Dublin 3-16 Kildare 1-12

Portlaoise 1-9 Moorefield 0-8

Portlaoise 2-08 Arles-Killeen 1-08

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-8

Portlaoise (Laois) 3-15 St Patrick’s (Wicklow) 0-4

RED-HOT favourites Portlaoise had to wait until the second-half beforebeing able to impose their authority on a gallant Rathnew side in this quarter-final clash at O’Moore Park yesterday.

GER FITZGERALD is hoping to maintain the current momentum behind Cork hurling after Sunday’s Munster SHC success over Tipperary, when he leads his U21 charges into action in tonight’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC quarter-final against Waterford in Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 7.30pm.

CORK senior footballer Aidan Walsh was last night named at left half-forward in the Cork U21 hurling side to face Waterford in tomorrow night’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC quarter-final in Páirc Ui Chaoimh, despite his involvement with Cork in next Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry.

LAOIS SHC FINAL: Clough/Ballacolla 2-13 Portlaoise 1-10

UCC 0-10 St Mary's Belfast 0-8

Leitrim 0-7 Tyrone 1-22