It was a touch harsh on Eamonn Barry, Meath’s manager at the time, though the national newspaper headline ‘Barry’s bizarre decisions backfire’ did sum up the confusion felt by some supporters at the time.

Paul Keane in preview box Andy McEntee is a manager on the up, on the verge of elevating Meath to a first Leinster final in five years, having already masterminded a return to Division 1 in the Allianz league.

Mickey Burke, Meath’s longest serving player, has admitted securing a belated return to Division 1 of the Allianz League was his big target for the year.

A new “network” of volunteer personnel from across the emergency services has been established to support the work of the hugely successful West Cork Rapid Response service.

THE barometers used by the fishermen of old would have told you, if you needed telling in the first place.

Former Royals’ senior football team manager Eamonn Barry is set to return as Meath County Board coaching officer in a bizarre turnabout.

Mick O’Dowd of the Skryne club was ratified as the new Meath senior football manager in succession to Seamus McEnaney at last night’s county board meeting in Navan.

Shane McAnarney has been a Meath senior footballer since 2006, but try asking him when he made his debut and he will tell you it came as recently as last year.

The grieving father of the final crewman to be recovered following the sinking of the trawler Tit Bonhomme was “heartbroken but relieved” after his son’s body was brought ashore yesterday.

FORMER Meath boss Eamonn Barry has hit out at county chairman Barney Allen for what he describes as “laughable” pettiness.

FORMER Meath senior football team manager Eamonn Barry was barred from standing for the position of coaching officer — a post he held for the last 12 months — at last night’s adjourned county convention in Navan.

FORMER Meath senior football boss Eamonn Barry was prevented from running for the position of coaching officer at the annual convention in Navan on Saturday.

SEAMUS McENANEY will continue as Meath manager despite serious consternation about his new management team and the release of statements from his former selectors Barry Callaghan and Liam Harnan.

MEATH County Board secretary Cyril Creavin has confirmed Seamus McEnaney’s two new selectors will have to be endorsed by the county board.

SEAMUS McENANEY has revealed he was always aware of the enormity of the decision facing Meath to consider appointing a non-native as manager for the first time.

Seamus McEnaney was finally given the green light to become the fifth manager of the Meath senior football team in seven seasons at the county board meeting in Navan last night.

SEAMUS McENANEY was finally given the green light to become the fifth manager of the Meath senior football team in seven seasons at the county board meeting in Navan last night.

MEATH secretary Cyril Creavin fears the county’s search for a new senior football boss may drag on until 2011 if Seamus McEnaney is not ratified at tonight’s crunch board meeting in Navan.

SEAMUS McEnaney’s high profile management team comes with a price tag of between €60,000 and €80,000.

FORMER Meath boss Eamonn Barry last night blasted plans to appoint Seamus McEnaney to the county job claiming the Royals don’t need “outside people to come in” and manage the side.

MEATH legend Liam Harnan has urged county officials to make history by appointing Seamus McEnaney as their first ever non native manager.

NEW Galway football manager Tomás O Flatharta hopes to have his backroom team in place in the coming weeks. The Kerryman, who has taken over from Joe Kernan for the next three years said he was really looking forward to the job and would have no problem combining it with his daytime profession as a business manager with AIB in Dublin.

IT mattered little to the Tipperary management that they secured their first victory in the National Football League yesterday in Semple Stadium by beating a Meath side which performed well below the standard normally expected from the Royals.

The Carlow County Board have announced the appointment of Jim Greene as their senior hurling manager for next year, following a board meeting.

Graham Geraghty may have played his last game for Meath after the Seneschalstown forward became embroiled in a serious training ground bust-up in Navan on Saturday.

Eoin Harrington is the only championship debutant in the Meath side for Sunday's Leinster SFC showdown with Kildare (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

A PRIEST yesterday told the funeral of a 26-year-old who stabbed a garda before killing himself in the north Cork town of Fermoy that the officer and his wife had already made contact with the young man’s family to offer their condolences.

Eamonn Barry's reign as Meath senior football manager has lasted barely 12 months - former county player Colm Coyle was appointed as the Royals' new boss last night.

Dudley Farrell has withdrawn his name from the list of candidates for the post of Meath senior football manager.

Not for the first time, Sean Boylan has been nominated for the positon of Meath senior hurling manager.

Eamonn Barry looks like facing a big task if he is to hold onto his position as Meath senior football manager.

Meath 0-13 Laois 2-13

Niall McKeigue and Barry Lynch have come back into the Meath team for this evening's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Laois (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 6pm).

HALF an hour. At best. That’s how long this one remained a contest.

Liam Hayes will have to foil his native county Meath in two weeks' time if Carlow are to remain in the All-Ireland SFC hunt.

Wexford 1-19 Meath 1-13

Meath manager Eamonn Barry has deferred selection of his team for tomorrow's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Wexford (Croke Park, throw-in 2.10pm).

A GLEN RYAN type of Sunday at Croke Park tomorrow. An afternoon for leaders to instil belief in those around them, to rally colleagues in doubt to head trouble off at first sight.

WEXFORD manager Paul Bealin has called on three newcomers as he relishes his championship debut against Meath in Croke Park tomorrow.

WILL the real Meath stand up. Or, should that be Louth?

1999 All-Ireland winning captain Graham Geraghty has been named at full-forward in the Meath team for Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash with Louth at Croke Park (throw-in 2.00pm).

Graham Geraghty seems certain to play some part in Meath's NFL Division 1B tie against Derry (Navan, throw-in 3.30pm) on Sunday after officially returning to training this week.

Graham Geraghty has decided to return to the Meath senior football panel following clear-the-air talks with manager Eamonn Barry.