Minor Footballers Impress In Leinster Championship Win Over Laois

Sun, 3rd April 2022

Dublin’s Minor Footballers made it two wins from two in the Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Football Championship on Saturday, with victory over Laois at Parnell Park.

Kilmacud Crokes’ Joe Quigley starred for Dublin, shooting 1-08 (0-05f), as Dave Reynolds’ side dominated at Donnycarney.

Dublin led by 0-10 to 0-02 at half time thanks to Quigley’s impressive shooting, alongside good scores from David Mulqueen, Ryan Mitchell and Clyde Burke.

Quigley and Mulqueen added further scores in the second half, before the home side struck two late goals deep into injury time- Quigley finishing with a rebound after his penalty effort was saved, with Shane Mullarkey adding the second.

Next up for Dublin is a meeting with Westmeath on Wednesday, April 20^th.

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Dublin: David Leonard, Emmet Brady, Daniel McCarthy, Ryan Mitchell, James Brady, David Lucey, Tim Deering, Dylan Clark, Clyde Burke, Paul Reynolds Hand, Conal Ó Riain, Luke O’Boyle, Joe Quigley, Ciarán Donovan, David Mulqueen.

Subs: Leon Murphy for Clark (38 mins), Jamie Smith for Lucey (40 mins), Shane Mullarkey for O’Riain (54 mins), Mark McGlynn for Reynolds Hand (57 mins), Pierce Donohue for Burke (60 mins).

Laois: Brochan O’Reilly, Jake Darcy, Tadhg Dineen, Danny McGrath, Michael Gaffney, Darragh Loughman, Conor Raggett, Jack Brennan, Hugo Emerson, Kevin Byrne, Davy Costello, Eoin Johnston, Jeremy Kelly, Ryan Little, Adam Hunt.

Subs: Corey Geoghegan for Brennan (HT), David Miller for McGrath (38 mins), Eoin Cawley for Johnston (38 mins), Tom Bride for Hunt (46 mins), Cathal Casey for Kelly (54 mins), Niall Lalor for Byrne (56 mins).

Scorers:

DUBLIN: Joe Quigley 1-08 (0-05f), David Mulqueen 0-04, Shane Mullarkey 1-00, Ciarán Donovan 0-01 (f), Ryan Mitchell 0-01, Clyde Burke 0-01.

LAOIS: David Costello 0-02 (0-02f), Jeremy Kelly 0-01 (f), Eoin Cawley 0-01.