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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

They were clinging on by their fingertips at the finish in Portlaoise but Meath are through to the Super 8s for the first time after edging an epic Round 4 qualifier.

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Meath cruise past Carlow and into quarter finals

Two goals in as many first-half minutes laid the platform for favourites Meath to cruise past Carlow in Portlaoise and through to the Leinster SFC quarter-finals.

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Meath struggle to get past Offaly in Leinster Football opener

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Dardis on the spot to keep Royals on top

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Meath stun Kildare with late penalty winner

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

Kildare cruise as Royals flounder

So much for the litmus test.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2017

Kildare reach first Leinster final since 2009

The Dubs will be a different story altogether in the decider.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

Donal Lenihan’s crucial strike gives Meath victory

Meath 1-13 - Galway 0-15: Donal Lenihan’s goal on 66 minutes proved the decisive score as Meath inflicted a first defeat on the visitors in this hard-fought Division 2 tie at a damp Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Easy win for Andy McEntee’s Meath

Meath 2-15 DIT 0-10: Two third-quarter goals paved the way for a Meath victory in this O’Byrne Cup tie at Ashbourne last night. 

Thu, 12 Jan, 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

John Heslin inspires UCD victory

Sigerson Cup - UCD 0-11 NUIG 1-6: UCD may have a string of Dublin All-Ireland winners in their ranks but it was the accuracy of Westmeath’s John Heslin that saw them over the line in a good contest in Dangan yesterday.

Thu, 04 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

UCD finish strongly to claim Ryan Cup

UCD 2-18 DCU 0-12: UCD finished strongly to claim the Ryan Cup, following victory over rivals DCU in last night’s HE SFL Division 1 Final at Parnell Park.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Meath pushed hard to grab semi-final spot

Andrew Tormey scored 1-9 for Meath as they worked hard to secure a Leinster SFC semi-final against Westmeath on June 28 at Croke Park.

Sun, 14 Jun, 2015

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

Neil Flynn’s goal pivotal for Kildare

Kildare 2-15 Meath 0-13: This game hinged on a two-minute period straight after the break, when Kildare found the net almost immediately after Meath had had a gilt-edged opportunity to blow this Eirgrid Leinster U21FC semi-final wide open.

Thu, 19 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

Jack Hannigan’s heroics see Meath clear first hurdle

Meath u21s 1-10 Westmeath u21s 1-08: Meath had keeper Jack Hannigan to thank for a brilliant block to deny Dylan McDermott a match-winning goal in added time in this Leinster U-21 FC tie at Páirc Tailteann.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2015

McCaffrey runs the show as UCD book clash with DCU

Sigerson Cup Quarter-Final: UCD 1-19 GMIT 1-9: Jim Gavin wasn’t at Belfield yesterday but if the Dublin manager gets a chance to view the tape of this game, he will be suitably intrigued.

Fri, 13 Feb, 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

UCD do damage in first half

UCD 0-15 Athlone IT 0-7

Wed, 04 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

Kerry victory not good enough

Kerry 5-9 Meath 0-8

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Ryan raises issue of college participation

Kildare 0-21 UCD 1-05: Jason Ryan has raised the issue of college teams competing in the inter-county pre-season tournaments again after his side trounced UCD at St Conleth’s Park to set up a Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup semi-final against DIT on Sunday.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Meath book place in Leinster final

Kildare made it interesting in the final quarter and had they been more clinical, might have completed a remarkable fightback, but in the end, Meath had done enough in their period of dominance to claim a place in the Leinster final.

Sun, 29 Jun, 2014

Meath score more goals than Carlow score points

Meath 7-13 Carlow 0-6

Sun, 15 Jun, 2014

Meath’s new men get up to speed

LEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Sat, 14 Jun, 2014

Meath overcome Galway with late points blitz

Meath 0-17 Galway 0-13

Mon, 12 May, 2014

McDonagh ensures big finish for Royals

Louth 1-12 Meath 2-10

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014

Farrell relieved as Dubs see off Royals

Dublin 0-15 Meath 0-10

Thu, 03 Apr, 2014

Meath make no mistake

Meath 1-13 Louth 0-10

Thu, 13 Mar, 2014

Gutsy Royals denied win as Murphy strikes late

Donegal 1-12 Meath 1-12

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Kingdom must start taking chances, warns boss Fitzmaurice

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has dismissed suggestions last Sunday’s defeat to Mayo was another example of a Kerry second-half fadeout.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2014

Kealy and Cox drafted in as Kerry host Oak Leafers

Kerry make two changes from the team that lost to Dublin for tomorrow’s Division 1 round two clash with Derry in Killarney.

Sat, 08 Feb, 2014

Mayo ‘100%’ confident Elverys deal safe

Mayo GAA officials are “100% sure” Elverys will honour their sponsorship deal with the county despite the retail chain announcing it was going into receivership yesterday.

Sat, 01 Feb, 2014

Heslin inspires UCD past Athlone

UCD 0-17 Athlone IT 2-7

Wed, 29 Jan, 2014

Four-goal Fogarty inspires Kildare

The pre-season just keeps getting better for Kildare manager Jason Ryan.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

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