Burke feels pressure lift following Royals’ revival

Kildare beaten, convincingly.

Dublin and a Leinster final to come. The men from Meath swarming on Croke Park with their tails up. All a far cry from Dr Cullen Park seven weeks ago when Wicklow had them by the scruff of the neck.

Remember? Harry Murphy’s lads scored the first five points inside the opening 14 minutes that day and, with Meath captain Seamus Kenny forced off with a season-ending injury, the obituaries were already half-written.