Portlaoise (Laois) 2-21 Mattock Rangers (Louth) 0-2

Down 2-9 Laois 0-7

KIERAN DONAGHY makes his first appearance for Kerry in this year’s championship as the Kingdom take on Longford in the All-Ireland qualifier at Pearse Park, on Saturday.

Mountmellick clubman Colm Coss has been named at full-forward in the Laois team to take on Down in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second-round qualifier in Newry (throw-in 7.30pm).

Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-09

Cork 0-18 Laois 0-9

Portlaoise 2-14 Timahoe 1-7

Laois 1-13 Mayo 1-13

DERRY 1-18 LAOIS 2-11

Laois manager Liam Kearns has been forced to make two changes to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Derry (Breffni Park, throw-in 7pm), after key defender Darren Rooney and attacker Brian 'Beano' McDonald both failed to recover from injury in time for the game.

Laois 0-14 Longford 0-9

Connacht 2-11 Leinster 2-14, Canton

Donie Brennan has failed to force his way into the Laois team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final replay against Mayo (Croke Park, throw-in 2pm).

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has made no alterations to the side that ended Tyrone's All-Ireland SFC fight for Saturday's third round qualifier against Meath (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 6pm).

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has made four changes to his side for Saturday's All-Ireland second round qualifier against Tyrone in Portlaoise (throw-in 5.30pm).

Billy Sheehan will deputise for crocked Laois captain Gary Kavanagh in Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against reigning champions Dublin (Croke Park, throw-in 2.00pm).

Brave Carlow's Leinster SFC run came to an end at O'Moore Park today as Laois set up a repeat of last year's final against Dublin with a 1-17 to 1-09 defeat of their neighbours.

Mick O'Dwyer's young Laois side have waited two years for revenge on Armagh, and it could finally come today when the sides clash in an intruiging All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (3.30pm).

Laois 1-11 Derry 0-11

The temperatures may have gone down a few degrees in the past week but the heat will certainly be on for Derry, Laois, Monaghan and Tyrone today as they bid to make the last eight of this year's All-Ireland football championship.

BY Wednesday morning Mick O’Dwyer’s Laois selection of the night before had more holes picked in it than the plot of a Jeffrey Archer novel.

LAOIS selector Declan O’Loughlin is adamant that his team will secure an All-Ireland quarter-final spot if they can avoid a repeat of the slow starts that handicapped them so badly against Offaly and Dublin.

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has kept Brian 'Beano' McDonald in reserve for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Derry at Croke Park.

Dublin 0-14 Laois 0-13

Dublin and Laois - the two sides that have shown the most promise, albeit lacking a dollop of consistency, in Leinster this summer - go head-to-head in a mouth-watering provincial decider today at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has kept faith with the same players who thumped Kildare for Sunday's Leinster SFC final against Dublin at Croke Park.

Offaly go from favourites to underdogs today as they take on last year's Leinster runners-up, Laois, in the provincial quarter-final at Croke Park today.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has handed All-Ireland minor medallist Colm Begley his debut for Sunday's Leinster quarter-final clash against Offaly at Croke Park.

Kildare host lowly Sligo in Division 1B in Newbridge today, and the home side are in with a long shot of making the National Football League semi-final line-up.

Connacht giants Ballina Stephenites take on the Leinster champions in today's All-Ireland club football final at Croke Park.

Laois and Westmeath meet again today to decide this year's Leinster final at Croke Park, after a stalemate last week ensured a replay.

LAOIS captain Chris Conway has been ruled out of today’s Leinster SFC final replay against Westmeath.

Laois have made two changes and a number of positional switches from the side that drew with Westmeath for Saturday's Leinster SFC final replay at Croke Park.

Westmeath’s Leinster SFC final hopes almost ended in an enthralling tussle at Croke Park this afternoon, but a 72nd minute equalising point from skipper Chris Conway saw champions Laois live to fight another day, in a 0-13 to 0-13 stalemate.

It's level at half time in the first-ever Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC final between Laois and Westmeath at Croke Park.

Laois and Westmeath lock horns in today’s much-anticipated Leinster football final at Croke

Laois have named an unchanged side from that which beat Meath by seven points in the semi-final for Sunday’s Leinster football final against Westmeath at Croke Park.

DENIS CONNERTON has stepped down as Longford football manager in the wake of their All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Dublin.

Laois' battle against relegation this weekend has been boosted by the return of defender Darren Rooney to first team action.

MICK O’Dwyer steered Kildare to a league final appearance in 1991 in his first season in charge just as he did with Laois earlier this year.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has named an unchanged side to face Kildare in the Leinster final at Croke Park on Sunday.

KILDARE have left a vacancy at right half-back on their side while Laois have made one positional change for next Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC final between the midland neighbours at Croke Park.

Laois 1-12, Offaly 1-12