1 ▁win ▁over ▁Dr um c ull en ▁– ▁although ▁" the ▁S ash " ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁until ▁late ▁on . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁also ▁looked ▁vulner able ▁against ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁With ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁again ▁out , ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁had ▁ 1 4 ▁w ides ▁and ▁lost ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 3 - 6 . ▁When ▁the ▁Off aly ▁S HC ▁res umed ▁in ▁August , ▁S se ir ▁K ier an ▁proved ▁themselves ▁back ▁on ▁song ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 0 ▁win ▁over ▁C ool der ry . ▁R ath ▁was ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁match ▁against ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s , ▁in ▁which ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁scored ▁ten ▁points ▁to ▁match ▁his ▁explo its ▁in ▁the ▁drawn ▁Final ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Pa ud ie ▁Mul h are ▁equal ized ▁for ▁the ▁Ban ag her ▁side ▁( 0 - 1 5 ▁ap ie ce ). ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁group ▁game , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁an ▁o min ous ▁ 3 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 2 ▁defeat ▁by ▁Bir r . ▁Although ▁a ▁hard - f ought , ▁touch - and - go ▁victory ▁( 1 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 - 9 ) ▁over ▁L us mag h