Port were 19 point winners over Palatine but not before having to make adjustments in Carlow on Sunday.
Port's manager is proud of his team after they ran out comfortable winners in their Leinster Football quarter final.
Martin Murphy and his backroom team have now guided his side to this year's county title, and through two rounds of the Leisnter championship.
Next, they face Kilmacud Crokes in the semi final who got the better of the Laois side at the same stage last year.
Speaking to Pat O'Sullivan after the game, Murphy says a few tactical tweaks were needed to secure the final scoreline of 3-19 to 0-9 points over Carlow's champions Palatine:
Colm Murphy landed an impressive 1-6 in Netwatch Cullen Park, he told Pat that there were elements of the game that needed sorting early on:
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