Dempsey’s date with destiny as Laois clubs meet

SEAN DEMPSEY will discover tonight whether he is to be afforded the opportunity of managing the Laois senior footballers for a second season.

The executive of the county board decided to support the incumbent’s nomination for a second term at a meeting held last week but that still requires the ratification of the clubs who meet tonight.

Executive recommendations are rarely turned down but there is far from universal approval for Dempsey to stay on with a number of the bigger clubs said to be in favour of change.