2016 champions Stradbally will play near neighbours The Heath in the opening round of the Laois Shopping Cenrtre SFC after the draws were made tonight.
Beaten finalists Portlaoise will play Arles-Kilcruise while the other standout clash is the one of neighbours Graiguecullen and Killeshin.
In the Laois IFC, last year’s beaten finalists Timahoe will play junior champions Rosenallis while Emo – relegated in 2016 – will play Annnough.
The draws in full are:
LAOIS SFC
O’Dempsey’s v Ballyfin Gaels
Portarlington v Arles Killeen
Portlaoise v Arles Kilcruise
Stradbally v The Heath
Graiguecullen v Killeshin
Ballyroan-Abbey v Crettyard Gaels
Clonaslee Gaels v St Joseph’s
Ballylinan v Mountmellick Gaels
– First round games on weekend of July 28
LAOIS IFC
Courtwood v The Rock
Timahoe v Rosenallis
Annanough v Emo
Portlaoise v Barrowhouse
– First round games on weekend of July 28
LAOIS JFC ‘A’
Group A
The Heath, Park-Ratheniska, Stradbally, Camross
Group B
Ballylinan, Killeshin, St Joseph’s, The Harps
Group C
Portarlington, Kilcavan, Ballyroan-Abbey, Graiguecullen
Group D
Spink, Portlaoise, O’Dempsey’s
– First round games on July 26-27
LAOIS JFC ‘B’
Group A
Arles-Kilcruise, Emo, Rosenallis
Group B
Arles-Killeen, The Rock, Timahoe
Group C
St Fintan’s, Mountmellick, Errill
– First round games on July 5
LAOIS JFC ‘C’
Slieve Bloom v O’Dempsey’s (winners to play Rathdowney)
Crettyard v Barrowhouse
Kilcotton v Borris-in-Ossory
Park-Ratheniska v Annanough
Ballyroan-Abbey v Clonaslee
Castletown v Shanahoe
Ballyfin v Courtwood
– First round games on July 19/20
LAOIS U-21 FC ‘A’
Round 1
1 – St Joseph’s v Courtwood-Emo-The Rock
2 – Ballyroan-Abbey Gaels v Graiguecullen
October 13
Quarter-finals
Winners of 1 v Portlaoise
Winners of 2 v The Heath
Sarsfields v Portarlington
Killeshin-Crettyard v Stradbally Parish Gaels
– Weekend of October 20
LAOIS U-21 FC ‘B’
Round 1
1 – Park-Rathenisk v Rosenallis
2 – Castletown-Slieve Bloom v Ballylinan
October 13
Semi-finals
Winners of 1 v Na Fianna Og
Winners of 2 v O’Dempsey’s
– Weekend of October 20
LAOIS MFC ‘A’
Sarsfields v Stradbally Parish Gaels
Portarlington v Portlaoise
St Joseph’s v The Harps
Ballyroan-Abbey Gaels v Emo-Courtwood-The Rock
– Monday, July 24
LAOIS MFC ‘B’
Round 1
1 – Park-Ratheniska v Clonaslee
2 – Ballylinan v O’Dempsey’s
3 – Castletown-Slieve Bloom v St Fintan’s Mountrath
Quarter-finals
Graiguecullen v The Heath
Winner 1 v Killeshin-Crettyard
Winner 2 v Camross
Winner 3 v Rosenallis
