GARDEN GET DIGGING OUT

LAOIS withstood a stubborn Wicklow fightback to claim a Round One All-ireland Senior Football Qualifier win at a sunny Aughrim yesterday evening. The visitors were caught napping in the closing stages, conceding two goals inside a minute but somehow Laois held out for a three-point win. Peter Creedon’s (left) charges were far more clinical in half-time, with Gary Walsh firing 1-3 in the first half, including a 10th minute goal.the opening half, and led by 1-8 to 0-5 at Wind assisted Laois pushed eight points clear early on the restart, but lost their captain Stephen Attride to a black card in the 41st minute.