Football Championships In Laois And Offaly Resume This Evening

Monday, 24 August 2020 10:18

Portlaoise's bid for a fourth successive Senior Football Championship title sees them take on Ballylinan.

Following the lifting of the localised lockdowns, the football championships in Laois and Offaly resume this evening.

Portlaoise's bid for a fourth successive Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship title sees them take on Ballylinan at half-seven at Stradbally in what's a repeat of the 2017 decider.

Our Laois G-A-A correspondent Jack Nolan expects the holders to progress

Last season's Intermediate winners Rosenallis go up against Ballyfin at Portarlington at 7 while there's a quarter-to-seven start at M-W Hire O'Moore Park for the meeting of 2018 finalists O'Dempsey's and Courtwood.

Meanwhile it's the second round of group games in the Tullamore Court Hotel Offaly Senior Football Championship.

Having registered a four-point victory over Edenderry on the opening night, defending champions Ferbane can book their place in the semi-finals with a victory against a Bracknagh side who lost to Shamrocks on weekend one.

Shamrocks and Edenderry will both be looking back from defeats when they face off at Geashill.

After their win against Tullamore earlier this month, Cappincur can advance to the last-four if they beat Clara at Croghan.

While the two most successful teams in the history of the competition meet at Gracefield where 29-time winners Rhode tackle 27-time champions Tullamore.

Offaly G-A-A T-V commentator Brian Gavin thinks Tullamore need a massive improvement from their opening weekend showing

All four games get underway at 8pm.

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