Byron happy to be facing Kingdom in semi-final

KERRY supporters should not take this up the wrong way, but Laois goalkeeper Fergal Byron is delighted to be playing the Kingdom in the NFL semi-final on Sunday.

To be more precise, the Courtwood keeper is just relieved that, for once, Laois will not be facing an Ulster opponent when it comes to the business end of a national competition.

Ulster has provided the opposition in every one of the last six competitive games the county has played outside the group stages of the national league or Leinster Championship.