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Leinster Final Memory: Heartbreak for Laois in 2005 as late Dublin point denies Micko’s men

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17 July 2005; Joe Higgins, Laois, retrieves the ball on the end line in the last minute of injury time before Dublin's Tomas Quinn kicked the resulting "45" to win the game for Dublin by one point. Bank of Ireland Leinster Senior Football Championship Final, Dublin v Laois, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit; Ciara Lyster / SPORTSFILE

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on June 22, 2018, ahead of that year’s Leinster final.  Back in the mid 2000s, big games in Croke Park were the definition of days out in the summer for Laois football supporters. While the hysteria of 2003 was never fully replicated, there was still a huge following and…

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