▁R yn agh ' s ▁ 0 - 1 5 ). ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁yet ▁a ▁third ▁draw ▁( 1 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 6 ) ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁against ▁Bir r , ▁when ▁a ▁last - g asp ▁free ▁by ▁Brian ▁Wh el ah an ▁– ▁the ▁only ▁still - play ing ▁ath lete ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁on ▁the ▁G AA ' s ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁– ▁tied ▁it ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁town . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁first ▁out right ▁win ▁of ▁that ▁year ' s ▁S HC ▁finally ▁came ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁against ▁L us mag h , ▁when ▁a ▁rain ▁of ▁points ▁from ▁all ▁angles ▁made ▁it ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 1 - 1 9 , ▁L us mag h ▁ 2 - 8 . ▁Next ▁up ▁was ▁B ally sk en agh , ▁whom ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁defeated ▁( Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 4 - 1 0 , ▁B ally sk en agh ▁ 1 - 9 ) ▁to ▁ear n ▁direct ▁passage ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁four . ▁Again st ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁narrow ly ▁pre va iled ▁( 0 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 0 ), ▁despite ▁the ▁match ▁being ▁mar red ▁by ▁an ▁injury ▁to