Cian McBride eyes end to injury gloom against Cork 

Allianz today announced the extension of its sponsorship of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship for a further three years and unveiled the newest face of its 2025 campaign, 9-year-old Sheamie Garrihy, who will assume the role of Allianz’s first ‘Stop the Drop’ Reporter. Sheamie will take on a unique role, interviewing players, coaches, parents, teachers and sporting personalities from across the world of Gaelic Games to find out what sport means to them, what inspired them to keep going and how adults today can help children stay engaged in sport. Pictured at Croke Park in Dublin are, from left, Sligo footballer Pat Spillane Jnr, Allianz first 'Stop the Drop' reporter, nine year old Sheamie Garrihy from Clare and Meath footballer Cian McBride. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Former AFL player Cian McBride is gearing up for a big week or so with Meath as he attempts to nail down a place against Cork.

Meath will host John Cleary's side in Navan on Saturday week in Round 1 of the All-Ireland SFC, 13 days after the Royals' Leinster final defeat.