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Dont know how true it is, so I cant clarify. Did they play with the divisional team? Dont know if they played with sarsfields either.

Ratheniska hammered sarsfields yesterday, apparently jack priestley and Sean O'Neill didnt play with sarsfields. They opted to play with the divisional side instead. U20 players shouldn't be selected for the divisional games while the u20 championship is on.

Portlaoise were missing their few senior lads because of next week and they would have surely made a difference. Still a good win for O'Dempsey's who wouldn't be strong underage.

Portarlington will be the big favourites for this I'd imagine.

Portlaoise missing 6 senior panel members

Unless portlaoise agree to a change of date for the game, which they didnt, then they would be awarded the match. Those are the rules for all clubs in the county and that as I understand is the situation here. The county board have not agreed to a request for a postponement as stated above.

The senior football league final this evening is OFF.
O'Dempseys gave a walkover. 

https://youtu.be/I9c7w4TdTas

Bit of insight in to the Laois hurling set up

Be a few changes this weekend, lillis suspended, byrne will be outand piggott out for a few weeks apparentley.

What does that mean? Youre missing the point!
2015 Ross Munnelly sent off in semi final and gets off
2016 Colm Begley sent off in semi final and gets off
2017 Kevin Byrne sent off in semi final and gets off
2018 Bruno sent off in semi final and doesnt get off
We know everyone hates us but dont make it so obvious!

Well you do bring it on yourselves

2015 Ross Munnelly sent off in semi final and gets off
2016 Colm Begley sent off in semi final and gets off
2017 Kevin Byrne sent off in semi final and gets off
2018 Bruno sent off in semi final and doesnt get off
We know everyone hates us but dont make it so obvious!

Who was chairman last year when kevin byrne got off?

Young lad from ballylinan (cant remember his name) got sent off in the semi final last year and his appeal was successful and played in the county final.

Ha ha. That's the first time I have heard a punch (with closed fist) to the side of the head called shaking off an opponent.
I wasnt like it was a rash decision by Maurice Deegan, he took plenty of time to make his decision. It looked like he was trying his best not to get him sent off. He went to 2 umpires and 2 linesmen over it. It's not wonder our county is struggling for referees.

I hear Portlaoise/Bruno are appealing the sending off tonight. I presume our county board will do as they normally do and let the player off.

He did f**k all wrong, he's dead right to appeal

I forgot striking a player in the back of the head was allowed in Laois 🙈 but it's Bruno so let him play. Nothing to see here lads

Merely a shaking off of his opponent who had fouled him. Lads need to toughen up a wee bit.

let's hope he gets off , a nothing incident . Bruno takes some amount of crap off players not able for him and not a word is said when it happens.

The umpires and referee saw f**k all 2 years ago when bruno was taken out v Stradbally!

https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/laois-sports/338269/women-in-gaelic-games-should-get-cut-of-jp-mcmanus-gaa-money-insists-laois-woman.html

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/much-jp-mcmanus-donation-worth-every-club-ireland-178743

There's no need to split Portlaoise just form a new club at the northern end. I heard a disturbing fact that the primary school up that end of town has over 700 pupils and not one plays Gaelic games with Portlaoise. Don't know the name of the school.  Small rural clubs have schools with 100 or less yet are in developing ties with all kids and trying to get as many playing as possible. 0 out of 700 is a scandal in my opinion !

That is incorrect, i know a good few from that school that play with the town