Laois will face Limerick on Saturday at 3pm in TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick in the quarter-final of the 2023 Tailteann Cup.
Team News: Laois Manager Billy Sheehan has named his team for the game this Saturday as follows:
One’s to watch: After an excellent team performance in the great win over Fermanagh last Saturday, there are no shortage of Laois players who stood out!!
Emo duo Sean Greene and Padraig Kirwan were very strong defensively which limited Fermanagh’s attacking threat. Graiguecullen’s Mark Timmons secured GAA.ie’s Tailteann Cup Player Of The Week after a public vote as a result of his fine display against Fermanagh, scoring 1-1 which proved vital in the win. Portarlington’s Robert Piggot and Crettyard’s Evan O’Carroll were also selected on GAA.ie’s Tailteann Cup Team Of The Week.
Previous Meetings:
January 27th 2018 – Allianz National Football League Division 4 Round 1 in Laois Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.
Laois – 2:12
Limerick – 0:9
Arles Killeen’s Paul Kingston scored a goal alongside creating great attacking opportunities, setting up his team mates for crucial scores and Killeshin’s Eoin Lowry scored 2 points from play in this 6-point win over Limerick more than 7 years ago.
March 19th 2022– Allianz National Football League Division 3 Round 6 in Laois Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.
Laois – 0:14
Limerick – 0:15
Despite this very slight defeat last year to Limerick, Laois put in a hard fought performance. Mark Barry, Eoin Lowry, Evan O’Carroll, Sean O’Flynn, Mark Timmons and Kieran Lillis all provided scores on the day.
What’s Next:
The Quarter-Final stages of the 2023 Tailteann Cup are straight knock-out contests. A win for Laois will see them through to the semi final stages with a fixture to be held in Croke Park against one of the winners of the other quarter-final fixtures consisting of Antrim vs Carlow, Meath vs Wexford or Cavan vs Down. The semi-finals will take place next weekend June 24th/25th in Croke Park.
If Laois and Limerick are level at the end of normal time, there will be extra time/penalties on the day to decide the winner. A loss for Laois will see them eliminated from the competition.
Tailteann Cup 2023:
The Tailteann Cup is the annual second tier All Ireland football championship competition contested by the 16 county teams who do not qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with the winners of the 2023 Tailteann Cup going on to enter the 2024 All Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Previous Results:
Round 1 (May 13th) Laois: 1-14 Cavan: 2-20
Round 2 (May 20th) Laois: 1:11 Offaly: 1-11
Round 3 (June 3rd) Laois: 1:17 London: 2:14
Prelim Q/F (June 10th) Laois: 1-11 Fermanagh: 1-9
Upcoming Fixtures:
Semi Finals: June 24th/25th in Croke Park.
Final: July 15th/16th in Croke Park.
Buy Tickets: https://www.gaa.ie/tickets/
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By Laois PRO Thu 15th Jun
