There are four Championship debutants selected in the Meath team to face Wicklow in Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash at Dr Cullen Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

As a Meath U21 selector in 2009 and 2010 one of my briefs was to look at as many club championship matches as possible.

THE umpire at the centre of Kildare’s controversially disallowed goal in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal has decided to leave Meath referee David Coldrick’s back-up team.

LAST year’s beaten finalists and champions in 2009, Seneschalstown, went down to a shock Meath SFC defeat at Rathkenny last evening, promoted Nobber beating them 2-12 to 0-14.

A pointed free by Jane Dolan in the second minute of injury time snatched the Irish Daily Star Camogie League Division 3 title for Meath at Donoghmore Ashbourne, as the home side beat Kildare by 3-9 to 2-11 in a thriller.

DAVID COLDRICK is the surprise appointment to referee the All-Ireland senior football decider between Cork and Down in Croke Park on September 19.

Meath's David Coldrick has been appointed by the GAA to referee the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final between Cork and Down at Croke Park on Sunday, September 19.

A powerful second-half performance booked Offaly's place in the All-Ireland junior camogie championship final as the Faithful County beat Waterford 1-14 to 1-3 at Leahy Park in Cashel today.

Blackhall Gaels clubman Anthony Moyles has been confirmed as the new Meath senior football captain for 2007.

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

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).

BRIAN LOHAN could make a comeback for Clare in Sunday's Allianz NHL semi-final clash with Limerick at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

The GAA's Disputes Resolution Authority has given the go ahead for Sunday's Meath SFC final between Dunboyne and Blackhall Gaels.

WITH the All-Ireland senior championships at the final stage, the attention is slowly but surely drifting back towards the club campaign nationwide.

Meath boss Sean Boylan has handed championship debuts to two players ahead of Sunday's Leinster opener against Wicklow.

Meath football boss Sean Boylan has dropped a number of big name players from his panel, including former All-Ireland winner Nigel Nestor.

Anthony Moyles has handed Meath boss Sean Boylan a selection headache after being cleared to play for the Royal County against Galway this weekend.

MEATH will still be without Trevor Giles, Daithi Regan, David Crimmins and Ollie Murphy for their Division I B clash with Galway at Páirc Táilteann on Sunday.

WATERFORD County Board yesterday welcomed the Munster Council’s decision to defer the club championship semi-final between Patrickswell and their county champions, who will be decided in a replay on Saturday.

SIX teams are through to the Meath senior football championship following the seventh round of games at the weekend.

NOT SURPRISINGLY, there was a certain amount of ring rust identified during Crossmaglen’s Armagh SFC quarter-final against Silverbridge last week.

Dunshaughlin have agreed to replay their quarter-final tie with Blackhall Gaels after the latter were thrown out of the championship for fielding an ineligible player.

Blackhall Gaels have been thrown a championship lifeline by the Meath county board after it was agreed to let the club back into the competition.

Sunday's Meath SFC semi-final between holders Dunshaughlin and Seneschalstown has been called off because of the threat of legal action.

GALWAY GAA chiefs have been ordered by the High Court not to play a disputed County Championship match tomorrow between Corofin and Carraroe.

The Meath SFC has been thrown into turmoil after it emerged that semi-finalists Blackhall Gaels fielded an allegedly ineligible player in the quarter-final.