The must win one of their final two league games.
Laois' footballers have been handed a boost with Cahir Healy's knee injury not as bad as first feared.
The Portlaoise defender suffered a suspected third knee cruciate injury in as many years in last month's win over Clare last month and he was expected to miss the rest of the season.
But Healy says a scan has shown only partial ligament damage and he'll now meet with a specialist to determine the next steps in his recovery.
Meanwhile they will have to win one of their two remaining league games to ensure that they stay in Division Two.
That's the view of the O'Moore County team manager Mike Quirke was was talking in the wake of his sides' defeat to Kildare at the weekend.
The Kerryman says it's clear what the team need to do in their final two fixtures:
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