‘Real Leinster final’ sees Portlaoise face their toughest test yet

HARD to make a case for anything bar the game in Semple being top of the bill in GAA terms this weekend.

Yet, if you were to argue the point, chances are it would start and end with Kilmacud Crokes’ clash with Portlaoise in the Leinster football semi-final.

The norm at this time of year is to wax lyrical about the plucky little village outfit that wins an unlikely county title before warming everyone’s heart with an All-Ireland title on St Patrick’s Day.