Paddy Christie's reign as Longford senior football manager began this evening with a very convincing 3-18 to 0-13 O'Byrne Cup victory over Laois in Portarlington. Dessie Reynolds, Dylan Farrell and Daniel Mimnagh bagged the goals for Longford, all in the first half as they established a 3-10 to 0-3 interval advantage. Christie emptied his bench during the second half with James McGivney, Robbie Smyth and Peter Foy among those introduced.

placeholder image — Paddy Christie's reign as Longford senior football manager began this evening with a very convincing 3-18 to 0-13 O'Byrne Cup victory over Laois in Portarlington. Dessie Reynolds, Dylan Farrell and Daniel Mimnagh bagged the goals for Longford, all in the first half as they established a 3-10 to 0-3 interval advantage. Christie emptied his bench during the second half with James McGivney, Robbie Smyth and Peter Foy among those introduced.

PICTURES | Paddy Christie's Longford reign begins with convincing O'Byrne Cup victory over Laois

Published 4th Jan 2023, 21:58 GMT

Updated 5th Jan 2023, 13:18 GMT

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Caption: 4 January 2023; Laois manager Billy Sheehan during the O'Byrne Cup Group B Round 1 match between Laois and Longford at McCann Park in Portarlington, Laois. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

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Caption: 4 January 2023; Jack Macken of Longford in action against Padraig Kirwan of Laois during the O'Byrne Cup Group B Round 1 match between Laois and Longford at McCann Park in Portarlington, Laois. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

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Caption: 4 January 2023; Dylan Farrell of Longford in action against Sean O'Flynn of Laois during the O'Byrne Cup Group B Round 1 match between Laois and Longford at McCann Park in Portarlington, Laois. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

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Caption: 4 January 2023; Longford in action against Laois during the O'Byrne Cup Group B Round 1 match between Laois and Longford at McCann Park in Portarlington, Laois. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

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PICTURES | Paddy Christie's Longford reign begins with convincing O'Byrne Cup victory over Laois

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