Keith Beirne is hoping Leitrim can secure promotion from Division 4 of the Allianz Football League before turning their thoughts to the Championship.

After losing to Wicklow last weekend, Leitrim need to win their two remaining games against Laois and Sligo to have any chance of earning promotion. Were they to achieve that, it would set them up nicely for a Connacht SFC where one of Leitrim, London, Sligo or New York will get a shot at the Sam Maguire. 

“We have Championship games now, it is good for us and it is good for the fans and neutrals, knowing if we beat Laois it is going to be a do-or-die against Sligo," the Mohill attacker told gaa.ie at yesterday's Allianz Insurance event.

“Laois is do-or-die, it is the Championship level you want to be playing at. Those two games are must-wins and will set us up well for travelling to New York.

“You'd always like to have the safety net of being on eight or 10 points saying if we messed up against Laois we could still probably be okay for Sligo, but it makes the Laois game massive for us and them.”

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