Young Irelands ... ... 3-20 Kilmessan ... 0-7 Kilkenny champions Young Irelands cruised into the Leinster semi-finals by demolishing Kilmessan in Navan with DJ Carey leading the scoring charge with a tally of 2-5.

The trend of the match was set as early as the fourth minute when Carey netted from a close-range free to leave his side 1-2 to 0-0 to the good. Young Irelands were rampant during the second quarter and Carey's second goal came after 26 minutes. The second period was somewhat tedious but was illuminated by Martin Carter's cleverly-executed goal.

YOUNG IRELANDS: M Carey; C Carroll, E Farrell, C Fitzgerald; P Farrell, T Drennan, C Phelan; O Carter (0-1), J Fitzgerald; P O'Neill, J Carey (0-1), C Carter (0-5), D Carroll (0-3), DJ Carey (2-5), D Carter (1-4). Subs: D Phelan for E Farrell, L Phelan for DJ Carey, P Carroll for C Carter, T Carroll for D Carter.

KILMESSAN: M Brennan; P McGovern, C Keena, P Keena; A O'Neill, D Donnelly, J Horan; N Horan (0-4), M Horan; S Clynch (0-1), P Reynolds, J Battersby; L Maguire, J McGuinness, M Reilly (0-2). Subs: M Dennehy for Maguire, E O'Brien for Battersby, A Duffy for M. Horan.

Referee: J Sheridan (Kildare).