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Laois drop Munnelly

Laois drop Munnelly
Laois drop Munnelly
Laois manager Liam Kearns has dropped Ross Munnelly and Michael John Tierney from his attack for Saturday’s All-Ireland football qualifier against Down at O’Moore Park.

Leinster club competitions
The draws for the Leinster senior, intermediate and junior club championships in football and hurling have been made.

Kearns seeks improvement
Laois manager Liam Kearns remains convinced there is a "big performance" in his team and is hoping they will produce it in this weekend’s All-Ireland football qualifier against Down.

Weekend ticket details
Admission to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals is by ticket only while supporters pay at the gate for three of the football qualifiers, with tickets required for the meeting of Tyrone and Westmeath.


Weekend fixtures
All the venues and throw in times for the games this weekend, including the football qualifiers and the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.

Kearns praise for Kingston
Laois manager Liam Kearns was full of praise for Donie Kingston after the teenage sensation fired the O’Moore men past Longford and into the next round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Football qualifier draw
The draw for the second round of the GAA All-Ireland football qualifiers has been made with Monaghan once again in the tie of the round, as they travel to face Donegal.

Saturday’s results roundup
It was the busiest day of the GAA season so far as the football qualifiers kicked into action while there were two round 4 SHC qualifiers to boot.

SFC Qualifier: Laois send Dempsey and Longford packing
A 55th minute Donal Kingston goal was the catalyst for victory as 14-man Laois book a spot in the Round 2 All-Ireland Football Qualifiers draw, following a two point win over Longford at Pearse Park.

SHC relegation playoff: Antrim are safe
Páirc Tailteann, Navan looked resplendent; both Antrim and Laois served up a keenly-contested contest but patrons voted with their feet and stayed away for the most-part from this All-Ireland SHC playoff, as a crowd in the region of 150 people watch Antrim secure top-flight status for 2009.

Fogarty aims to put qualifiers to good use
Laois Ladies defender Patricia Fogarty has stressed that her side still have every chance of landing the Brendan Martin Cup this year, despite losing the Leinster decider to Dublin last Sunday.

Begley backs Meredith for AFL success
Former Laois ace Colm Begley has backed his fellow county-man Conor Meredith to make it in the Australian Football League, should he decide to join him at the Brisbane Lions.

Laois looking to maintain McCarthy Cup status
Laois manager Niall Rigney believes his side have nothing to fear against Antrim this weekend if they can put in a performance that mirrors that of their defeat to Galway.

Kingston debuts for Laois
Newcomer Donie Kingston is one of five changes to the Laois team for Saturday’s All-Ireland football qualifier against Longford at Pearse Park.

Longford v Laois
A repeat of last year’s Leinster quarter-final which Laois won by five points.

Ring and Rackard Cup fixtures
The GAA have announced that draws for the quarter-finals of the Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cup were made at the meeting of the CCCC this morning, while the two All-Ireland SHC qualifiers will be played in Thurles on Saturday.

Ladies football: Titles for Dublin and Cork
Dublin dethroned Laois at Dr Cullen Park in Carlow on Sunday to capture the TG4 Ladies Leinster senior football championship crown for the first time since 2005, while Cork retained their Munster title.

Brisbane snap up Meredith
Laois’ Conor Meredith has become the latest young GAA talent to try his hand at Australian Rules.

Griffin takes over ladies team
Jack Griffin has stepped up from his role as physical trainer to become manager of the Laois ladies football team ahead of Sunday’s Leinster final against Dublin.

Leagues nearing completion
A clearer picture of who will face relegation in the various divisions should emerge this week with the completion of all the group matches in this year’s football and hurling leagues.

Mountmellick land hurling league crown
Seven points from Killian Murphy helped ease Mountmellick to a 2-16 to 0-10 victory over Kilcotton in the ACHL Division 3 final at a rain-lashed O’Moore Park last Sunday.

Laois problems continue to mount
Laois’ injury problems show no sign of abating ahead of Saturday week’s All-Ireland qualifier against Longford with Mark Timmons and Donie Kingston both rated doubtful for the Pearse Park clash.

Rigney furious after request is rejected
New Laois hurling manager Niall Rigney has hit out at the GAA authorities after they turned down a request for a 24-hour postponement of their Liam McCarthy Cup relegation clash with Antrim on Saturday week.

Rigney pleased with Laois’ spirit
Stand-in Laois manager Niall Rigney was proud of the effort shown by his players, despite their heavy All-Ireland hurling qualifier loss to Galway.

All-Ireland SHC: Galway overpower improved Laois
Joe Canning equalled the Laois tally of nine points as the Tribesmen put back-to-back victories in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Qualifiers this afternoon, following a 20-point victory over Laois at Pearse Stadium.
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