Kildare back to top tier but injury worries mount ahead of championship

The unique demands of this Covid-affected campaign mean there will be no final to follow. It won’t matter a jot to Kildare

Donal Keogan of Meath in action against Brian McLoughlin of Kildare. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Kildare 1-14 Meath 0-14

Kildare will play Division 1 football next year, for the first time since 2018, after a dominant win against Meath in a second-tier semi-final in Newbridge that threatened to boil over when the result was all but posted.