Philly McMahon will miss January’s Division 1 opener against Kerry after choosing not to pursue his challenge of a one-match ban arising from an incident in last month’s All-Ireland final.

Tyrone 1-10 Meath 0-11: Two teams virtually crippled by the fear of losing finally threw off the chains at Healy Park, and it was Tyrone who found a way to handle the pressure.

Those who partitioned Meath from Westmeath around 500 years ago didn’t do the Lake County any favours, not in Gaelic football terms at least.

Martin McHugh’s infamous ‘two-trick pony’ gibe regarding Colm Cooper has been turned back on him by Meath manager Mick O’Dowd who has labelled the Donegal man a ‘one-trick analyst’.

For a side with ambitions of taking down the number one team in Ireland, Graham Reilly accepted that struggling against the joint worst team in the country isn’t a great start for Meath.

An intriguing feature of the build-up to Meath’s first championship outing was the positivity of the players and their insistence that Dublin aren’t unbeatable.

Mick O’Dowd has ruled former skipper Kevin Reilly out of Meath’s Leinster championship opener with Wicklow and admitted it’ll be a ‘bonus’ if the stricken defender does return at some point in the campaign.

Sean Boylan knows a thing or two about bringing Dublin down, and while the legendary Meath manager sees no obvious stumbling block to prevent the Dubs running amok in Leinster again this year, he sees problems ahead for Jim Gavin’s side.

Roscommon 2-10 Meath 0-14

Finally one of the GAA’s core issues — teenage player burnout — is getting a proper airing. Is the organisation ready to address a problem that’s literally eating away its future? Writes Eoghan Cormican.

If the Myth of Sisyphus rings true for any team in Gaelic games, it’s surely the Meath footballers.

Three leading inter-county players believe more and more players are walking away from Gaelic games in their mid-20s having been exploited as minors.

Meath 1-14 DCU 1-14: Meath will have key attackers Stephen Bray and Mickey Newman available for their O’Byrne Cup clash with Dublin.

Former All Star attacker Stephen Bray has given Meath a major boost by confirming he will continue his inter-county career.

The trend of the Meath SFC title not being retained since Dunshaughlin completed a three-in-a-row in 2002 continues, with Wolfe Tones sending holders Summerhill packing, 2-11 to 0-8, in a quarter-final clash at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday.

Jim Gavin has commended the restraint of Eoghan O’Gara in the face of intense provocation in last month’s Leinster final.

GAA fans have been asked to think twice before making hard hitting personal criticisms of players as the football and hurling championships gravitate towards Croke Park and the levels of expectation increase.

Dublin footballer Eoghan O’Gara is in the clear after disciplinary chiefs opted not to pursue allegations of biting during Sunday’s Leinster football final.

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Dublin last night refused to comment on Mick O’Dowd’s allegation that one of their players bit Mickey Burke.

It’s with an assuredness that Kevin Reilly now speaks of Meath football.

Mayo 3-14 Galway 0-16

Meath footballer Kevin Reilly has hit out at Jason Ryan’s criticism of his tackle on Paddy Brophy in last Sunday week’s Leinster |semi-final, claiming the incident has been "blown out of all proportion".

Meath manager Mick O’Dowd has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Jason Ryan for his criticism of Kevin Reilly’s tackle on Paddy Brophy in last Sunday week’s Leinster semi-final.

Mick O’Dowd preferred to dwell on the positives rather than the fact Meath’s 12-point lead was twice cut to four in the final 12 minutes of normal time.

Meath’s Leinster championship challenge has been rocked by the loss of midfielder Conor Gillespie for the rest of the season.

All Star nominated forward Mickey Newman has emerged as Meath’s most serious injury concern ahead of their Leinster championship opener.

Meath SFC: Reigning Meath champions Summerhill revived their prospects of back-to-back SFC titles following a comprehensive 2-12 to 0-9 win over Rathkenny at Walterstown yesterday.

Louth 1-12 Meath 2-10

Philomena Lee, Robbie and Claudine Keane, The Strypes and Snow Patrol were some of the guests at the US-Ireland Alliance’s ninth Oscar Wilde party which saw TV host Conan O’Brien and YouTube founder Chad Hurley honoured.

Meath 4-18 DCU 3-06

Ballinacourty’s gentle giant this week decided to call time on his 14-year Waterford career

Lea Michele insists it "feels good" to be on the set of 'Glee'.

There was a time that, once out of Leinster, Championship life finally began for Meath.

Mickey Burke has been named in the Meath team to take on defending champions Dublin in Sunday's Leinster SFC final at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Dublin manager Jim Gavin says that Alan Brogan still has a chance of playing in Sunday week's Leinster SFC final, but only if he shows form in training.

There’s been much discussion and debate in recent weeks about both the structures of the championship and the quality of games we have seen to date.

There are two changes to the Meath defence for their Leinster SFC semi-final clash with Wexford at Croke Park on Sunday (throw-in 2pm).

Wicklow 1-12 Meath 1-17

Wicklow 1-12 Meath 1-17

Meath manager Mick O'Dowd has included two Championship debutants in his team to face Wicklow in Saturday's Leinster SFC quarter-final in Aughrim (throw-in 7pm).

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