Laois display pleases McCarthy

This result was 12 months in the making.

In 2010 a late Carlow point dumped Laois out of the championship. Last year a confident Carlow side travelled to Portlaoise and came away with two valuable league points.

Forewarned was forearmed and, under the management of Cork legend Teddy McCarthy, Laois were in determined mood in Dr Cullen Park for this first round Leinster SHC game on Saturday evening.