O’Rourke set for championship return

Meath manager Mick O’Dowd is praying the second coming of Shane O’Rourke will solve his midfield dilemma.

The Royals have been rocked by the loss of cruciate victim Conor Gillespie for the rest of the year but O’Rourke’s return has added a silver lining to that particular cloud.

Towering O’Rourke, 26, son of county legend Colm, was Meath’s brightest prospect before being sidelined for years with hip trouble.