Louth, who failed to score for 28 minutes in a period across the two halves, were shellshocked by goals either side of the half by Darragh Beirne and Conor Loftus

Just over 15,000 attended the Connacht semi-final at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, with the rise in ticket prices to €35 in the stand a talking point in the lead-up to the game