1 9 8 3 ▁was ▁concerned . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁opened ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁S HC ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁st unning ▁ 3 - 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 - 4 ▁victory ▁over ▁Dr um c ull en . ▁The ▁second ▁round ▁was ▁at ▁R ath , ▁where ▁L us mag h ▁went ▁down ▁by ▁ 2 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 0 - 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁against ▁K inn itt y , ▁ 1 6 ▁points ▁( half ▁from ▁fre es ) ▁were ▁not ▁enough ▁as ▁the ▁reign ing ▁champions ▁ra ck ed ▁up ▁ 3 - 1 2 , ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁four . ▁A ▁second ▁semi - final ▁slot ▁was ▁now ▁up ▁for ▁gra bs ▁between ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁and ▁Shin r one . ▁This ▁play - off ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁scored ▁nine ▁points ▁of ▁a ▁ 0 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 - 5 ▁victory , ▁as ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁advanced ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁Senior ▁Sem i - final ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁As ▁cra fty ▁and ▁battle - hard ened ▁as ▁ever , ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁over c ame ▁a ▁Cla reen ▁team ▁who ▁were ▁on ▁top ▁for ▁long ▁periods , ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁fit ▁enough ▁to ▁close ▁it ▁out . ▁Tra iling ▁ 1 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 - 4 ▁in