McMahon: 2010 defeat by Meath wake-up call we needed

Dublin and Meath.

The Leinster final.

It may still be three weekends away but it is 11 years since those two last paired off on the province’s big day and that fact alone is already investing the decider with a cache that has been lost recently by dint, mostly, of Dublin’s dominance but also Meath’s demise.