Laois captain 'grateful' moment of 'mayhem' went their way to secure McDonagh Cup final spot

"It was just crazy. Mixed emotions really. Like, it felt like it was gone from us with a couple of minutes to go and then just the way it finished was something I've never experienced before," admitted David Dooley.

MAYHEM: David Dooley of Laois during a Joe McDonagh Cup Final media day at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Laois captain David Dooley has acknowledged that it took a little bit of 'mayhem' to secure their return to the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

The beaten 2024 finalists appeared to be cruising back to this year's decider when they started the campaign with big wins over Westmeath, Down and Kerry, registering 14 goals in the process.