Family ties drive Meath forward

An hour after last June’s extra-time qualifier defeat to Tyrone in Navan, by which time even the most vocal of Meath supporters had composed themselves, manager Andy McEntee took part in a radio interview. He’d had to be held back from engaging referee Paddy Neilan when leaving the field, claiming Meath should have been awarded a free to level the game, and was still high on adrenaline.

“You’re still angry and emotional, aren’t you?” asked the interviewer.