Portlaoise duo return for Laois

Laois manager Liam Kearns has been forced to make two changes to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Derry (Breffni Park, throw-in 7pm), after key defender Darren Rooney and attacker Brian 'Beano' McDonald both failed to recover from injury in time for the game.

A major doubt hung over the availability of Rooney this week after he sustained cruciate ligament damage during the Leinster SFC final loss to Dublin less than a fortnight ago.