That's all from me as Galway and Laois win on the road. Two wonderful games - what a start to the 2018 Leinster championships! Thanks for reading.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-18 Laois 2-21 AET

Laois come back from ten points down at the break to seal a quarter-final date with Westmeath in a fortnight. What a game that was!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-18 Laois 2-21

Donie Kingston to Paul and over the bar!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-18 Laois 2-20

Darragh Pepper pulls one back.

Two minutes left at Wexford Park, where Laois are home and hosed after a remarkable recovery.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-17 Laois 2-20

Donie Kingston is the only one of Laois' six starting forwards remaining on the field and he applies the icing to the cake.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-17 Laois 2-19

Paul Kingston and Shanley (free) trade points.

Leinster SHC full time: Offaly 2-15 Galway 5-18

Offaly really put it up to the Tribesmen but the All-Ireland champions come through with twelve points to spare in the end!

Goal!

Jason Flynn delivers the fifth Galway goal in injury time!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 2-14 Galway 4-18

A Dooley free is cancelled out by substitute Sean Loftus.

Leinster SFC half time in extra time: Wexford 1-16 Laois 2-18

A 15-point swing here!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-16 Laois 2-18

Captain Stephen Attride edges Laois five clear again.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 2-13 Galway 4-17

Shane Kinsella and Conor Whelan on target at either end.

Post!

Donie Kingston fails to stretch Laois' lead.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-16 Laois 2-17

Shanley knocks over a Wexford free.

Goal!

What a start to extra time for Laois! Darren Strong points then ahead for the first time and Kieran Lillis fires low to the net before Trevor Collins fists one over - 2-17 to 1-15!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 2-12 Galway 4-15

Goalkeeper Eoghan Cahill slots a long-range free for Offaly! Dooley on target before that.

Extra time is underway at Wexford Park.

Goal!

Conor Whelan doubles on the sliothar in the air and leaves eleven between the teams, 4-15 to 2-10!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 2-10 Galway 3-15

Conor Cooney increases the gap!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 2-10 Galway 3-14

Canning takes his point from a Galway free.

Goal!

A Joe Bergin major has handed Offaly a lifeline but Galway still lead by six, 3-13 to 2-10, after Canning slots a '65'.

Leinster SFC full time: Wexford 1-15 Laois 1-15

We'll have extra time at Wexford Park - that Laois leveller came so, so late - Wexford are left regretting not going for goal from the penalty!

Level!

Laois equalise! Incredible stuff! Corner back Gareth Dillon saves his side at the death!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-15 Laois 1-14

Shanley chips the penalty over the bar to surely win the game!

Penalty to Wexford!

What drama at Wexford Park. We're in the 74th minute and this is a disaster for Laois as Brian Malone goes down under pressure from Attride.

Wide!

Kingston with a chance to win it for Laois but he inexplicably misses...

Goal!

Dubutant Concannon with his second major of the night for Galway, who lead Offaly by eight points after 45 minutes, 3-11 to 1-9!

Four minutes of injury time to be added in Wexford Park! Still 1-14 each...

Goal!

Kingston steps up in the 68th minute and the sides are level - 1-14 each! What a game! Who said the Leinster championship was crap?

Penalty to Laois!

Niall Donoher goes down and it had to be a penalty!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-14 Laois 0-14

Tubritt's fifth arrives at just the right time!

Three minutes left as Wexford hang on grimly to a two-point lead.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-7 Galway 2-11

Looking ominous as Canning fires over another free.

Ooh!!

Another goal chance for Laois but O'Connor pulls it wide!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-7 Galway 2-10

Canning steers over a Galway free at the start of the second half, with 8,300 enjoying this match in the midlands sunshine.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-13 Laois 0-14

Inspirational stuff from Donie Kingston as he steps inside on the hour and hammers over with his left boot from 40 metres!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-13 Laois 0-13

Munnelly with a terrific point as the ten-point interval deficit is reduced to three with twelve minutes to go!

Fifteen minutes left and it's heating up at Wexford Park!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-13 Laois 0-12

What a comeback this is. Donie Kingston and substitute Paul Kingston on target either side of a Shanley free.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-12 Laois 0-10

O'Connor is denied a goal but gathers the rebound and passes to Kingston, who points.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-12 Laois 0-9

A six-point game as Kingston strokes over a free.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-12 Laois 0-8

Munnelly slots a brace but Tubritt replies with his fourth score.

