Both Ulster and Munster are through to next month's M Donnelly Interprovincial Football final at Ruislip, London, after victories over Leinster and Connacht respectively.
Joe Kernan's Ulster side were 1-9 to 1-2 down at half-time but harnessed a gusting gale in the second half to outscore the opposition by twelve points to one at Crossmaglen, and eventually ran out 1-14 to 1-10 winners. A healthy crowd of 2,000 was present.
Meanwhile, a much smaller attendance of 300 witnessed Munster edging out Connacht 1-13 to 1-10 in atrocious weather conditions in Limerick. An excellent goal from local star Pa Ranahan on the stroke of half time pushed the southerners into a 1-9 to 1-3 interval lead, and the lead had stretched out to seven points early in the second half.
Scorers, Ulster: Joe McMahon 1-0, P Bradley 0-6 (5f), K Hughes 0-2, A Kernan, P Finlay, B Coulter, M Murphy (f), D Hughes, C Gormley 0-1 each;
Leinster: J Sheridan 1-2 (1f), D Rock 0-4 (4f), B Brogan (f), D Glennon, P Flynn, J O'Loughlin 0-1 each.
Scorers, Munster: D O'Connor 0-6 (2f), C O'Neill 0-3 (1f), P Ranahan 1-0, G Gurney 0-2, L O'Lionnain, P Kelly 0-1 each
Connacht: D Kelly 1-4 (3f), M Clancy 0-3, M Brehony, J Glancy, D Meehan 0-1 each