Seniors’ humbling will spur Laois U21s, says Dempsey

FOUR days after one of the county’s darkest hurling performances, the Laois U21’s bid to restore some faith in the county when they face Wexford in tonight’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster hurling championship semi-final.

Five of the visiting team — Eoin Reilly, Neil Foyle, Willie Dunphy, Ben Reddin and Jimmy Corrigan — were involved with the senior side that capitulated to Cork by 34 points in Portlaoise on Saturday yet manager PJ Peacock wasted little time in getting their minds focused on tonight’s game.

He explained: “We didn’t give the lads too much time to dwell on it. We trained Sunday morning for an hour, then went for a swim before watching a DVD of Wexford’s quarter-final win over Kilkenny.