Stephen Bray will return from injury to lead the Meath attack in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow at O'Connor Park (throw-in 2pm).

Cork boss Conor Counihan has kept faith with the side that claimed the honours in last month’s league final against Mayo for their 2012 championship opener against Kerry in Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final.

There are four Championship debutants selected in the Meath team to face Wicklow in Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash at Dr Cullen Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Galway 1-12 Meath 1-11

Changed times in Meath.

Kildare 0-18 Meath 2-11

The 2012 M Donnelly-sponsored Interprovincial Football and Hurling Championship was launched today by GAA President Christy Cooney at Croke Park.

Seamus McEnaney got one over his former charges as Meath had a winning start to the Allianz Football League Division 2 at the expense of his native Monaghan at Navan on Saturday night.

Meath 1-15 Monaghan 1-9

MEATH player-selector Graham Geraghty insists he will be gunning for a starting position for the league — but manager Seamus McEnaney has warned he will have to do a lot to be even considered a usable substitute.

A LETHAL cocktail of the very best and worst of Meath football left local supporters punch drunk as they swelled the Páirc Tailteann exits on Saturday evening.

BEFORE we get into the game itself, which had a tremendously exciting finale, some quick observations. Firstly, Saturday evening football has a huge amount of positives, both for supporters and players.

Meath 0-11 Galway 0-10

WITH the form of Meath and Louth a long way short of the heights they attained reaching last year’s Leinster final and neither looking like they will trouble the serious contenders in Croke Park later in the year, the indications were that the main prize on offer at Breffni on Saturday was residency on the high moral ground.

“MAY you live in interesting times” is an old Chinese saying that has a certain resonance in Meath football at present.

Under-21 players Bryan Menton and Ciaran Lenehan will make their Championship bows for Meath as they begin their defence of the Delaney Cup against Kildare.

THE tables turned in Navan yesterday. After Martin Penrose restored parity with a free that proved the last kick of the game, both teams remained on the sun-soaked Páirc Tailteann pitch to hear their fate.

Meath 0-17 Tyrone 1-14

Kildare 1-14 Meath 1-12

SEAMUS McENANEY last night hailed the finest performance of his Meath managerial reign as the Royal County edged out Sligo with ease in Navan.

IT had been billed as the beginning of a new era for Meath football but Seamus McEnaney’s first game in charge of the Royals was a losing outing, with UCD snatching a dramatic victory in the refixed O’Byrne Cup opener in Navan last night.

Tipperary 1-9 Meath 0-10

Kevin Reilly's bad run of luck with injuries is set to continue with the news that a long-term back injury is set to ruin his plans for the upcoming National League.

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 1-20 Waterford 0-08

Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12

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's Brendan Murphy, Seamus Kenny, Nigel Crawford, Niall McKeigue and Shane McAnarney will miss tomorrow's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Wexford at Dr Cullen Park.

Meath manager Colm Coyle revealed that despite the possibility of inflicting a heavy defeat over Carlow - which eventually materialised at Croke Park yesterday, he still approached his side's Leinster championship opener with caution.

Meath manager Colm Coyle has included four championship debutants in his team for tomorrow's Leinster SFC first round clash with Carlow at Croke Park (throw-in 3.50pm).

The five Meath players who had their suspensions upheld by the GAA's Central Appeals Committee earlier this week are unlikely to make any further appeals.

ROSCOMMON manager Michael Ryan gives championship debuts to three players for Sunday’s Connacht SFC clash with Galway in Pearse Stadium.

Dublin attacker Bernard Brogan's appeal against the eight-week suspension, handed down to him by the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee for his sending-off against Meath, has been unsuccessful.

The GAA's Central Appeals Committee has rejected the appeals of five Meath players suspended following the recent NFL Division 2 league clash with Dublin at Parnell Park.

The five Meath players suspended following the recent NFL Division 2 league clash with Dublin at Parnell Park are due to learn the outcome of their appeals today.

Dublin's Bernard Brogan is expected to join five Meath players in mounting fresh appeals against the suspensions handed down as a result of last month's violent scenes at Parnell Park.

THE five Meath players who have had eight week suspensions confirmed by the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee are all to pursue appeals.

The GAA has confirmed the suspensions for the Meath players involved in the fracas with Dublin during the NFL Division 2 game on April 20.

Five Meath players involved in the recent violent clashes at Parnell Park are due to find out today if their appeals against suspension have been upheld.

Five Meath players are due to mount appeals tonight against the suspensions they received following the recent league game against Dublin.

A record 16 players are set to be suspended in the wake of the violence that marred Dublin's National Football League clash with Meath at Parnell Park on Sunday.

Dublin 0-13 Meath 2-6, Parnell Park