Kilcoo reach 13th successive Down SFC final
Kilcoo have won the Down SFC five seasons in a row
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Holders Kilcoo reached their 13th successive Down Senior Football final with a 0-17 to 0-10 victory against Glenn in their last four encounter in Newry on Saturday.
They will face Burren in the final after they saw off Carryduff 1-10 to 1-7 in the other semi-final on Sunday.
It will be a repeat of last year's final which Kilcoo won 2-12 to 0-9.
Kilcoo are aiming to win the competition for a sixth successive season.
Portglenone overcome semi-final curse
In the Antrim SFC, Portglenone got over their semi-final hoodoo as they booked their place in the final with a 1-17 to 0-9 win against Lamh Dhearg in Cargin on Saturday.
Having exited the competition at the last four stage in the previous five season, Portglenone produced an impressive display in their 11-point win with Stephen Kelly scoring their goal.
The game went ahead after Creggan withdrew their objection over their quarter-final defeat by Lamh Dhearg.
It was alleged that Lamh Dhearg had 16 players on the field during a passage of play in the second half in their 0-15 to 0-13 win.
Portglenone will take on holders Cargin, who beat St Brigid's 1-7 to 0-7 at Dunsilly on Sunday.
In a repeat of last year's semi-final, it was a cagey game with the first score not arriving until the 27th minute.
Paul McCann scored the crucial goal for Cargin in the second half as they reached their third consecutive final.
Dungloe reach first senior final since 1964
Eoin Dowling scored two late points for St Eunan's as they edged Gweedore 0-8 to 0-7 in a low scoring Donegal SFC semi-final in Ballybofey.
Their opponents in the final will be Dungloe, who reached their first senior final since 1964 after a one-point win against St Michael's on Sunday.
Erne Gaels edged out Teemore 0-9 to 0-7 in their Fermanagh SFC quarter-final meeting in Belleek on Saturday.
Ederney also made it through to the final four by beating Kinawley 1-15 to 0-13.
In Saturday's Tyrone SFC quarter-final replay, Errigal Ciaran claimed a narrow three-point victory against Clonoe in Dungannon.
Tyrone senior stars and brothers Ruairi and Darragh Canavan kicked 11 of Errigal Ciaran's 14 points in the win.