Laois prove tough hurdle for Dublin

Laois u21s 2-10 Dublin u21s 2-21: When the dust settles on the 2015 season, Dessie Farrell and his Dublin U21 footballers might well look back on this one as the one that crowned them.

Power-packed and full of running for so long, Dublin had to endure a nervy period in the second half before coming through against Laois at O’Moore Park, as expected.

The reigning provincial and All-Ireland champions might have been missing injured forward Cormac Costello but they still lined out with seven of the team that started last year’s All-Ireland final victory over Roscommon.