Waterford veteran Tony Browne is hopeful of playing his first county hurling of the year in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier clash with Westmeath in Cusack Park (5pm).

Former AFL player Conor Meredith has been handed his first Senior Championship start by Laois manager Justin McNulty.

Former Laois footballer Colm Parkinson has described Donie Kingston as the “Michael Murphy” of the county.

Donie Kingston will start for Laois in Sunday's Leinster SFC first round match against Louth at O'Moore Park (throw-in 3pm).

The UN thinks it’s a good idea, but what do the Irish think of eating creepy crawlies, wonders Jonathan deBurca Butler.

Wexford 1-8 Laois 0-14

Former Antrim player James Loughrey is a new addition to the Cork bench for Sunday’s Division 1 clash with Mayo after completing a transfer to Mallow from St Brigid’s.

Longford 0-6 Laois 0-9, Pearse Park

Former Dublin manager Tommy Carr criticised the current lack of involvement of players from Meath’s glory era of the 1980s and ’90s and said other counties’ weakness should not be an excuse to split Dublin.

Laois 1-17 Louth 2-14

Laois 0-20 Armagh 1-10

Rathmore 1-12 Killarney Legion 2-5

Dublin 1-12 Laois 0-12

Laois manager Justin McNulty has given a vote of confidence to his players by naming an unchanged team for Saturday's showdown with reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin.

The lasting memory of this game, and indeed Seamus McEnaney’s reign as Meath manager, will be the sight of the Corduff man scampering across the pitch to inform his players there were three minutes of additional time.

Laois head to Croke Park next weekend for their clash with Dublin full of confidence and with a real pep in their step – I was going to say “momentum” – but it has now officially become the most overused word in the GAA lexicon during the qualifiers.

Laois 1-15 Meath 1-12

Laois manager Justin McNulty has selected an unchanged team to face Leitrim in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier at Carrick-on-Shannon (throw-in 7pm).

Laois manager Justin McNulty hailed what he felt was his team’s best performance over the last two years, as they dumped Monaghan out of the All-Ireland championship with a six point win in O’Moore Park yesterday.

Laois 2-12 Monaghan 0-12

Laois manager Justin McNulty admits the underwhelming performance by his charges in scraping over the line against Carlow will not be good enough to progress in the second round of qualifiers.

Laois 1-10 Carlow 0-9

Glenn Ryan hailed his side’s mental fortitude in making such an important breakthrough by winning their first Leinster championship game since 2007.

Longford 1-10 Laois 0-12

A murder trial has heard that gardaí were unable to secure CCTV evidence, which the accused wanted to help defend his case.

Laois 0-10 Down 2-11, Portlaoise

The opposing managers were at odds after the final whistle of this dramatic game which ended with Laois securing a victory that helps them in their battle to avoid relegation, and maintains their hopes of grasping a semi-final berth.

Laois 1-15 Armagh 1-10

Dublin 1-14 Laois 1-9

Meath, Kildare and DCU advanced to the Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup semi-finals this afternoon, while in the Shield competition Laois, DIT and Wicklow all claimed victories.

LAOIS footballer Donie Kingston helped UCD to a four point victory over his native county in Crettyard yesterday, as the students booked a date with All-Ireland champions Dublin.

A convicted criminal and "social deviant" who raped his aunt in her Cork home after threatening to kill her has been jailed for 15 years at the Central Criminal Court.

A convicted criminal and "social deviant" who raped his aunt in her Cork home after threatening to kill her will be sentenced at the Central Criminal court on Friday.

An elderly man who fraudulently claimed almost €140,000 of a dead acquaintance’s pension for 23 years is to pay back An Post €40 a week.

EIGHT in 10 business leaders fear implementation of the Commission for Taxation report would lessen Ireland’s competitiveness, according to a new survey carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

IRELAND is continuing to attract and secure foreign direct investment, according to the chief executive of the IDA.

IRELAND has emerged as one of the most hassle-free territories in which to pay business taxes, according to a new World Bank study, carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Following a misfiring evening against Longford last weekend, Laois forwards Ross Munnelly and MJ Tierney have been dropped to the substitutes bench for tomorrow's GAA Football All-Ireland qualifier against Down in Portlaoise (throw-in 7pm).

WATERFORD coach Davy Fitzgerald has made two changes from the side that defeated Offaly last Saturday for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Wexford in Semple Stadium.

A Meath man has been jailed for six years for threatening to kill someone who “owed money” for drugs.

A MEMORABLE DAY for Wexford football in Croke Park yesterday, when the enormous achievement for rookie manager Jason Ryan and his players in making the Leinster final after a lapse of 52 years superseded the manner in which it was accomplished.

Wexford 0-18 Laois 0-12

CHIEF executives are less confident about the economy than last year but most still expect profit and revenues to grow, according to research on their attitudes.

Five players, including goalkeeper Michael Nolan, will make their championship debuts for Laois in Saturday's Leinster SFC quarter-final clash with Wicklow at Dr Cullen Park (throw-in 7pm).