▁against ▁Bel mont ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁Sem i - final ▁assignment ▁was ▁Bir r , ▁who ▁had ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Club ▁Title ▁against ▁Dun loy ▁( follow ing ▁a ▁re play ). ▁Yet ▁the ▁wear - and - te ar ▁that ▁this ▁had ▁cost ▁them , ▁couple d ▁with ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁absolute ▁coh es ion , ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁attitude ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁" now ▁or ▁never ". ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁look ▁that ▁way ▁at ▁first . ▁Simon ▁and ▁Brian ▁Wh el ah an , ▁Ray ▁Land y , ▁Dec lan ▁Pil k ington ▁and ▁O is in ▁O ' Ne ill ▁had ▁all ▁scored ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁opened ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁account . ▁Bir r ▁recom men ced ▁scoring ▁almost ▁at ▁will ; ▁until ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁burst ▁through ▁for ▁a ▁great ▁goal ▁that ▁showed ▁weak ness ▁in ▁the ▁Bir r ▁defence . ▁M ick ▁Mul ro oney ▁capital ized ▁by ▁gra bb ing ▁two ▁more ▁goals , ▁for ▁a ▁sl ender ▁interval ▁lead ▁( 3 - 2 ▁to ▁ 0 - 9 ). ▁Jimmy ▁Con nor ▁replaced ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁when ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁scored ▁all ▁six ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁points . ▁Sc ores ▁from ▁Ray ▁Land y ▁and ▁Con or ▁McG l one ▁kept ▁the ▁towns men ▁in ▁the