The Laois senior footballers made it five wins from five in Division 4 of the National League following victory over London this evening.
Justin McNulty's charges maintained their lead at the summit of the table and are almost guaranteed promotion with games against Leitrim and Waterford to come.
It wasn't as comfortable as the final score suggests though - particularly in the first half where Laois struggled.
There was a strong wind blowing down the field towards the Abbeyleix End and Laois had it in the first half but failed to make much use of it.
Every time Laois were in possession, London retreated their entire 15 back inside their own 45.They routinely frustrated the hosts and turned them over with Laois failing to move the ball quick enough in attack in to hurt them.
Laois went ahead through Paul Kingston but Ciaran Diver levelled it up for London following a strong run.Mark Timmons, Mark Barry and Eoin Lowry regained the lead for Laois after 11 minutes but it would be ten more minutes before Laois scored again.
That came from a Mark Barry free and he scored again before half time too.But that would be it for Laois as London added points from Patrick Dolan and Nathan McElwaine in between.
That left Laois ahead 0-06 to 0-03 at half time but London were by far the happier team as they headed for the dressing rooms.
But that happy feeling changed within two minutes of the second half as Laois went seven points clear.
Presumably after a talking to at the interval, they attacked with more width and that yielded a point from Mark Barry.
And then, he did extremely well to force a long ball that was going wide out for a line ball. London looked to go back to keeper Andrew Walsh but Barry intercepted it and fed Evan O'Carroll who buried it past a scrambling defence and into the net.
Barry and O'Carroll added frees to leave Laois 1-9 to 0-3 ahead after 45 minutes.And the game was over as a contest in the 50th minute when Eoin Lowry's shot dropped short and Kevin Swayne fisted it to the net.Patrick Dolan kicked London's opening score of the half soon after and that was followed by Ciaran Diver.
But Laois responded through Shaun Fitzpatrick and sub Brian Daly to lead 2-12 to 0-05 with ten minutes to play.
The game petered out from there with London tagging on late points as Laois moved on to ten points in Division 4.
Laois: Killian Roche; Ben Dempsey, Seamus Lacey, Sean O'Flynn; Eoin Buggie, Mark Timmons (0-01), Danny O'Reilly; Conor Heffernan, Ciaran Burke; Kevin Swayne (1-00), Eoin Lowry (0-01), Shaun Fitzpatrick (0-01); Mark Barry (0-05, 2f, 1m) Evan O'Carroll (1-03, 1f, 1m), Paul Kingston (0-01).
Subs: Damon Larkin for Burke (16, inj), Simon Fingleton for Buggie and Brian Daly (0-01) for O'Carroll (both 53), Mikie Dempsey for Fitzpatrick (60)
London: Andrew Walsh; Daire Rooney, Matt Moynihan, Nathan McElwaine (0-01); Michael Miller, Cahir Healy, Ciaran McKeon; Liam Gallagher (0-02), Stephen Dornan; DJ O’Flaherty, Patrick Dolan (0-02, 2f), Ciaran Diver (0-03); Joshua Obahor, Ruairi Rafferty, Fiontan Eastwood.
Subs: Tighe Barry for Miller (35), Shay Rafter (0-01, 1f) for Rafferty (41), Ryan Tohill for Eastwood (49), Gareth McDowell for McKeon (55), Sean Tucker for Dolan (60)
Referee: Enda McFeely (Donegal)
