Championship starts for O'Moore duo

Laois manager Sean Dempsey has given Championship starts to Ger Reddin and Rory Stapleton for Sunday's Leinster SFC clash with Louth at Parnell Park.

Stapleton, will line out at corner back, while dual star Reddin is named in the team at centre-back in place of Tom Kelly, who is still recovering for a cruciate injury.

Padraig McMahon will miss the Wee encounter with a broken jaw, while Joe Higgins could struggle to make the bench due to ongoing injury problems.

Laois (SF v Louth): M. Nolan; C. Ryan, M.Timmons, R. Stapleton; Darren Rooney, G. Reddin, J. O’Loughlin; Padraig Clancy, K. Meaney; B. Quigley, B. McCormack, Captain, P. OLeary; M. J. Tierney, R. Munnelly, D. Kingston.