Laois stars edge Parnells to victory

LAOIS duo Colm Parkinson and Darren Rooney played a telling role in Parnells 0-12 to 0-11 win over St Mark’s Tallaght in round three of the Dublin SFC in O’Toole Park last night.

Parnells, with three-time All Star goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton in their line up, were quickly out of the traps with three unanswered points before Dublin hurler Dotsy O’Callaghan finally got Mark’s off the mark midway through the half.

But successive scores from centre-forward Parkinson saw Parnells rattle off four unanswered points, with a point from Rooney seeing Parnells up 0-9 to 0-4 at the interval.