Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer will be free to patrol the sideline during Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final with Mayo at Croke Park.

O'Dwyer had been banished to the stand for pitch encroachment and a verbal altercation with the referee following the monitor's report on the qualifier match with Offaly in Portlaoise the weekend before last.

Last night he was in Croke Park to make his case to the Central Appeals Committee (CAC), and although no official statement will be released until today, sources in Laois last night indicated that O'Dwyer had won the appeal and will be back on the line this Sunday.

The charges had come as a surprise given that the veteran manager had been uncharacteristically animated during the qualifier win over Tyrone and committed several infractions but had escaped suspension, whereas his conduct in the Offaly match had attracted no comment at the time.

It is believed the CAC found he had no case to answer.

O'Dwyer had been extremely annoyed over the charge and made no secret of the fact he had taken legal counsel and would pursue the matter as far as he could in order to overturn the sideline ban.

Meanwhile, Kilkenny will have a full pick when Brian Cody's management select the team to face Clare in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling semi-final, which means the recovering Richie Power may play some role although he's unlikely to start.

"We're all clear," according to selector Martin Fogarty. "Richie's out of injury and back doing a bit of training, and so far, so good. It's hard to say whether he'll be fit enough to play any part on Sunday. He missed the League final and that was 14 weeks, so it would be a big call to start him but he'll be on the bench."

Fogarty added that he didn't expect the team to be announced until tomorrow night.

All tickets for Saturday's Dublin-Westmeath All-Ireland football quarter-final have been distributed and Croke Park aren't expecting any returns. Tickets for Sunday's double bill of the hurling semi-final and Mayo-Laois football quarter-final, as well as the following week's Cork-Kerry football semi-final, are on sale from the usual GAA sources in the participating counties, the GAA website www.gaa.ie and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

They are also available in Croke Park where they will be on sale today and Friday from 11am-7pm.

Fanad Gaels GAA Club in Donegal are staging a charity match tomorrow between 1992 All-Ireland winners Donegal and their successors, the 1993 Derry team, managed by Brian McEniff and Eamonn Coleman.

Proceeds will go towards funds for the Adams McConnell Ward, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Tickets are on sale from all clubs in Donegal and Derry, and local Credit Unions. Cash will be taken on the night and admission is €10 (or £7), with concessions for children and families.