However, Munnelly, BillySheehan and Conway are playing well, though Sheehan has a short fuse and may find it difficult to get through this seventy minutes of tough derby football.
Laois, helped by the introduction of Brian McDonald and BillySheehan, fought bravely to get back into the game but they were frustrated by the atrocious conditions as a couple of efforts went narrowly wide in the wind and rain.