‘This is probably the best day in Laois hurling history’

Laois selector Niall Corcoran insists that Dublin’s conquerors will have no problem returning to terra firma after yesterday’s shock win as they look to regroup for next weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Tipperary.

The Midlanders had just seven days to prepare for this two-point win in O’Moore Park, but they brushed aside any talk of mental or physical fatigue to storm out of the blocks and then stuck the pace on a bright and warm day to claim the county’s biggest championship win in over 30 years.