Laois dug deep to book a Leinster SHC quarter-final berth as Group winners, thanks to a hard-earned three-point win in this all-Midlands battle in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Laois 1-17 Carlow 1-14: Laois half-time substitute Ben Conroy made an instant impact at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday, scoring 1-2 in the opening minutes of the second half as Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett’s side stormed into an eight-point lead which Carlow were unable to claw back, despite a brave late rally in this Leinster SHC Round Robin tie.

Cork 1-25 Laois 0-24: Cork senior hurling manager Jimmy Barry Murphy expects Mark Ellis and Alan Cadogan to return for the Rebels Allianz League semi-final against Dublin on Sunday week.

Allianz HL Division 1B relegation play-off

Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19

Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12: A patient approach worked best for Waterford as Derek McGrath and Seamus Plunkett turned Fraher Field into a chessboard on Saturday night.

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Laois 0-23 Offaly 1-24: Offaly manager Brian Whelahan sent out a defiant message to his team’s detractors after their win over Laois in O’Moore Park on Saturday night.

Laois 1-11 Dublin 2-18: Walsh Cup: Fourteen-man Dublin survived a second-half comeback from Laois to book a place in the Walsh Cup final at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Laois 2-22 UCD 1-08: Laois proved far too strong for UCD in this Walsh Cup opener in Abbeyleix on Sunday.

Rathdowney-Errill 1-20 Camross 0-10

Kilcormac/Killoughey (Offaly)1-18 Camross (Laois) 1-10

Clare 1-32 Laois 0-15

Clare 1-32 Laois 0-15

Galway 2-17 Laois 1-13

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will give championship debuts to four players in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Carlow have one championship debutant for Sunday’s Leinster SFC first-round meeting with Westmeath at Cusack Park in Mullingar (3.30pm).

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-09

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-9

Laois 1-19 Kildare 1-10

CARLOW boss Kevin Ryan hailed the contribution of his U21 players as the Barrowsiders exacted sweet revenge for their Leinster Championship defeat by Laois on Saturday night.

Carlow 1-19 Laois 3-12, Dr Cullen Park

Dublin 0-25 Laois 0-16

Laois manager Niall Rigney has revealed his team for Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Dublin at Nowlan Park (throw-in 3.30pm), making two changes in personnel to the side that saw off Carlow.

AN absence of belief cost Carlow the opportunity of a shock victory over neighbours Laois at O’Moore Park on Saturday night. That was the assessment of losing manager Kevin Ryan who felt the game was over as a contest with 25 minutes remaining.

LEINSTER SHC (Preliminary round): Laois 1-13 Carlow 0-10

CLARE manager Micheal McDermott has named three championship debutants for Sunday afternoon’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Waterford in Fraher Field, Dungarvan.

Laois manager Niall Rigney and his Wexford counterpart Colm Bonnar have named their respective starting line-ups ahead of Sunday's important NHL Division 2 encounter in Portlaoise (throw-in 2.30pm).

Down 1-11 Laois 0-20

WESTMEATH 2-09 LAOIS 2-15

With Laois already at the foot of SHC qualifier Group A, manager Dinny Cahill has rung the changes for Saturday's must-win clash with Westmeath at Cusack Park (throw-in 7pm).

Alan Kerins banged in four goals as Galway got their All-Ireland SHC qualifier campaign off to a thrilling start in Portlaoise.

Offaly 2-12 Laois 0-08