Having previously not conceded a goal in championship football since April, Kilmacud Crokes leaked three at Parnell Park and came mightily closed to being dumped out of the AIB Leinster club SFC.

A Stephen Cluxton-less Dublin turned in a fine second-half showing to easily see off Laois to claim the county’s eighth Leinster SFC title in a row.

Laois 4-13 Westmeath 1-12

As expected, for Dublin it was a comfortable first championship day away from Croke Park in 10 days but not without its faults.