A GOOD start helped Roscrea Community School overcome Clonakilty Community School with relative ease in the semi-final of the Munster Vocational Schools’ senior A hurling championship at Ballyagran yesterday.

EOIN RYAN fired Roscrea into the Munster Vocational Schools SAHC semi-final at Rathkeale yesterday.

THE Ken Hogan managed Coolderry demolished old rivals Kinnitty in a one-sided Offaly SHC semi-final at O’Connor Park yesterday.

KILDARE won through to the O’Byrne Cup semi-final yesterday – they now play Louth – but the result was lost in the small print as seven players were sent off in an ill-tempered affair at O’Moore Park.

Kildare 0-11 Laois 0-8

Meath 1-8 Laois 0-6

LAOIS 2-11 ARMAGH 2-8

Dublin have claimed their sixth O'Byrne Cup title, beating Laois 1-18 to 2-13 after a titanic 90-minute struggle in Tullamore.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has decided to keep faith with the same side that defeated Laois last weekend for today's National Football League Division 1B clash with Limerick in Newbridge.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has made four changes in personnel from the side that went down to Kildare last time out for Sunday's National Football League clash against Galway.

There are four games down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League and Laois travel to Sligo looking for a more convincing win than last week's against Limerick.

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has decided to ring the changes following last week's narrow win over Limerick for Sunday's game against Sligo.

There are four matches down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League today.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has made three changes to his O'Byrne Cup-winning side as the O'Moore men travel to Limerick for their league opener on Sunday.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin

CIARAN O’HARE hopes to complete a remarkable eight days for Dublin football this weekend.

Dublin football boss Ciaran O'Hare has made just one change to his side ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland minor final replay with Laois.

MINOR footballers shouldn’t really be at an age where ghosts need to be laid to rest.

Both the Dublin and Laois managerial teams have opted to stick with tried and trusted by naming unchanged teams ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland minor football final at Croke Park.