Meath boss 'delighted' to overcome Kerry in LGFA All-Ireland semi after 'being written off the last year'

It was all a world away from the comfortable outing that Kerry enjoyed in the 2024 quarter-finals, where they brushed Meath aside by double scores in Tralee.

Meath manager Shane McCormack reacts as the hooter goes after his side's victory in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship semi-final. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

TG4 LGFA All-Ireland semi-final: MEATH 2-12 KERRY 1-9

Before and after Jack O’Connor’s men fell to a comprehensive defeat to Meath in Tullamore last month, there were a few grumblings in the Kingdom about just how neutral Glenisk O’Connor Park was for a game between the two green and gold counties.