Laois 2-21 Meath 4-8:DESPITE CONCEDING four goals inside the last 10 minutes, Laois had a comfortable win over Meath at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday.

Stephen Maher and Charles Dwyer accounted for all bar five points of the winners’ total. Meath trailed 0-5 to 2-12 at the break.

James Toher fired a free to the net on 51 minutes to spark their revival and they added more goals from Conor Murray, Ciarán Fitzsimons and Jack Regan.

LAOIS: E Rowland; P Bergin, W Young, D Palmer; M Collier, B Duggan, C Gleeson; P Whelan, K Lalor; R Peacock (0-4), C Hyland (0-1), S Maher (1-10, 7f); PJ Scully, C Dwyer (1-6, 1f), G Burke. Subs: D Lynch for Bergin, MJ Lalor for Burke (both 46 mins), E Fleming for Rowland (48), MJ Dunphy for Maher, C Lewis for Palmer (59).

MEATH: C Flynn; G Foley, A Ennis, A Fagan; S McGee, J Kelly, C O’Shea; C Fitzsimons (1-7, 6f), B Wright; C McCabe, J Toher (1-0, free), V Moore; K O’Brien, C Murray (1-0), J Regan (1-1). Subs: D Keenan for Fagan (half-time), D Harmon for O’Shea (40), J Reilly for Ennis (42), S Coogan for O’Brien (45 mins).

Referee: B Brady (Louth).