Andy McEntee: Time for Meath to catch up with Dublin

Closing the margin between Meath and Dublin is Andy McEntee’s main aim as he embarks on a three-year term as manager of the Royals.

All-Ireland club-winning boss McEntee was announced as Mick O’Dowd’s successor on Monday night, and without making any promises, said his hope is to make the county’s relationship with their esteemed neighbours more of a rivalry.

“Obviously, everybody realises there’s a big gap, and needless to say our ambition is to close that gap. We’re not really competing with Dublin, who are the benchmark for everybody. So that’s the aim, to close that gap and to be more competitive.”