Tom Kelly will play his first competitive game for Laois in three months when the O'Moore men take on Wexford in Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final at Croke Park (throw-in 2.10pm).

Laois Under-21 football manager Sean Dempsey has kept faith with the 15 players that beat Mayo in the recent semi-final for tomorrow night's Cadbury's All-Ireland football final against Cork (Semple Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

Brian 'Beano' McDonald has recovered from a wrist injury to be named in the Laois side to take on Derry in NFL Division 1B this Sunday at Celtic Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

Westmeath scooped their first NFL win over Laois since 1983 as their captain Dessie Dolan led by example in Mullingar.

Team captain Gary Kavanagh has been omitted from the Laois starting line-up for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Offaly (Portlaoise, throw-in 4pm).

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).

Kerry 1-15 Laois 0-10

Kerry great Mick O'Dwyer has confirmed that 2006 will be his last year in charge of the Laois footballers.

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).

DURING his legendary managerial career, Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has always maintained the dictum of its "horses for courses."

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.

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 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 1-10 Offaly 1-8

Laois 1-10 Offaly 1-08

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.

Brian 'Beano' McDonald made his return to inter-county action as Laois defeated Carlow in a challenge match in Portarlington on Monday night.

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.

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer is facing further injury woe as star attacker Ross Munnelly is an injury doubt ahead of Sunday week's National League opener against Limerick.

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

Carlow 1-07 Laois 0-15

ALL-IRELAND champions Tyrone and runners-up Armagh dominate the list of nominations for the 2003 Vodafone GAA Allstar awards in football.

Laois 2-10, Offaly 0-13