A couple of games from 2020 are still outstanding.
Laois GAA have made the draw for the 2021 football championships.
Remarkably round one of the SFC has thrown up a repeat of the 2020 semi-final which is outstanding, Ballyfin against Portarlington and is invariably the pick of the round.
The system for senior and intermediate is unchanged with a straight knockout draw and a back door format meaning neither of this years final four will be knocked out should they lose but it adds a bit of spice to the tie nonetheless.
Perennial champions Portlaoise begin their attempt to regain the top prize against Courtwood.
Other notable ties include Emo V O'Dempseys and The Heath v Graiguecullen.
The Junior 'A' and 'B' grades will both have group phases followed by a last eight and last four scenario, while Junior C like the senior and intermediate ranks are straight knockout.
Full Draw:
Laois SFC
The Heath v Graiguecullen; Ballyroan-Abbey v Killeshin; Rosenallis v Ballylinan; Courtwood v Portlaoise; Stradbally v Arles-Killeen; Emo v O’Dempsey’s; Ballyfin v Portarlington; St Joseph’s v Clonaslee
Laois IFC
Timahoe v Park-Ratheniska; O’Dempsey’s v Portlaoise; Mountmellick v Arles-Kilcruise; The Rock v Crettyard
Laois JFC ‘A’
Group A
The Harps. Castletown, Portlaoise, Portarlington
Group B
Errill, The Heath, Ballyroan-Abbey, Barrowhouse
Group C
Camross, St Joseph’s, Kilcavan
Group D
Graiguecullen/Spink, Annanough, Killeshin
Laois JFC ‘B’
Group A
Graiguecullen/Spink, Mountmellick, Timahoe
Group B
Stradbally, Rosenallis, Arles-Killeen
Group C
Kilcotton, The Rock, Emo
Group D
Ballylinan, Portlaoise, Slieve Bloom
Laois JFC ‘C’
Preliminary Round
Mountrath v Ballyfin
Round 1
Winner Mountrath/Ballyfin v Annanough, The Heath v Rathdowney, Shanahoe v Killeshin, O’Dempsey’s v Clonaslee, St Joseph’s v Park-Ratheniska, Colt v Borris-In-Ossory, Courtwood v Arles-Kilcruise, Ballyroan-Abbey v Kilcavan.
You can watch it back here:
Meanwhile the club hurling championship reverts to a format from two years ago.
The top side in both senior groups will go straight to a semi-final, with second and third facing off in a quarter-final.
This year's finalists Borris-Kilcotton and Clough-Ballacolla were kept apart for this stage of the competition.
Here's how things shook out starting with the senior grade:
Group A
Clough-Ballacolla, Rosenallis, Winners The Harps/Portlaoise, Castletown
Group B
Borris-Kilcotton, Rathdowney-Errill, Abbeyleix, Camross
At intermediate level the two sides who finish top in each group will again head into the last four with the others contesting the quarter-final stages .
Laois Premier IHC
Group A
Ballinakill, Slieve Bloom, Ballyfin, Rathdowney-Errill
Group B
Loser Portlaoise/The Harps, Clonaslee, Camross, Colt-Shanahoe
Laois IHC
Group A
Clough-Ballacolla, Borris-Kilcotton, Clonad, Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe
Group B
Mountmellick, Trumera, The Harps, Mountrath
Laois JHC ‘A’
Group A
Rathdowney-Errill, Portlaoise, Camross, Colt-Shanahoe
Group B
Ballypickas, Abbeyleix, Mountrath, Castletown
Laois JHC ‘B’
Group A
Portlaoise, Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe, Kyle, Rathdowney-Errill
Group B
The Harps, Ballinakill, Rosenallis
Group C
Mountmellick, Clough-Ballacolla, Borris-Kilcotton
Laois Shopping Centre JHC ‘C’
Round 1
Trumera v Castletown, Abbeyleix v Colt-Shanahoe, Ballyfin v Clonaslee
Quarter-final
Trumera/Castletown v Ballypickas, Abbeyleix/Colt-Shanahoe v Clonad, Ballyfin/Clonaslee v Borris-Kilcotton, Camross v Clough-Ballacolla