National Cup Men’s Semi-final

A Rob Lynch-inspired Limerick Celtics overturned a seven-point interval deficit to edge past Moycullen 32-27 in the Munster Joinery-sponsored Men’s Premier final at the 45th annual Castleisland Christmas Blitz on Monday night.

Laois 1-22 Carlow 0-14

Laois 1-22 Carlow 0-14

Laois 1-15 Westmeath 1-09

Laois launched their bid to reach the Leinster SHC quarter-finals with a comeback victory over Westmeath at Cusack Park this afternoon.

Clare 1-32 Laois 0-15

Galway 2-17 Laois 1-13

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will give championship debuts to four players in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Carlow have one championship debutant for Sunday’s Leinster SFC first-round meeting with Westmeath at Cusack Park in Mullingar (3.30pm).

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-09

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-9

Laois 1-19 Kildare 1-10

Kanturk 0 Tullamore 24

Clare had just too much power and speed for Laois at Portlaoise yesterday, but when one recalls the dreadful championship humiliation suffered by the Moores at the hands of Cork in the same venue last summer, there was plenty to be positive about formanager, Teddy McCarthy.

Clare 2-22 Laois 2-13

John Allen secured his first win as Limerick hurling boss in Portlaoise yesterday.

Eoin Cadogan will return from injury to make his first appearance of the year on Sunday for Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurling side after being named at left half-back in the side to face Dublin in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Croke Park.

Offaly cantered to a comprehensive 12 points victory in this lack lustre Allianz NHL Division 1B opening round encounter at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday as Laois never recovered from the dismissal of Michael McEvoy in the 21st minute.

Joe Canning fired Galway into the Walsh Cup final and past a lacklustre Laois in a sodden Duggan Park in Ballinasloe yesterday.

Teddy McCarthy’s Laois hurling fortunes received another boost yesterday as his new charges battled to a three point Walsh Cup quarter-final victory over injury-ravaged Dublin in O’Moore Park.

LAOIS began life under Cork legend Teddy McCarthy with a battling extra-time victory over DIT in Rathdowney on Saturday.

NOT so much a contest as a despairing painful cry for help.

Laois 3-12 Antrim 1-21

Laois manager Brendan Fennelly is sweating on the fitness of Brian Campion and Ger Reddin ahead of tomorrow's Leinster SHC opener against Antrim at O'Moore Park

LAOIS walloped their Kerry hosts in this meaningless Allianz National Hurling League Division Two game, played in brilliant sunshine at Austin Stack Park yesterday.

IT’S A big weekend on the Allianz Hurling League front. In the first division especially, six teams are still in with a chance of making the final and all involved in games against each other, while the remaining two teams – Wexford and Offaly – meet in what will probably be the relegation decider.

LIMERICK’S unblemished record in their new environs of Division 2 of the Allianz NHL was maintained at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday and they remain on course for the lucrative rewards of promotion and a final placing.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

Laois 0-20 Antrim 0-16

A SECOND quarter scoring blitz gave Castletroy College the upper hand yesterday and sent them on their way to the Avonmore Milk Munster Junior Cup semi-finals.

JOINT tournament favourites Ard Scoil Rís and Crescent Comprehensive are in action this afternoon as the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup quarter-finals get underway.

LAOIS easily defeated a very poor and lethargic Westmeath side in this Hurling League Division 2 opening round game at Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday.

NOT the most spectacular game ever played, but that will hardly bother Rockwell College today as they look forward to the quarter-finals of the Munster Junior Cup.

Laois 2-16 Wexford 1-16

Carlow 1-19 Laois 3-12, Dr Cullen Park

Dublin 0-25 Laois 0-16

Laois manager Niall Rigney has revealed his team for Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Dublin at Nowlan Park (throw-in 3.30pm), making two changes in personnel to the side that saw off Carlow.

AN absence of belief cost Carlow the opportunity of a shock victory over neighbours Laois at O’Moore Park on Saturday night. That was the assessment of losing manager Kevin Ryan who felt the game was over as a contest with 25 minutes remaining.

LEINSTER SHC (Preliminary round): Laois 1-13 Carlow 0-10

Limerick 0-20 Laois 1-14

Laois manager Niall Rigney has kept faith with the side which beat Antrim for this Saturday's All-Ireland SHC Phase 3 qualifier against Limerick at Semple Stadium (throw-in 5pm).

LAOIS 4-18 CARLOW 3-11

Laois manager Niall Rigney has made sweeping changes to his side for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland senior hurling relegation play-off against Antrim at Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 2.30pm.

Niall Rigney, a former selector under previous boss Damien Fox, will have his first outing this afternoon as Laois' interim manager as the O'Moore men take on Galway in the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 3.30pm).

Offaly 4-22 Laois 2-12