Good evening and welcome to The42‘s live coverage of two of tonight’s All-Ireland hurling qualifiers.

Jackie Cahill is in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, where both Dublin and Laois are bidding to put hammerings at the hands of Galway behind them.

In Cusack Park, it’s Clare v Offaly – Niall Kelly will have all of the details on that one for you.

Throw-in for both games is at 7pm.

Here’s how they’re expected to line out in Cusack Park. We’ll let you know of any late changes.

Clare

1. Patrick Kelly (Inagh-Kilnamona)

2. David McInerney (Tulla)
3. Cian Dillon (capt, Crusheen)
4. Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge)

5. Brendan Bugler (Whitegate)
6. Patrick O’Connor (Tubber)
7. Jack Browne (Ballyea)

8. Conor Ryan (Cratloe)
9. Tony Kelly (Ballyea)

10. John Conlon (Clonlara)
11. Colin Ryan (Newmarket-on-Fergus)
12. Shane Golden (Sixmilebridge)

13. Darach Honan (Clonlara)
14. Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)
15. Conor McGrath (Cratloe)

Offaly

1. James Dempsey (Kinnitty)

2. Niall Wynne (St Rynaghs)
3. Dermot Shortt (St Rynaghs)
4. David King (Coolderry)

5. Eanna Murphy (Seir Kieran)
6. Colin Egan (Belmont)
7. Pat Camon (St Rynaghs)

8. Emmet Nolan (Birr)
9. Sean Ryan (Birr)

10. James Mulrooney (Seir Kieran)
11. Dan Currams (capt, Kilcormac/Killoughey)
12. Paddy Murphy (Ballinamere)

13. Shane Dooley (Tullamore)
14. Joe Bergin (Seir Kieran)
15. Brian Carroll (Coolderry)

Welcome to O’Moore Park for this evening’s All-Ireland senior hurling qualifier between Laois and Dublin. We’re 20 minutes from throw-in. Team news to follow shortly.

It’s looking like a big crowd at O’Moore Park in the covered stand, with the terraces off limits this evening due to works.

Here are the Dublin subs for this evening:

16. Alan Nolan
17. Michael Carton
18. Shane Durkin
19. Eoghan O’Donnell
20. Joey Boland
21. Colm Cronin
22. Daire Plunkett
23. Darragh O’Connell
24. David Treacy
25. David O’Callaghan
26. Oisín O’Rorke

And here are the Laois replacements:

16. Enda Rowland
17. Patrick Whelan
18. Ben Conroy
19. Conor Dunne
20. James Walsh
21. Neil Foyle
22. PJ Scully
23. Dayne Peacock
24. Brendan Reddin
25. John Purcell
25. Oisín Carroll

One change for Laois this evening. Patrick Whelan from Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton comes in for John A. Delaney in defence.

GOAL for Dublin

Laois 0-0 Dublin 1-0

Half a minute on the watch as Mark Schutte finds the net for the Sky Blues from close range. The perfect start for Ger Cunningham’s visitors

Clare 0-2 Offaly 0-1: Frantic start in Cusack with three scores in the opening 90 seconds. Honan and Kelly get the opening pair for the hosts; Paddy Murphy gets Offaly’s response.

Break in play here allows us to draw breath. Super finish by Mark Schutte, a batted finish from close range with the Laois defensive posse closing in.

Laois playing with the strong breeze at their backs in the opening half.

Laois 0-1 Dublin 1-1

Conal Keaney pops over a Dublin point but Willie Hyland replies with a first score for Laois.

Laois 0-1 Dublin 1-2

Too much space for Shane Barrett as he storms forward for a Dublin point from wing-back.

GOAL FOR CLARE! Clare 1-4 Offaly 0-1 (McGrath, 6′) Smashing finish by Conor McGrath who buries the ball past James Dempsey in the Offaly goal.

This one could get away from Offaly quickly.

GOAL for Dublin

Laois 0-2 Dublin 2-2

It’s that man Mark Schutte again with Dublin’s second goal. Joe Fitzpatrick responds with a point for Laois

Laois 0-3 Dublin 2-3

Zane Keenan free for Laois, Eamon Dillon on target for Dublin.

Clare 1-5 Offaly 0-4: Three points without reply for Offaly as the route one tactics pay dividends; Shane Kinsella with the latest. Clare’s lead is cut to four.

Laois 0-4 Dublin 2-2

Charles Dwyer with a super long-range point for Laois.

Laois 0-5 Dublin 2-3

Dwyer is at it again with another stunning point from distance, wind-assisted.

Let off for Laois as Conal Keaney has a goal ruled out.

Laois 0-6 Dublin 2-3

Three-point game as Zane Keenan puts over his second free.

Laois 0-6 Dublin 2-4

Conal Keaney with a quite magnificent point from an acute angle on the touchline for Dublin.

Clare 1-7 Offaly 0-4: Tony Kelly collects the ball on his own half-back line and breaks forward before slotting a point. That was only ever going one place.

Laois 0-7 Dublin 2-4

Joe Campion keeps Laois in touch with a long-range point.

Laois 0-8 Dublin 2-4

Laois right back in business as Willie Hyland points.