Leinster SHC half time: Offaly 1-7 Galway 2-9

Offaly have been brilliant in the first half, with Dooley registering 1-6. But Joseph Cooney has bagged 1-4 for the visitors and they lead by five at the break.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-7 Galway 2-9

Cathal Mannion points after great work by Canning!

Save!

In Wexford Park, Brody denies Tiernan Rossiter, but Shanley converts the resultant '45' and Wexford lead by 1-11 to 0-6!

Goal!

Joseph Cooney has been having some game and he's just netted to give the Tribsmen a 2-8 to 1-7 advantage with the interval looming.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-10 Laois 0-6

Donie Kingston converts a free as the O'Moore men make it three-in-a-row!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-10 Laois 0-5

David Conway with another Laois score.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-7 Galway 1-8

Straight away, Dooley conjures a magical point at the other end.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-6 Galway 1-8

He's been pretty subdued so far but Canning pops over a second successive free.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-10 Laois 0-4

Laois wing back Stephen Attride with the first score of the second half.

Laois sub:

Gary Walsh is replaced by Benny Carroll at half time - can the O'Moore County overturn the ten-point deficit?

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-6 Galway 1-7

Canning's free nudges the All-Ireland champions back in front.

Narrowly wide from Joe Bergin as Offaly seek the lead!

Level!

Dooley splits the posts from a free and it's 1-6 each after 25 minutes in Tullamore!

The Faithful County have been superb so far.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-5 Galway 1-6

What an inspirational score from Offaly captain David King into the wind! We're in the 22nd minute!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-4 Galway 1-6

Joseph Cooney again, with his fourth point from play!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-4 Galway 1-5

Joseph Cooney edges the holders back in front.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-4 Galway 1-4

Dooley's work rate wins an Offaly free and he duly pops it between the posts!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 1-3 Galway 1-4

Joe Cooney restores Galway's lead. Shane Dooley Offaly's sole scorer so far!

Level!

It's 1-3 each now at Tullamore, where Dooley has tapped over a free in the 15th minute. Prior to that, Eoghan Cahill saved a Joe Canning free before Dooley blasted to the net at the other end instantly!

Leinster SFC half time: Wexford 1-10 Laois 0-3

Shane Doyle points from 40 yards to leave ten between them at the break!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 0-2 Galway 1-3

Joseph Cooney's score leaves four between the teams.

Save!

Swaine this time denies John O'Loughlin, who didn't get enough purchase on his shot.

Three minutes of injury time at the end of the first half at Wexford Park...

Leinster SHC: Offaly 0-2 Galway 1-2

Concannon and Dooley (free) trade scores.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-9 Laois 0-3

Munnelly swings over a Laois free from an awkward angle.

Goal!

Centre back and debutant Brian Concannon nets for Galway's hurlers in the fourth minute and they lead Offaly by 1-1 to 0-1!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 1-9 Laois 0-2

A goal chance for James Stafford but he takes his point and the lead is ten!

Leinster SHC: Offaly 0-1 Galway 0-1

Conor Cooney replies.

Leinster SHC: Offaly 0-1 Galway 0-0

Shane Dooley (free) opens the scoring in Tullamore.

Goal!

Centre back Naomhan Rossiter shakes off a tackle to hit the Laois net and Wexford lead by 1-8 to 0-2 after 25 minutes!

Team news:

Galway and Offaly both lining out as selected!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-8 Laois 0-2

A Munnelly free closes the gap to six.

Looked like a penalty to Laois but the referee is throwing in the ball...

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-8 Laois 0-1

Gary Walsh (free) finally opens Laois' account on 23 minutes.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-8 Laois 0-0

We are in the 22nd minute and Tubritt grabs his third score from play!

Galway (Leinster SHC v Offaly): James Skehill; Adrian Tuohy, Daithi Burke, John Hanbury; Padraig Mannion, Gearoid McInerney, Aidan Harte; Johnny Coen, David Burke; Cathal Mannion, Joe Canning, Joseph Cooney; Conor Whelan, Conor Cooney, Brian Concannon.

Laois full back Mark Timmons goes down close to the Wexford goal but no free is awarded.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-7 Laois 0-0

Shanley's third free sails over!

Offaly (Leinster SHC v Galway) - Eoghan Cahill; Tom Spain, Sean Gardiner, Ben Conneely; Damien Egan, Pat Camon, Brendan Murphy; David King, Shane Kinsella; Joe Bergin, Conor Mahon, Oisin Kelly; Dan Currams, Colin Egan, Shane Dooley. Subs: Conor Slevin, Cillian Kiely, Sean Ryan, Paddy Delaney, Tommy Geraghty, David O'Toole Greene, Paddy Murphy, Liam Langton, James Gorman, Dermot Shortt, Paddy Rigney.

