McGill hoping Ratoath can complete epic rise

All-Star nominee Conor McGill has admitted Ratoath’s journey from the junior ranks in Meath to the brink of senior success has been a rapid one.

It’s just seven years since the east Meath outfit were junior champions — they only went senior for the first time in their history after their 2015 intermediate triumph. Now they are favourites for senior success approaching Sunday’s county decider against Summerhill, who were runners-up in 2017 and 2018 and champions as recently as 2013.