Dublin put the disappointment of their extra-time defeat to Wexford last time out behind them to get the better of Laois in today's quarter-final at O'Moore Park.

The team in sky blue held the upper hand throughout the 60 minutes and finished with nine points to spare over the O'Moore County, 1-18 to 0-12.

Johnny McGuirk's side enjoyed a five point lead at the halfway stage and David Keogh's second-half goal put the result beyond any doubt.

The young Dubs join Kilkenny and Wexford in the last four and the last semi-final ticket will be up for grabs tomorrow when Westmeath play host to Offaly in Cusack Park.

Dublin - D de Poire; D Ryan, P Smyth, J O'Neill; J McVeigh, C O'Sullivan, E Foley; C Ryan (0-1), D Keogh (1-1); C Burke (0-1), J McGuirk (0-11, 9f, 1'65), D Gray (0-2); R Hayes, C Currie (0-1), C Dowling (0-1). Subs: C Byrne for P Smyth, M O'Keeffe for J McVeigh, S Currie for R Hayes, B Coffey for J McGuirk, P Feeney for C Currie.

Laois - O Bennett; J Geaney, E Peters, B Quinlan; E Killeen, J Cranny, L Cleere; L Delaney, L McDonald; S Dunphy (0-2), J Walshe, C Comerford (0-1); B Corby, A Dunphy (0-7f), M Dowling (0-1). Subs: J Keyes (0-1) for M Dowling, A Bergin for B Corby, S Fitzpatrick for L McDonald, C McEvoy for J Walshe.

Referee - B Redmond.

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