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Heard Martin Murphy has moved to B Abbey.
Kevin Doogue back with Graigue.
Portlaoise gone internal again with Aidan Fennelly.
Presume no changes in Ballylinan, Stradbally, Joseph's?

Didn't see anywhere to post about this.
It's a terrible time of the year to be playing football but still some interesting games have taken place.
Looks like Ballyroan Abbey are going to be the team to beat. They play Portlaoise in one semi final.
In the other semi final Graigue will play whoever wins tonight between Mountmellick Parish and Courtwood/Emo.
The B seems to be quite competitive too with not too many walkovers (although they will probably increase in the next week or two). Ballylinan, Crettyard/Spink, Rosenallis, Clonaslee and Na Fianna Og all still in the running.

Suppose a new thread needed for this.
Off to Ardee on Sunday. An away win is always difficult at this time of year so trying not to get my expectations up too much after a decent O'Byrne Cup campaign.

Any word on new appointments or existing guys staying on?
I presume Kieran Kelly and Martin Murphy are staying on but after that, I've heard absolutely nothing!

I know 2020 isn't completed yet but any word on managerial changes or indeed lads staying on? All I know is that both O'Dempseys and Courtwood are looking for new managements.

Don't think there's a thread.

Just wondering, as I don't know the background, why this Colt Shanahoe amalgamation hasn't worked out? Would have thought two intermediate or senior B teams joining would have had a huge shot at the senior B championship.

Round 1
Clonaslee v Borris-Kilcotton
Portlaoise v Clough-Ballacolla
The Harps v Castletown
Graiguecullen v Clonad
Ballypickas v Shanahoe
Slieve Bloom v Camross
Rosenallis v Trumera
Ballyfin a bye

Mountmellick v Portlaoise
Mountrath v Camross
Ballinakill v Colt
Rathdowney-Errill v Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe

Round 1
Castletown v Borris-Kilcotton
Abbeyleix v Kyle
Rathdowney-Errill v Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe
Portlaoise v The Harps

Round 1
Borris-Kilcotton v Rathdowney-Errill
Clough-Ballacolla v Mountmellick
Trumera v Clonad
Ballypickas v Camross

Group A
Ballyfin
Clonaslee
Mountrath
Colt

Group B
The Harps
Rosenallis
Slieve Bloom
Shanahoe

Round 1
Arles-Killeen v Kilcotton
Graiguecullen v O'Dempsey's
St Joseph's v Mountrath

Round 2
Arles-Killeen or Kilcotton v Borris-in-Ossory
Graiguecullen or O'Dempsey's v Ballyfin
St Joseph's or Mountrath v Killeshin
Crettyard v Park-Ratheniska
Courtwood v Annanough
Clonaslee v Portlaoise
Trumera v Rathdowney
Ballyroan-Abbey v Colt

Round 1
Errill v Arles-Kilcruise
Slieve Bloom v Rosenallis
Timahoe v Emo
Mountmellick v The Rock

Round 1
Portarlington v The Harps
Portlaoise v Barrowhouse
Killeshin v Graiguecullen
O'Dempsey's v Camross
Spink v Ballyroan-Abbey
Kilcavan v Park-Ratheniska
Ballylinan v Castletown
Stradbally v The Heath

Round 1
Mountmellick v Timahoe
Portlaoise v Clonaslee
Annanough v Rosenallis
The Rock v St Joseph's

Group A
Rathdowney-Errill
Ballinakill
Castletown
Portlaoise

Group B
Camross
Borris-Kilcotton
Clough-Ballacolla
Abbeyleix

Ballyfin v Graiguecullen
The Heath v Portarlington
Ballyroan-Abbey v Emo
Courtwood v Arles-Kilcruise
Stradbally v Killeshin
Arles-Killeen v Crettyard
St Joseph's v O'Dempseys
Ballylinan v Portlaoise

Apologies for the non GAA thread but fair play this lad.
I'm not much of a boxing fan but it's great for Laois to have a world champion.
I know there's 4 or 5 different world champions (weird) but fair play all the same. He could make a nice few quid out of this.

Round 1

Heath v Kilcavan
Spink v Graigue
Stradbally v Ballyroan Abbey
Errill v Camross
Annanough v Harps
Killeshin v Ballylinan
Port v Portlaoise
Park Ratheniska v O'Dempseys

The draw is
Mountmellick Gaels v Courtwood
Barrowhouse v The Rock
Rosenallis v Portlaoise
St Joseph's v Timahoe