Ruthless Laois have too much for Offaly

It'll now be a Leinster quarter-final against Kilare next weekend. 

IN PURSUIT: Offaly's Cormac Egan with Patrick O’Sullivan of Laois. Pic: INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon

OFFALY 0-12 (0-1-10) LAOIS 3-12 (3-0-12)

Laois secured a Leinster quarter-final clash with Kildare next Sunday afternoon and they did so in a manner that will delight their supporters from the norther frontier of the county, as they twisted the knife into a beleaguered Offaly team that conceded three goals and could easily have shipped as many again, but for a heroic display from MTU Kerry goalkeeper Conor Melia.