Louth target unfinished business with Meath

Louth 2-24 Carlow 3-11: Colin Kelly, about as proud a Louth man as you’ll meet, was keeping his powder dry immediately after Saturday’s win on the prospect of facing bitter rivals Meath at Parnell Park next month.

Just another Championship game was the gist of the manager’s response to the suggestion that the Leinster quarter-final tie could be one of the games of the summer considering all the history — most of it wretched in Louth’s case — between the north-eastern neighbours.

Back in January, however, before the sides met in the O’Byrne Cup semi-finals, Kelly was more open when asked about the 2010 Leinster final that will forever dominate any discussion relating to the two counties.