Westmeath finally believe they can beat Dublin

Sunday’s Leinster final may be a repeat of the decider 12 months ago but Tom Cribbin is confident that his Westmeath charges will be a very different side to the one that fell 13 points short of Dublin in 2015.

That appearance was Westmeath’s first in a provincial decider since the historic summer of 2004, when they claimed their first senior crown, under Páidí Ó Sé.

They made the showpiece having claimed Meath’s scalp for the first time in championship football in an unforgettable semi-final.