Laois wide from O'Connor - their fifth of the game already.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-6 Laois 0-0

Tubritt also gets his second. Laois in trouble here.

Laois scoreless as we move into the second quarter...

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-5 Laois 0-0

Shanley converts a wonderful free from the sideline, 45 metres out in the 17th minute!

Laois are using Graham Brody as a fly goalkeeper but all to no avail thus far as they tail four-zip.

Ross Munnelly is dispossessed close to goal.

Ten minutes to throw-in at Tullamore. The All-Ireland champions are in town!

Yellow

A high challenge from Donie Kingston is suitably punished.

Another Laois chance goes awry.

Save!

Conor Swaine denies David Conway a Laois goal!

Wexford sub:

Tiernan Rossiter replaces the injured Paul Curtis.

As expected, Wexford are really up for this!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-4 Laois 0-0

Donal Shanley spears the free between the poists!

A free-in to Wexford from 35 metres...

Wexford still bossing proceedings. But this effort flies wide.

A second Laois wide from Damien O'Connor off the outside of the boot.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-3 Laois 0-0

Wing back Glen Malone with an excellent finish - what a start from the Model County!

Wide from Donie Kingston.

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-2 Laois 0-0

Tubritt double the difference at the end of a swift counter attack!

Leinster SFC: Wexford 0-1 Laois 0-0

Captain Daithi Waters with an instant strike off the left peg!

Game on!

Martin McNally from Monaghan throws it in!

The national anthem rings out and virtually everybody at Wexford Park is singing along. Great atmosphere here!

The game will start late as the band took it upon themselves to do a full lap of the pitch!

Perfect conditions for football with the sun out and just a slight breeze.

For some reason, I'm expecting the hosts to have a real cut tonight.

Parade underway in @InnovateCloud Wexford Park Wexford v @CLGLaois throw in a 6.30pm in glorious sunshine. @gaaleinster pic.twitter.com/08H0UzAnKW

— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) May 12, 2018

It's a much-changed Laois team from the Spring, though.

Wexford will be hoping to leave their league form behind them. Laois won't.

Sun still shining at Wexford Park as the teams get their photos taken prior to throw-in. This could be a great match as the Leinster SFC starts.

Team news:

John Tubritt replaces Nick Doyle at full forward on the Wexford starting XV.

Laois (Leinster SFC v Wexford):

Graham Brody; Ruaidhri C Fennell, Mark Timmons, Gareth Dillon; Trevor Collins, Colm Begley, Stephen Attride; John O'Loughlin, Kieran Lillis; Alan Farrell, Donal Kingston, Damien O'Connor; Ross Munnelly, David Conway, Gary Walsh.

Wexford match day squad:

Conor Swaine; Michael Furlong, Jim Rossiter, Conor Carty; Glen Malone, Naomhan Rossiter, Shane Doyle; Brian Malone, Daithi Waters; James Stafford, Eoghan Nolan, Ben Brosnan; Paul Curtis, Nick Doyle, Donal Shanley. Subs: Matt Doyle, Alan Nolan, Tiernan Rossiter, Darragh Lyons, Darragh Pepper, Barry O'Gorman, Eoin Porter, Donnacha Holmes, Craig McCabe, David Shannon, John Tubritt.

Wexford and Laois should be throwing in around 20 minutes from now!

The weather is glorious so we should get two great matches. I'll be back in a while with full coverage of both clashes.

Leinster SHC:

The Leinster senior hurling championship also gets up and running this evening and All-Ireland champions Galway open their defence of their provincial and national titles against Offaly in Tullamore. With this year's provincial hurling championships being played on a round-robin basis, both sides will be determined to bag the points.

Leinster SFC:

At 6:30, Wexford entertain Laois in the first round of the Leinster senior football championship. These sides swapped divisions during the Spring, with the O'Moore men moving back up to Division Three while the Model County slumped down to the basement grade of the league. Laois go in as favourites but the championship can be unpredictable. The winners will advance to a quarter-final date with Westmeath, while the losers go into the first round of the Qualifiers.

Here come's the summer...

It's the first LIVE Match Tracker of the 2018 championship season and we have games this evening in both the Leinster football and hurling championships.