If Kerry were comfortable in Navan this evening then it was only in small pockets.

Donegal were 9-point winners against Meath at the sun-kissed Ballybofey, although the scoreboard only tells half the story of a gripping contest.

Mid-December yet already the challenge of the old enemy Dublin is high on the mind of Meath manager Andy McEntee.

NUI Maynooth 2-19 IT Blanchardstown 1-5