▁first ▁quarter . ▁Out - man eu ver ed ▁nearly ▁everywhere , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁drew ▁on ▁vast ▁res erves ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁resolve , ▁and ▁lived ▁to ▁fight ▁another ▁day ▁( Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 3 - 1 0 , ▁O ' To ole ' s ▁ 1 - 1 6 ). ▁Back ▁in ▁Port la o ise ▁the ▁following ▁Saturday , ▁the ▁Off aly ▁champions ▁were ▁again ▁stretch ed ▁thin , ▁and ▁again ▁held ▁their ▁shape ▁and ▁compos ure ▁to ▁make ▁in ro ads ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁O ' To ole ' s ▁kept ▁to pping ▁up ▁their ▁points ▁total , ▁however , ▁and ▁( des p ite ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁ni pping ▁in ▁for ▁a ▁late ▁goal ) ▁advanced ▁by ▁ 0 - 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 - 9 . ▁ ▁Und eter red ▁by ▁their ▁failure ▁to ▁navigate ▁further ▁in ▁Le in ster , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Final ▁und efe ated , ▁with ▁wins ▁over ▁L us mag h ▁( 1 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 0 - 5 ), ▁Kil c orm ac / ▁Kill oug he y ▁( 0 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 - 9 ), ▁Bel mont ▁( 5 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 0 - 4 ), ▁and ▁T ull am ore ▁in ▁the ▁Sem i - final ▁( 2 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 0 ). ▁In ▁the