Galway hurling champions St Thomas' are back in championship action on Sunday next at 4pm in Limerick when they take on Tipperary and Munster champions Borris-Ileagh in an earlier than usual All-Ireland semi final. As the GAA move a step closer to finishing the club championships in the same calendar year, it means St Thomas' will be back in action 8 weeks after they won their fourth county title, but a month earlier than the 2019 All-Ireland semi final where they beat Cushendall by a point in Parnell Park.
Borris-Ileagh are managed by Portumna's Johnny Kelly and they were seen by many as underdogs going into the Munster final against Ballygunner on November 24th only to emerge victorious 1-12 to 1-11 to land their first provincial title since 1986.
Ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final in the Gaelic Grounds, St Thomas' manager Kevin Lally has been telling Sean Walsh he would be in favour of finishing the club championships before Christmas...
St Thomas' All-Ireland semi-final record:
2019 - St Thomas' 0-18 Cushendall (Antrim) 2-11
2017 - Ballyea (Clare) 1-19 St Thomas' 2-14
2013 - St Thomas' 1-25 Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-19 AET; St Thomas' 0-15 Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-7 (replay)