Laois 0-9 Dublin 2-4

Charles Dwyer again with another monster long-range point. Good spell this for Laois.

Laois 0-10 Dublin 2-4

And we’re level! Zane Keenan equalises for Laois.

Clare 1-10 Offaly 0-5: Clare have stretched their lead to eight now as they keep picking off the points.

Laois 0-10 Dublin 2-6

Paul Ryan with a free from distance to nudge Dublin in front before Eamon Dillon points from play.

Clare 1-10 Offaly 0-7: Joe Bergin and then Shane Kinsella point in quick succession to keep Offaly within touching distance.

Laois 0-11 Dublin 2-6

Zane Keenan points a free for Laois.

Laois 0-11 Dublin 2-8

Mark Schutte collects a smashing diagonal ball from Liam Rushe, steps inside his man and fires over a point. Ryan O’Dwyer adds another and Dublin have some breathing space again.

GOAL for Dublin

Laois 0-11 Dublin 3-8

Mark Schutte turns provider this time for Conal Keaney to slot home from ten metres.

Laois 0-12 Dublin 3-8

Zane Keenan free for Laois.

Clare 1-13 Offaly 0-8: Plenty of bite in the Offaly performance and even if they can’t shake them, Clare are having no problem keeping the scoreboard ticking over. John Conlan adds the latest.

Laois 0-13 Dublin 3-9

Willie Hyland with a Laois point but Eamon Dillon responds in kind for Dublin.

HALF TIME: Clare 1-13 Offaly 0-9

Half time: Laois 0-13 Dublin 3-9

First half scorers:

Laois – Zane Keenan 0-5 (4f), Charles Dwyer & Willie Hyland 0-3 each, Joe Fitzpatrick & Joe Campion 0-1 each

Dublin – Mark Schutte 2-1, Conal Keaney 1-2, Eamon Dillon 0-3, Shane Barrett, Ryan O’Dwyer & Paul Ryan (f) 0-1 each.

Conal Keaney celebrates his crucial goal three minutes before half-time. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

Second half underway here at O’Moore Park. Half-time sub for Laois – John A. Delaney on for Brian Stapleton.

Laois 0-13 Dublin 3-10

Paul Ryan free for Dublin opens the second half scoring.

A little bit of controversy at half-time in Cusack Park. Offaly re-emerged from the dressing room while the Go Games were still ongoing on the pitch. Manager Brian Whelahan seemed to be suggesting that someone had knocked on their door and told them to return to the pitch.

Laois 0-13 Dublin 3-11

Conal Keaney point for Dublin.

GOAL FOR CLARE! Clare 2-13 Offaly 0-11 (Conlon, 36′) Fast start from Clare as John Conlon rifles in their second goal. They lead by eight and that could be that.

Laois 0-13 Dublin 3-12

Eamon Dillon’s fourth point for Dublin followed by Willie Hyland’s pont to open the Laois second half account.

Laois 0-15 Dublin 3-12

Stephen Maher with a Laois point.

Laois 0-15 Dublin 3-13

Paul Ryan with a free for Dublin.

GOAL FOR CLARE! Clare 3-16 Offaly 0-10 (O’Donnell, 44) Shane O’Donnell gets Clare’s third but it has Tony Kelly’s fingerprints all over it. He slices through the Offaly defence before popping the pass off. Fifteen points is the margin now.

Laois 0-16 Dublin 3-13

Matthew Whelan with a cracking long-range Laois point.

Laois 0-16 Dublin 3-14

Johnny McCaffrey with a big score for Dublin.

Laois 0-16 Dublin 3-15

Dublin eight points clear now and looking good as Paul Ryan puts over his first point from play.

Laois 0-17 Dublin 3-15

Neil Foyle with a Laois point but he could have taken the ball forward and went for goal.

Clare 3-22 Offaly 0-13: Very much plain sailing now for Clare.  Tony Kelly points another free to stretch the lead to a massive 18 points.

Don’t worry, we’re still here in Portlaoise! We’ve gone ten minutes without a score as this game appears to be petering out to an inevitable conclusion. Some poor wides on both sides.

Dublin have added eight second half wides to the nine they registered in the first half.

Make that nine in each half now as Johnny McCaffrey shoots wide from long-range. Something for Dublin to work on ahead of next weekend.

Clare 3-24 Offaly 0-13: Conor McGrath tacks on another. On the sideline, Colm Galvin is preparing to make his entrance after cutting short his summer in the US to come back for the Banner.

Laois 0-18 Dublin 3-15

Zane Keenan points a free for Laois, his sixth point of the game.

Laois 0-19 Dublin 3-16

Tom Delaney with a Laois point but Paul Ryan slots over a free for Dublin.

GOAL for Dublin

Laois 0-19 Dublin 4-17

David O’Callaghan nets in stoppage time before Daire Plunkett adds a point.

FT in Cusack Park: Clare 3-26 Offaly 0-15

Full-time: Laois 0-19 Dublin 4-17

That’s it from O’Moore Park. A comfortable ten-point victory for Dublin but a worrying tally of 21 wides. Plenty to work on for the Sky Blues ahead of next weekend. Thanks for joining us in Portlaoise.