Laois were looking to book their place in the last four, while Kildare were hoping to avoid the trapdoor into Division Two. Both had their wishes granted and for Mick O'Dwyer there's a reunion with Kerry in six days.
"Why do they keep on doing this to me?" O'Dwyer joked. "Kildare today and Kerry the next day."
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