DEFENDING Under 21 hurling champions Dublin could afford to hit 21 wides yet secure a comfortable four goal win over hosts Carlow in this Leinster quarter-final tie at Dr Cullen Park last evening.

THOMAS WALSH will be the centre of attention in Portlaoise this Sunday when he lines out for Carlow in a championship encounter for the first time since 2006 – and against the county with whom he played for the past three seasons.