Meath inflict more final agony on Down

Meath 1-11 Down 1-9

John Davis’s charges were deserving winners but had to dig deep to overcome a resolute opposition driven on by the memory of last year’s narrow loss to Waterford.

Sinéad Hackett’s third-minute goal gave Meath the perfect start and though Sara-Louise Carr responded with a good point, scores from Aileen Donnelly, Hackett and Dolanput four between them.