‘More in the tank’ as Munnelly lifts Laois

Laois 0-21 Wicklow 1-11

Rather, Laois emerged at the end of a benign affair with their eyes firmly fixed on a far bigger prize, the scalp of Dublin, and intent on leaving blood on the Championship floor at a later date.

Manager Tomás Ó Flatharta stopped well short of issuing any ‘bring on the Dubs war cry’ ahead of their glamour Leinster quarter-final date. But he did tell his players pointedly in the dressing-room afterwards they should look forward to a long summer.