Sinnott 1-2, D Redmond 1-1, D Nolan 0-3, M Jacob, S Murphy 0-1 each.

St Aidan's: T Dwyer 0-6 frees, J Dwyer 0-4, (0-2 sideline cuts), B Jordan 0-4, C O'Connor 0-1.

St Martin’s 0-16 Buffers Alley 1-12:

BARRY LAMBERT hit 10 points as St Martin’s ended the Buffers Alley challenge in this opening semi-final. St Martin’s, with Eoin Quigley dominant in midfield, led 0-10 to 0-5 at the interval. Keith Burke helped close the gap to 0-11 to 0-8 and after 47 minutes Pat Doran forced home a Buffers goal to leave the score on 0-12 to 1-8.

The sides traded points but St Martin’s stayed in front, Willie Devereux’s sideline cut giving them a two-point lead. A James Foley point reduced the gap to the minimum but in added time Pat Doran almost forced a replay.

SCORERS – St Martin's: B Lambert 0-10 (seven frees), E Quigley 0-2, W Devereux (sideline), D Waters, P Kelly, M Maloney 0-1 each.

Buffers Alley: P Doran 1-1, K Burke 0-7, four frees, T O'Leary 0-3, J Foley 0-1.