It was only earlier this month that Bernard Brogan was providing Jim McGuinness with a most back-handed sort of compliment on his departure as Donegal manager.

The GAA are expected to launch an investigation into Meath manager Mick O’Dowd’s claim that Mickey Burke was bitten by a Dublin player, after the player’s claim was mentioned in the referee’s report.

Cavan 0-15 Meath 1-6

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AS THE counties square off again on Sunday, Joe Sheridan believes the tensions between Meath and Louth stemming from the acrimonious 2010 Leinster final have dissipated.

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MEATH captain Seamus Kenny admitted the criticisms of his side from former players have hurt the most in recent times.

MEATH boss Seamus McEnaney last night handed out senior championship debuts to U21 duo Bryan Menton and Ciaran Lenehan for Sunday’s Leinster quarter-final against Kildare in Croke Park but the involvement of veteran forward Graham Geraghty remains unclear as the list of Royal County substitutes has yet to be released.

LIKE Mickey Harte a day earlier, Eamonn O’Brien couldn’t hide his frustration with a system that allowed his county to exit the championship courtesy of a side that had been unable to secure a provincial title.

Meath 1-12 Louth 1-10

Meath captain Nigel Crawford has been named in the Royals' starting line-up for Sunday's Leinster SFC final against Louth at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

ANTHONY MOYLES was happy to let Meath’s attack bask in most of the acclaim after Sunday’s devastating destruction of Dublin, but the versatile veteran feels a strong case was made for the defence as well.

Meath manager Eamonn O'Brien has made two changes to his side for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Kevin Reilly will return to action for Meath in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Laois, in the only change to the side that beat Offaly last time out.

ANOTHER frustrating day in Croke Park for supporters and neutrals watching this year’s brand of Gaelic football, but a decent win for Meath nonetheless.

OFFALY manager Tom Cribbin accused referee Derek Fahy of “destroying” yesterday’s opening game in Portlaoise with his decision to send John Coughlan off two minutes after the interval.

AT LAST.

LEINSTER SHC (First Round): Meath v Offaly (tomorrow, Portlaoise, 3pm)

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Meath 2-08 Armagh 0-13

Fans are deeply divided – and certainly angry – about whether or not Kerry should have been awarded a penalty in the opening few minutes of Sunday’s All Ireland senior football semi final. Apart from that incident, opinion is united that it was a remarkably poor game to watch.

Regrets, he has a few, but Eamon O’Brien was making no apologies for doing it his way.

IT WAS a close run thing between stadium manager Peter McKenna and Cork coach Conor Counihan for the most sought-after opinions in the wake of yesterday’s dreadful All-Ireland semi-final victory for Kerry over Meath.

1. KERRY have learned their lessons from the past.

REGRETS, he has a few, but Eamon O’Brien was making no apologies for doing it his way.

“SWITCH off your television. Go and walk the dog” – That is the group text Cork manager Conor Counihan should have sent from Croke Park yesterday to all his panel after Tommy Walsh’s goal in the second-half of this listless, boring mismatch.

WE can only hope, if not expect, that Kerry and Cork footballers will provide a final in three weeks time that will be worthy of the occasion and the All-Ireland championship.

Kerry 2-8 Meath 1-7

INTERCOUNTY debuts are typically more entrances with a whimper, than intrusions with a bang.

THERE could hardly be a more distinct difference in Kerry’s build-up to tomorrow’s All-Ireland football semi-final meeting with Meath in Croke Park from their game a month ago against a Dublin side which had performed impressively on the way to a fifth consecutive Leinster title.

Injury doubt Anthony Moyles has been named in the Meath team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final showdown with Kerry at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

TADHG KENNELLY has been named at centre-forward ahead of Tommy Walsh on the Kerry team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final showdown against Meath at Croke Park.

FROM the stands in the Gaelic Grounds last July, Anthony Moyles was tormented by what was unfolding in front of him. Limerick were careering away from his Meath teammates like a runaway train with Ian Ryan lashing balls to the Royals net for fun.

SIX days on from their tour-de-force in Croke Park, the real merit of Kerry’s performance in their annihilation of Dublin was again being questioned – this time in the context of how strong a challenge Meath will be capable of mounting against them in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final in three weeks time.

ALL WEEK we heard “this is a different Mayo team”. Indeed, many conversations even stretched to how Mayo would cope with another clash with Kerry after being mangled by them in the 2004 and 2006 All-Ireland finals.

Meath manager Eamonn O'Brien has backed the team which beat Roscommon last weekend to do the business again in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Limerick in Portlaoise (throw-in 7pm).

Meath manager Eamon O'Brien has named his first Championship starting side as the Royals face Dublin in the GAA Leinster SFC at Croke Park this Sunday.

Meath 1-8 Laois 0-6

THE argument can be made that the Wexford footballers are more competitive than the county hurlers have been in recent times, but that’s not surprising for a county which has a proud history in the game, reflected in the winning of five All-Ireland titles up to the early part of the last century.

Meath 1-25 Carlow 0-8