Take a trip back to 2008 and 2009 when the Laois GAA senior football team took on Down in successive Gaelic Football All-Ireland Championship qualifying games in Portlaoise and Newry. Laois came out on the wrong side of both games with the 2008 match noted as a feisty affair, while the 2009 game was played in a downpour.
5. Kevin McKernan, Down, in action against Michael John Tierney./
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6. Benny Coulter, Down, in action against Cathal Ryan, Laois.
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7. Brendan Quigley, Laois, in action against Conor Garvey, Down.
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8. Ciaran McGovern, Down, in action against John O'Loughlin, Laois.
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