Delaney and Laois eager to pick up pieces and go again 

Podge Delaney of Laois poses for a portrait with the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

For Laois and Padraig Delaney, this is a bid to bounce back. 

The quick turnaround from the devastation of the Joe McDonagh Cup final defeat to a preliminary quarter-final may be a ‘joke’, but the challenge is deadly serious.