GAA chiefs face a fixtures’ backlog after Storm Ciara forced the postponement of a number of games in the Allianz Football League.

Laois were triumphant against Armagh in Round 2 of the Allianz National Football League in O’Moore Park this evening and manager, Mike Quirke was very pleased with his team’s performance.

John Fogarty and Eoghan Cormican preview the weekend's GAA fixtures.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

Wing-back Paudie Foley was the hero for Wexford as he landed a point in the fourth minute of injury-time to capture the Walsh Cup at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

Ballyboden St Enda’s veteran Conal Keaney yesterday hailed the character of his team after they came from a point down entering the final minute of normal time to snatch victory in yesterday’s Leinster Club SFC final.

Ballyboden St Endas’ timing couldn’t have been better as they staged a late burst to claim their second Leinster title in four years in an attritional game in MW Hire O’Moore Park.

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

Former Galway hurler David Forde has joined new manager Shane O’Neill’s backroom team — as a selector.

Your guide to all the weekend's main GAA fixtures

In the 2017 Division 1 final, Kerry brought Dublin’s 36-game unbeaten record across League and Championship to an end. Next Sunday, they aim to prevent Jim Gavin’s men from extending their defeat-less Championship run to 36. Thirty-three Championship wins and two draws have brought Dublin to the brink of creating GAA history. Here are 15 facts and figures behind their remarkable five-in-a-row tilt:

Two journeys come to an end tomorrow evening in Limerick.

Five steps back and four to the side — a free-taking routine which has transformed Cathal O’Mahony’s prowess from the dead ball and one which Colm O’Neill was instrumental in bringing about.

Cork made it through to the All-Ireland U20 final with a win over Kilkenny in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, powered by an outstanding Tommy O’Connell display.

Enjoyment, more so than silverware, is what Keith Ricken wants his U20 footballers to take from this year’s campaign.

Cork U20 captain Peter O’Driscoll has described as premature the commentary which pronounced Cork football as being dead and buried.

After Cork’s 16-point shellacking at the hands of Tyrone in O’Moore Park 12 months ago, Ronan McCarthy stood defiantly in the tunnel and declared he knew the way forward.

Dublin forward Niamh McEvoy sounded a warning to her teammates that they still have a lot of improving to do if they are to retain their TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship, following a show of force against Waterford at the weekend in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Defending champions Dublin underlined their TG4 All-Ireland SFC title credentials with a comprehensive Group 2 triumph against Waterford at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.

Galway came from behind at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise to secure a hard-earned victory over Kerry in Group Three of the TG4 All-Ireland SFC.

Tipperary’s 2001 All-Ireland winner Conor Gleeson wants to see his native county put an extra emphasis on winning the physical battles against Laois on Sunday.

Imagine what must have been going through the minds of folk in the hurling communities of North Kerry or the Glens of Antrim last Sunday as word filtered through that Laois had gone and blown the bloody doors off the championship with that explosive performance against Dublin.

Whatever the turn of events against Tipperary, Laois will still fill a few seconds when the All-Ireland hurling championship comes to a halt next month and the TV montage used to sum it all up is assembled out in Montrose.

Laois selector Niall Corcoran insists that Dublin’s conquerors will have no problem returning to terra firma after yesterday’s shock win as they look to regroup for next weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Tipperary.

Scoreboard Eddie Brennan had seen this coming.

Seamus Clancy is unequivocal. Many of the giants in Clare football history will wear the jersey in Portlaoise tomorrow.

Darren Strong brought a decade of service with the Laois footballers to an end in January, but thoughts of the county jersey couldn’t help but continue to invade his thoughts.

Capacity concerns and Galway and Mayo’s refusal to toss a coin for home advantage meant their All-Ireland SFC Round 4 game was fixed for the LIT Gaelic Grounds this Saturday evening (7pm).

The Cork footballers need to get “tough upstairs”, according to captain Ian Maguire, who believes the team too easily collapsed in recent years when hitting a sticky patch during games.

Munster GAA have outlined the various reasons why there were areas of empty seats in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday despite both stands being sell-outs.

Fourteen-man Dublin extended their winning run to 25 games in the Leinster senior football championship with this facile victory in O’Moore Park.

And so begins the Dublin drive for five.

Dublin were the standout side in tonight’s round of Leinster minor championship games as they easily brushed aside the challenge of Wexford at Enniscorthy, despite losing wing forward Ryan O’Dwyer to a red card after just 12 minutes of play.

Kerry manager Fintan O’Connor regrets highlighting that Shane Conway was “singled out” in last month’s Allianz Division 2A final defeat to Westmeath.

Nine years living in Laois, John Sugrue considers himself naturalised, but after guiding the Leinster county to a second successive

What a dire weekend for GAA attendances. Kerry-Mayo in Austin Stack Park was obviously an exception but across the country there was evidence of supporters preferring to do something else with their Bank Holiday weekend.

For the second year in a row, Allianz Division 1 hurling quarter-finals will take place on the St Patrick’s weekend due to postponed matches.

UCC’s Jack Kennedy has given the thumbs-up to the midweek staging of the Sigerson Cup final.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of today's top stories which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

It’s the first Sunday of October and you’ve just landed at JFK and, this being midday local time, a hundred county finals back home are into their closing stages. This you know because Pepsi Sister has Sunday Sport on the radio in – she being the successful one of the offspring - her fire-engine red Jeep, writes Enda McEvoy.

Ousted Offaly boss Stephen Wallace has been linked with the vacant Waterford football job.

Most Cork football people I spoke to after the Munster final said it was the worst ever, writes Paddy Kelly.

A powerful performance from Luke Swan left Kilkenny in a flap as the Dublin minor hurlers blasted their way to Leinster glory.