Laois and Antrim irked by schedule

Laois and Antrim board chiefs have blasted the impractical Leinster SHC schedule, claiming it is "unfair" to force both counties back inside the whitewash this weekend.

The counties are part of Sunday’s quarter-final double-header at Portlaoise, with Laois lining out for a fifth consecutive weekend. Antrim, meanwhile, have only had one weekend’s reprieve since the end of April.

Antrim boss Kevin Ryan yesterday labelled the scheduling of the provincial championship as a “disgrace”, a sentiment shared by county board chairman Jim Murray.