Laois GAA name team for crunch Tailteann Cup quarter-final against Down

Kevin Swayne of Laois in action against Odhran Murdock of Down during the 2024 Tailteann Cup Final match between Down and Laois at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile | SPORTSFILE

placeholder image — Kevin Swayne of Laois in action against Odhran Murdock of Down during the 2024 Tailteann Cup Final match between Down and Laois at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile | SPORTSFILE

It’s a repeat of the 2024 Tailteann Cup final

Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has revealed his starting team and substitutes for Saturday’s Tailteann Cup quarter-final versus Down in Portlaoise.

It shows no changes from Laois’ last game against London in Round 2A three weeks ago. Killian Roche is set to start in goal again after coming back into the side for the London game after Courtwood’s Matthew Byron had started against Wicklow in Round 1.

LAOIS: Killian Roche (Killeshin); Alex Mohan (Portarlington), Trevor Collins (Graiguecullen), Jack Lacey (St Joseph’s); Paddy O’Sullivan (Portarlington), Simon Fingleton (Park-Ratheniska), Pa Kirwan (Emo); Conor Heffernan (Killeshin), Rob Tyrrell (Courtwood); Mikie Dempsey (St Joseph’s), Ronan Coffey (Portarlington), Kevin Swayne (Portlaoise); Brian Byrne (Graiguecullen), Daragh Galvin (Portarlington), Evan O’Carroll (Crettyard).

SUBS: Matthew Byron (Courtwood), Darren Brennan (Portlaoise), Ciaran Burke (Crettyard), Killian Byrne (Ballyroan-Abbey), Niall Corbet (Clonaslee St Manman’s), Ben Dempsey (Portlaoise), Josh Hogan (Portlaoise), Paul Kingston (Arles-Killeen), Rioghan Murphy (Portarlington), Cian Nolan (Park-Ratheniska), Cian Ryle (Kilcavan).

The winner of Saturday’s game will head to Croke Park next weekend for a double-header of semi-final action.

The game throws-in at 4pm on Saturday, June 13 in Laois Hire O’Moore Park Portlaoise. The game will be shown on GAA+ and the Leinster Express/ Laois Live will also be providing free live updates from 3.50pm.