Preview: Laois vs Dublin (Div.1B Hurling)
Written by Laois PR Team
The Laois senior hurlers will play Dublin in their final round game of Div.1B at home on Saturday March 22nd with throw in at 5pm in Laois Hire O’Moore Park .
Tickets can be purchased both online and in person using the following options below.
Tickets can be purchased online here: https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/buy/25OM2203?fbclid=IwY2xjawJKrK9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdy6s01hJSpUJnsPN5X0_RgcIifpdlG68pnwJihHgYgOzgy84BCpQTn_Qg_aem_sAotQNcYQ5lbCPihCi_oTA
**Please note that juvenile u16 tickets cost 5 euro and must be purchased alongside an adult ticket for entry.**
Tickets can be purchased in person via selected participating SuperValu stores:
SuperValu Stradbally
Breslin’s SuperValu Rathdowney
McConville’s SuperValu Mountmellick
McLoughlin’s SuperValu Portarlington
Mulhall’s SuperValu Portlaoise
SuperValu Abbeyleix
SuperValu Parkside Portlaoise.
Follow live match scores and updates on our official CLG Laois Twitter account: @CLGLaois.
Manager Tommy Fitzgerald has named the following side to face Dublin:
Most Recent Laois Debut:
Left corner forward Cormac Byrne (Abbeyleix) got his first senior hurling start for Laois in the Carlow game and he scored a point from play (0-1).
Round 5 Recap:
Laois: 0-29
Carlow: 2-26
Laois: Aaron Dunphy 0-16 (twelve frees), PJ Scully 0-3, Tomas Keyes 0-3, Aidan Corby 0-3, Jordan Walshe 0-2, Cormac Byrne 0-1, Fiachra C Fennell 0-1.
Carlow: Martin Kavanagh 0-14 (ten frees, one 65), Ted Joyce 1-2, Paddy Boland 1-1, Chris Nolan 0-2, Jon Nolan 0-2, Ciaran Whelan 0-2, Evan Kealy 0-1, John Doyle 0-1, James Doyle 0-1, Donagh Murphy 0-1
Standout Players for Laois:
Fiachra C. Fennell had a positional change from defence and started in midfield, where he had one of his best games for Laois: winning loads of possession, strong tackling & creating turnovers, intercepting ball and scoring a brilliant point from play.
2 turnover balls won from Fiachra C.Fennell in midfield led to 2 Laois frees converted by Aaron Dunphy and his long accurate passes also set up scoring chances for Cormac Byrne (0-1) out wide. Fiachra C. Fennell’s pace & ball control on runs going forward opened up the Carlow defence, one run he made from the half back line all the way to Laois’ full forward line and he almost had a goal chance himself from this, only for a late foul.
Shortly after, Fiachra C. Fennell again won a high ball in midifeld and set up yet another score: with a quick lay off to Aidan Corby, Corby who struck from long range and point from play from midfield as Laois lead for 1st time in game on 48 minutes.
Pj Scully was very impressive at scoring from difficult angles (0-3 from play). Pj Scully won 2 frees in for Aaron Dunphy to convert and created half a goal chance.
Aaron Dunphy scored a massive total 0-16 (12 frees) with 2 monster frees his standout scores, one scored from inside his own 45 and another from inside his own 65. Both were scored from inside his own half.
Dublin:
Results:
Round 1:
Dublin: 1-25
Antrim: 0-14
Round 2:
Westmeath: 0-18
Dublin: 1-22
Round 3:
Dublin: 1-23
Offaly: 0-27
Round 4:
Waterford: 1-23
Dublin: 2-18
Round 5:
Dublin: 2-29
Carlow: 3-17
Standout Players:
Centre half back Chris Crummey, has been very solid defensively. Using his physical strength to cut out dangerous attacks and provide an effective link from defence: to midfield & attack. Whilst also scoring 2 great points from play.
Midfielder Conor Burke has been highly impressive, as a strong high ball winner and displaying his ability to score points from long range. Total 0-9 from play with 0-5 of these, massive scores from distance vs Carlow.
Centre half forward and an accurately reliable freetaker, Donal Burke has been consistently excellent up front with a total 0-17. (11 frees, 6 from play).
Notable Return: Dublin’s Conor McHugh (full back for Na Fianna when they won their recent 2025 All Ireland SHC title) made his second senior county hurling starting debut vs Carlow in Round 5, 10 years on from his first appearance.
Laois vs Dublin : Previous League Meeting Result:
Division 1: 19th March 2023 in Parnell Park
Dublin: 1-29
Laois: 0-20
By Laois PRO Fri 21st Mar
