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Clonmel's Padraig White is fouled by Tir Chonaill Gaels' Ronan Breen Andrew Fosker/INPHO

Clinical Clonmel clinch All-Ireland semi spot

Goals either side of half-time crucial for Commericals as they book February date with Ballyboden St Enda’s.

TIPPERARY AND MUNSTER champions Clonmel Commericals will face Dublin’s Ballyboden St Enda’s in the All-Ireland club senior football semi-final in February.

Commercials saw off London club Tír Chonaill Gaels by 2-12 to 0-9 in their quarter-final in Ruislip this afternoon.

And they had to do it the hard way after losing star men Aldo Matassa and Munster final hero Michael Quinlivan to black cards in the first half.

Centre-back Seamus Kennedy was named man of the match for the Tipp side for whom goals either side of half-time from Ian Fahey and Padraig Looram proved crucial.

After the match, delighted manager Charlie McGeever told Tipp FM he felt they stood up as a team today, and that was what got them over the line.

“It was a top-notch performance today. This match was a potential banana skin.

“Today was a real team performance. I thought we were excellent, we lost two players and our panel got us through.”

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    Apr 13th 2018, 5:03 PM

    Tough week this week…..

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    Apr 13th 2018, 5:39 PM

    First ever 10/10!….im just so happy! is this what winning feels like???

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    Apr 13th 2018, 8:48 PM

    @Martin Redington: Impossible.You must be a Putin Bot.

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    Apr 13th 2018, 5:31 PM

    9! Feckin NFL!

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    Apr 13th 2018, 8:56 PM

    @Barry Ward: Is that 9 factorial?

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    Apr 13th 2018, 6:04 PM

    7/10. No shout outs to Brendan o Toole and Damo burke this week cos I’m rushing out the door to Christy Moore, yahooooo!!

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    Apr 13th 2018, 6:34 PM

    All the best to North Kildare for the rest if the season!!!!!

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    Apr 13th 2018, 11:51 PM

    Tough this week, I’ll never get 10 once you keep asking about women’s hobbies

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    Apr 13th 2018, 8:39 PM

    Only 3 of the 10 questions were on womens sport. Time to make things equal

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