Laois survive tense finale to stave off relegation
A fifth-place finish in Division 2 will be interpreted by some as comfortably avoiding relegation yet concern was etched all over manager Tomas Ó Flathárta’s face with 15 minutes remaining.
He had just watched Laois’s 10-point lead cut to four by a resurgent Down, who also now had the weight of extra numbers following full-back Denis Booth’s red card.



