Late Neasa Dooley penalty sees Kildare retain senior ladies football status

Laois thought they had won the encounter when Laura Marie Maher hit the net moments earlier to complete a remarkable comeback but Kildare with the last kick of the game.

LATE WINNER: Kildare players Neasa Dooley, left, and Mary Hulgraine celebrate. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Kildare 1-10 Laois 1-8

Kildare retained their senior championship status in a drama filled TG4 All-Ireland SFC relegation play-off tie when Neasa Dooley kept her nerve to slot home a winning penalty in the final play at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow.