Tyrell double gets Kildare ladies past Laois for first Senior campaign win

Lauren Murtagh of Kildare during the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Final match between Clare and Kildare at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

placeholder image — Lauren Murtagh of Kildare during the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Final match between Clare and Kildare at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Diane O'Hora's side registered their first win of their Leinster Senior Championship campaign by beating neighbours Laois

Leinster Senior Football Championship Round 3

Kildare 3-3

Laois 0-10

Kildare ladies got their first win of their Leinster Senior Football against Laois. The much-changed Lilies were propelled past their neighbours in large part thanks to two brilliant goals from Holly Tyrell.

On both occasions, the Rathcoffey forward used her pace to get away from her opposite number and finish excellently off her laces.

Diane O’Hora made 11 changes for this game with the league final places already decided. The Lilies now have a break until June 8 or 9 before the All-Ireland Senior Championship gets under way.

Kildare, Holly Tyrell 2-0, Leah Doran 1-0, Aoife Rattigan 0-2 (0-1 frees), Sarah Munnelly 0-1.

Laois, Katie Donoghue 0-4 (0-3 frees), Emily Lacey 0-3, Mo Nerney 0-2 (0-2 frees), Aoibhe Byron 0-1.

KILDARE: Anna Dunlea; Aine Mernagh, Laoise Lenehan, Alex Reynolds; Mia Doherty, Ellie O'Toole, Lauren Murtagh; Aoife Rattigan, Aoife Kilkenny; Leah Doran, Elaine Keogh, Sarah Munnelly; Erin Brereton Foley, Holly Tyrell, Trina Duggan. Subs: Claire Sullivan for Lauren Murtagh (22 minutes), Fiona Troute for Laoise Lenehan (Half-time), Niamh Barnes for Anna Dunlea (Half-time).

LAOIS: Eimear Barry; Sinead Farrelly, Isabel Finlay, Gráinne Lalor; Aerin Ryle, Mary Cotter, Aoife Gorman; Anna Moore, Ciara Malone; Gráinne Moran, Emily Lacey, Lauren Kearney; Róisín Allen, Mo Nerney, Katie Donoghue. Subs: Aoife Cummins for Isabel Finlay (35 minutes), Aisling Fitzpatrick for Róisín Allen (37 minutes), Eleanor Healy for Gráinne Moran (39 minutes), Aoibhe Byron for Lauren Kearney (46 minutes), Anna Lalor for Aerin Ryle (53 minutes).

Referee: Marion Hayden (Carlow)