Laois destroy Carlow by 20 points

Carlow 0-08 4-19 Laois

First-half goals in the 19th and 31st minutes from corner forwards Damien Culloten and Tommy Fitzgerald enabled the visitors to establish a commanding 2-11 0-01 interval lead.

Carlow's only score of the half was a 17-minute point from a free by full forward Karl English.