Portlaoise remain the bookies' favourites to retain their county title following the latest round of games in the Laois SFC. Without impressing, 'The Town' overcame The Heath by 1-9 to 0-6 last weekend to ease into the quarter-finals. Also through to the last eight are St. Joseph's, who defeated Timahoe by 3-8 to 2-5, Crettyard, who were surprise 1-11 to 0-8 winners over Graiguecullen and The Rock, who saw off Arles-Kilcruise by 2-6 to 1-7. The four quarter-finals won't be played until the weekend of September 19/20 with the qualifier round two ties taking place before then on the weekend of September 5/6/7. The qualifier draw is as follows: The Heath v Stradbally; Timahoe v Portarlington or Ballylinan; Graiguecullen v O'Dempsey's; Arles/Kilcruise v Mountmellick. In the relegation semi-finals, Emo have been pitted against Arles-Killeen, while Clonaslee St. Manman's will play the losers of the round one qualifier replay between Ballylinan and Portarlington. Tweet

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