AFTER the long and winding road of 2007, Limerick returned to the bread and butter of the league in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday and proved inhospitable hosts to Laois.

WATERFORD's perfect record in the top flight of the NHL remains intact after overcoming a tenacious Laois at Walsh Park yesterday.

EVER since Anthony Daly ascended to the throne in Clare, observers have been waiting for the Banner to break from the blocks.