The two top teams in the Senior Hurling Championship league, both unbeaten, met tonight with Setanta setting down a marker for later in the competition with a convincing win in The Scarvey. Burt secured their place in the semi-finals with a hard fought win against MacCumhaills:
| Round 5 | ||
| Date | Home | Away |
| Fri Aug 28th | Sean MacCumhaill 1-13 | An Bheart 2-15 |
| Fri Aug 28th | Buncranncha 0-11 | Setanta 4-21 |
This leaves the table as follows with one game left to play:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Diff | |
| Setanta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 41 | 8 | 66 |
| Buncranncha | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 80 | 6 | -6 |
| Naomh Adhamhnáin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 49 | 2 | -9 |
| An Bheart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 54 | 2 | -11 |
| Sean MacCumhaill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 87 | 0 | -40 |
The final game between Burt and St Eunans this Sunday will determine who plays Setanta and who plays Buncrana in the Championship semi-finals.
By Sinéad Breen Donegal PRO Fri 28th Aug
