O’Dwyer’s new charges turn it on against Lilywhites

Laois 1-14 Kildare 1-9

They did so in exhilarating style. In a few short months the "great" man has transformed Laois into a most exciting and potent force as Kildare, the team he left behind, will vouch for.

In the splendid setting of O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, O'Dwyer's new kids on the block ran Kildare ragged with a superb performance of cultured, attacking football.