Person: M Newman

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Determined Meath fall short as Mayo secure vital win

Leading by a point with 54 minutes played, underdogs Meath had hauled themselves into a winning position against a county they hadn't lost to since 1951.

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Meath cling on after epic clash with Clare

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Bryan Menton hits brace as Meath too good for Laois

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Meath cruise past Carlow and into quarter finals

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Meath struggle to get past Offaly in Leinster Football opener

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Donegal claim Division 2 title with 10-point turnaround against Meath

Meath to return to Division 1 after convincing win over Fermanagh

Meath 2-12 Fermanagh 0-11

Sun, 24 Mar, 2019

Dardis on the spot to keep Royals on top

Meath snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to take a major step in their quest for a return to top-tier football with this victory in driving snow at Páirc Tailteann yesterday.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2019

Meath stun Kildare with late penalty winner

There was a sensational ending to this fully-blooded Division 2 NFL encounter as a penalty goal from Barry Dardis in added time strengthened Meath’s promotion push at Pairc Tailteann.

Sun, 03 Mar, 2019

Royals flush away big lead but still come up trumps

Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days blared out over the tannoy prior to the start of this Allianz League Division 2 tie at breezy Páirc Tailteann yesterday and while that may have been a bit premature for the Royals there were some positive signs in this hard-fought victory.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2019

Bonner hails resolve of Donegal’s young guns

Declan Bonner, the Donegal manager, commended the resolve shown by his young side as they came from four points down late on to overcame Meath in a frost-bitten Ballybofey on Saturday night.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2019

Royals point to tough road ahead for depleted Tipperary

The fare on offer from both side was well short of what will be needed to win promotion but it was Meath who were happiest at the end of this dour Division 2 tie at Páirc Tailteann yesterday.

Mon, 28 Jan, 2019

Donegal need late winner to edge out Meath and set up potential clash with Cork

All-Ireland winner Patrick McBrearty showed all his big game experience with a dramatic 73rd minute winning point at Pairc Tailteann to send Donegal through to Round 4A of the qualifiers.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2017

Mick O’Dowd blasts pundits ‘ripping decent GAA people apart’

Mick O’Dowd fired a parting shot at the “overpaid, inflated egos acting as pundits” as he stepped down as Meath manager after Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier defeat.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Meath preserve Division 2 status as Laois go down

Laois 1-9 Meath 0-18: Meath preserved their Division 2 status thanks to a six-point win over Laois at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Meath ready for ‘do or die’ tie with Laois

Derry 2-12 Meath 2-12: Meath manager Mick O’Dowd admitted next week’s crunch Division Two clash away to Laois will be “do or die” for both teams after the Royal County were denied victory in Derry by an injury-time Ryan Bell free.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Tyrone return to top table

Meath 1-11 Tyrone 1-17: The Red Hand are on the march again and they booked a quick return to the top tier following a fifth success in Division 2 at Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Meath save face as late point rush earns draw

Galway 0-15 Meath 1-12: You can only imagine the scale of the inquests in Meath this morning had Mick O’Dowd’s men not rescued a draw with a scramble of points in the closing stages of this bizarre game at a cold, wet Salthill.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Football League Division 2 wrap: Tomás Corrigan outscores Laois single-handedly

Meanwhile substitute Cian O’Brien was the hero for Meath as his late equaliser rescued a draw.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Cavan burst reels in Meath

Meath 1-13 Cavan 1-20: The coalition Government weren’t the only ones facing meltdown over the weekend.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Mick O’Dowd blames defeat on ‘low energy’ Meath attack

Fermanagh 0-10 Meath 0-6: Mick O’Dowd blamed a “low energy” in Meath’s attacking play for their failure to get to get to grips with Fermanagh in Brewster Park.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Meath v Armagh - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 1

Ambitious Meath hit the ground running

Meath 1-10 Armagh 0-8: On goes Meath’s winter of content.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Meath v Longford - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Final

Mick O’Dowd happy with Meath progress

O’Byrne Cup final - Meath 1-17 Longford 1-11: They may be more serfs than royals of Leinster but Mick O’Dowd envisages Meath’s senior footballers are now coming of age.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Louth boss Colin Kelly broadly in favour of ‘B’ proposals

Meath 0-11 Louth 0-10

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Meath v Laois - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Section C

Mick Lillis says Dublin not widening the gap

O’Byrne Cup - Meath 2-16 Laois 0-14: Laois manager Mick Lillis has dismissed the suggestion that the appointment of Bryan Cullen as Dublin GAA’s high performance manager illustrates the widening gap between the capital and other counties in Leinster.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Mark Battersby goal gets Meath motoring after break

O’Byrne Cup - Meath 1-18 Carlow 1-4: Meath recorded a resounding victory against hosts Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday, with an early second-half goal from Mark Battersby sending them on their a facile victory.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Meath beat Cavan but miss out on promotion

Meath 0-14 Cavn 0-12: Meath took the honours against neighbours Cavan at Pairc Tailteann but the spoils were shared out elsewhere as victories for Down and Roscommon ensured top tier football for both in 2016.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Roscommon eyeing up promotion after comeback win against Meath

Roscommon 2-10 Meath 0-14

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

Meath almost slip up on the home straight

Meath 0-13, Laois 0-13:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Mick O’Dowd upbeat as Meath blow away cobwebs

Meath 4-10, Westmeath 0-11: Meath started a busy month of football with a goal rush that pleased manager Mick O’Dowd at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday night.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Meath sneak past Kildare

Allianz FL Division 2 Round 2: Meath 0-13 Kilare 0-11: It was payback time for Meath footballers following a dismal performance in their opening round defeat to Galway and they delivered in front of their supporters at Pairc Tailteann on Saturday night.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Early signals looking goodfor Galway

Galway 2-13 Meath 1-12: Allianz Footbal League Division 2: Galway’s exile from the top flight in the league is now in its fourth year but with four of their games at home this season and derby away ties to Roscommon and Westmeath also on the agenda, there is growing optimism that they are in a good position for promotion.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015