Ger Brennan: 'There is a very healthy hatred between Meath and Louth'

Brennan can truly look forward to this final. Facing his native county Dublin last year was unusual.

Meath manager Robbie Brennan and captain Eoghan Frayne, left, with Louth captain Sam Mulroy and manager Ger Brennan. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ger Brennan’s description of Louth’s rivalry with Meath is an oxymoron but three meetings in 13 months with the old enemy have given him a great insight into the tensions.

“Between my time in Louth this year and last year, what I have come to appreciate is that there is a very healthy hatred between Meath and Louth,” he says. “Similar to what it was with Dublin in the 90s and that four-in-a-row back then (1991) and even as far as 2000 between Dublin and Meath.