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.

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.

The second round of fixtures in the Allianz Football League were played last weekend and there were some cracking games of football.

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.

Full-forward Patrick Sweeney scored 1-5 as Galway moved to the top of the Allianz Football League Division 2 table with a 2-13 to 2-12 win over Westmeath at Cusack Park.

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

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.

LEINSTER SFC FINAL:

There’s a quote often used in American sports: "Defence wins championships, offence decides by how much". That felt very relevant watching yesterday’s Leinster final.

An investigation looks set to be launched after Meath manager Mick O’Dowd claimed after the Leinster final that one of his players - Mickey Burke - had been bitten in the second-half.

Dublin 3-20 Meath 1-10

Given that Dublin substitutes have kicked a staggering 4-35 in their last eight Championship games, it’s tempting to suggest Dublin’s B team is the second best in Ireland.

Meath 2-16 Kildare 0-17

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.

Meath 7-13 Carlow 0-06

Meath 7-13 Carlow 0-6

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.

Donegal and Monaghan retain their position of strength at the top of Division 2 of the Allianz Football League after their wins over Louth and Laois.

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

Meath 4-18 DCU 3-06

Meath defender Bryan Menton insists they don’t need a slice of rivals Dublin’s vast sponsorship pie to catch upon the All-Ireland champions.

Meath champions Navan O’Mahonys strolled through to the county SFC quarter-finals with a 0-10 to 0-5 victory over Seneschalstown in yesterday’s fourth-round clash at Stamullen.

Tyrone 0-17 Meath 2-9

Sean Cavanagh admits the Tyrone players are all too aware of Mickey Harte’s promise that they will reach the All-Ireland quarter-finals — and insists they had faith in their own abilities to achieve it.

Dublin manager Jim Gavin professed himself to be happy with the result but not the performance after securing the capital's third successive Leinster SFC title yesterday afternoon.

Dublin 2-15 Meath 0-14

Dublin 2-15 Meath 0-14

Towards the end of the interview, Stephen Bray talks about the defensive-minded teams Dublin may face before the end of the Championship.

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).

Meath 0-18 Wexford 0-13

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.

Meath 0-18 Wexford 0-13

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).

Mick O’Dowd insists he is not bothered by claims his Meath team have become uncompetitive at the top level of Gaelic football.

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).

Monaghan 2-16 Meath 3-08

Monaghan 2-16 Meath 3-8