Meath SFC: Skryne facing unglorified battle to retain their senior status

Just when it appeared enough GAA Sycamore Gap trees had been felled in recent weeks, another could be hacked down in Meath on Sunday when Skryne fight for their senior status

STALWART: Former Meath captain Kevin Reilly is managing Ratoath in Sunday’s SFC final. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

Just when it appeared enough GAA Sycamore Gap trees had been felled in recent weeks, another could be hacked down in Meath on Sunday morning when Skryne fight for their senior status.

The end of Clarecastle’s 91-year existence in the Clare senior hurling championship and Glen Rovers’ 97-year stay among the elite of Cork hurling rightfully made headlines and now the once totemic Tara club of Giles, Hayes, McDermott, and O’Rourke’s 85-year identity as a senior football entity is under threat.