The deciding Round 5 ties in the Laois SHC will go ahead in their original scheduled dates and won’t be played at the same time, despite each game having a potential impact on all the others.
Laois GAA have confirmed the fixture list for the Round 5 senior games, as well as the quarter-finals in the two intermediate grades, semi-finals in the various Junior competitions and selection of relegation deciders.
All five senior games will be played in O’Moore Park across the weekend of September 6. It’s believed there was no major desire from the clubs to move what was originally set out in the fixture list.
Neighbours The Harps and Clough-Ballacolla meet on Friday night while the Saturday double header features Abbeyleix v Camross and Portlaoise v Rathdowney-Errill. The Sunday double header includes Rosenallis v Borris-Kilcottton and Castletown v Ballinakill.
While the weekend of Electric Picnic will be entirely free of games, there will be some hurling championship games on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the week leading into it.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
Laois JHC Relegation Final
Borris-Kilcotton v Camross in the Centre of Excellence at 7.15pm
Laois JHC ‘B’ Relegation Final
Castletown v The Harps in the Centre of Excellence at 7pm
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
Laois JHC ‘B’ Semi-finals
Ballyfin v Rathdowney-Errill in the Centre of Excellence at 7pm
Kyle v Ballinakill in the Centre of Excellence at 7.15pm
Laois JHC ‘C’ Quarter-finals
Camross v Borris-Kilcotton
Portlaoise v Abbeyleix
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Laois JHC ‘C’ Semi-finals
Clonad v Portlaoise or Abbeyleix in the Centre of Excellence at 7pm
Clough-Ballacolla v Camross or Borris-Kilcotton in Centre of Excellence at 7.15pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Laois JHC ‘B’ Final
Ballyfin or Rathdowney-Errill v Kyle or Ballinakill in the Centre of Excellence at 7.15pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Laois JHC ‘A’ Semi-finals
Castletown v Portlaoise in Centre of Excellence at 7pm
Clough-Ballacolla v Rathdowney-Errill in Borris-in-Ossory at 7pm
Laois Premier IHC Quarter-final
Camross v Clonaslee St Manmans in Centre of Excellence at 7.15pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Laois SHC Round 5
Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps at 7.30pm
Laois Premier IHC Quarter-final
Rathdowney-Errill v Colt-Shanahoe in Ratheniska at 7pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Laois SHC Round 5
Abbeyleix v Camross in O’Moore Park at 5.30pm
Portlaoise v Rathdowney-Errill in O’Moore Park at 7pm
Laois IHC Quarter-final
Borris-Kilcotton v Slieve Bloom or Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Laois SHC Round 5
Rosenallis v Borris-Kilcotton in O’Moore Park at 2pm
Ballinakill v Castletown in O’Moore Park at 3.30pm
Laois IHC Quarter-final
The Harps v Trumera in Rathdowney at 12noon
Laois Premier IHC Relegation Final
Clough-Ballacolla v Abbeyleix in Colt at 12noon
Laois IHC Relegation Final
Ballypickas v Slieve Bloom or Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe at 12noon. Venue TBC
Premier IHC and IHC Semi-finals
The pairings for the two intermediate championship semi-finals have also been confirmed.
The group winners in the respective groups went straight through to the semi-finals.
Mountmellick will meet the winners of Rathdowney-Errill v Colt-Shanahoe in one Premier IHC semi-final while Ballyfin will have a derby against either Clonaslee or Camross.
In the IHC, Clonad will play Trumera or The Harps in one semi-final while Mountrath will meet whoever comes through from Borris-Kilcotton, Slieve Bloom or Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe.
Laois Premier IHC Semi-finals
Mountmellick v Rathdowney-Errill or Colt-Shanahoe
Ballyfin v Clonaslee-St Manman’s or Camross
Laois IHC Semi-finals
Mountrath v Borris-Kilcotton, Slieve Bloom or Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe
Clonad v Trumera or The Harps
