Laois advance to SHC second round
Laois 1-12, Wicklow 0-09
Laois advanced to the second round of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship with a six-point win over a battling Wicklow side at Aughrim.
A goal in the 31st minute of the first-half by Darren Mooney sent Laois in leading by 1-07 to 0-04 at the break.
Wicklow had top forward Don Hyland sent to the line just before the interval and was joined in the dug-out near the end by substitute Denis O'Brien and Laois full-back Paul Cuddy - both for straight red cards.