Victorious Dublin reach final and end Galway's summer

Galway's 2017 All-Ireland winning manager Micheal Donoghue masterminded the exit of his native county from this year’s title race when his Dublin side booked their place in the Leinster SHC final with a 2-27 to 1-24 victory at Pearse Stadium.

A straight red card to Galway’s All-Ireland winning captain from seven years ago David Burke after just 16 minutes proved decisive as Dublin used the extra man well to send Henry Shefflin’s side crashing out.

Dublin came from five points adrift when Burke was sent off for a late challenge on Fergal Whitely, which Cork referee Colm Lyons deemed worthy of a red card, to cut the deficit to two at the break and then they pulled away after the restart when they had the strong wind behind them.