Egan has vision of Westmeath winning Leinster crown

Dublin a tougher prospect than Meath were and 70 minutes at full tilt will be needed

Something from the weekend: Our GAA team’s view from the Press Box

Seán Moran, Malachy Clerkin and Gavin Cummiskey look at the weekend’s action

Meath left pale and haunted after Westmeath bury ghost

Thrilling comeback gives underdogs their first win over neighbours

No time for licking wounds as Meath face Tyrone in qualifier Round 2B

Armagh will also meet Galway with all ties on Saturday July 11th

Mick O’Dowd blames lack of maturity for Meath’s capitulation

Westmeath’s hero Kieran Martin always felt comeback was possible

Groundswell of support for footballers a big bonus for Tipperary

Big attendance at Thurles shows Premier County are moving in the right direction

Meath coaches depart panel ahead of championship

Kildare’s Daryl Flynn set for championship return possibly against Laois

Meath morale not dented by failure to win promotion to Division One

Conor Gillespie believes county played best football in their division

Eamon Wallace seals late point for Meath against Laois

Home side squandered a seven point lead to sneak a draw at the death at Pairc Tailteann

Gaelic Games: Weekend previews

Croke Park are expecting something in the neighbourhood of 25,000 for Dublin v Donegal Division One clash

Danny Cummins leads way for Galway as Kevin Walsh gets off on right foot

Wasteful and lacklustre Meath also contributed to their own downfall

Experimental Dublin team show grit to overcome Meath challenge

Sean Moran - A Royal revival was halted by Jim Gavin’s team as both camps left content

GAA Previews

Dublin hold no fears for Meath young guns says Andy Tormey

Royal County aiming to lay down a marker for the new season in O’Byrne Cup clash

Cian Ward remains out in the cold with Meath

Captain Donal Keogan not looking too far ahead but is confidence hard work will pay off

Superior scoring power suffices for Armagh

All Paul Grimley’s side’s forwards score from play as they book a quarter-final place against Ulster rivals Donegal

Liam O’Neill denies any influence over Armagh suspensions

GAA president refutes inference by Armagh football manager Paul Grimley

No charges in alleged Dublin-Meath biting case

Central Competitions Control Committee will take no action on incident in Leinster final

Impressive Dublin’s win marred by biting allegation

Dublin outclass old rivals but Meath boss claims substitute Micky Burke was bitten on the finger

Jim Gavin sees room for improvement

Dublin boss pays tribute to side after Leinster final defeat of Meath

Dublin win marred by allegations of biting

Meath substitute Mickey Burke received treatment to his finger after the Leinster final defeat

Dublin power their way past Meath for Leinster title

Jim Gavin’s side utterly dominant in taking fourth provincial crown in a row

Mick O’Dowd happy Meath ‘executed pretty well most of the game’

Reaction: Kildare manager Jason Ryan ‘really shocked with the level of physicality they encountered, the strength of Meath’s tackling’

Impressive Meath find the required resolve to book their final place

Mick O’Dowd’s side fight off Kildare’s late comeback to earn a crack at old rivals and holders Dublin

Royal revival a labour of love for devoted O’Dowd

Meath manager is determined to see a proud football county regain its place at the top table

Carlow brushed aside by Royal procession

But facile 28-pt victory of little use to Meath with Kildare challenge looming

Meath go on scoring spree as Carlow picked bare

Game over after 25 minutes with Royal County going on to score seven goals

Carlow hoping Seán O’Brien’s example rubs off

Ireland flanker helped his native county prepare for the Championship and tough Leinster quarter-final against Meath

Meath’s Eamon Wallace out for the season

Meath forward the latest player to suffer cruciate ligament injury

Meath bring DCU back down to earth

Home team cruise through to final with 15-point defeat of students at Páirc Tailteann

Meath make light of gruelling conditions to hand out a beating to Wicklow

Manager Mick O’Dowd admits he has high hopes for his charges this season

Dalton McDonagh strikes twice as Meath defeat DIT

Reigning Sigerson Cup holders defeated in Navan

McGeeney to assist Grimley in Armagh

Armagh native heads for home as former selector Jason Ryan gets Kildare job

Macauley takes the long road to centre stage

Late developer makes up for for lost time in Dublin’s engine room and prepares to take the fight to Kerry

Mickey Harte defends Tyrone’s tackling and rejects accusations of cynical play

“It happened during the game. Both sides were guilty of it from time to time. So what?”

Inspirational Cavanagh gives Tyrone the edge over battling Meath

Veteran produces an outstanding display to help Mickey Harte’s men into the quarter-final

Mick O’Dowd welcome the step up for Meath but rues the lack of a finishing kick against Dublin

“We didn’t come here to get a heartening display. We came here to get a Leinster title”

Meath offered proper test so Jim Gavin can now work on Dublin’s faults

Committing so many to offence leaves team open to counter-attack

Dublin overpower Meath in Leinster final

Meath run out of steam as Dublin complete Leinster football and hurling double for the first time since 1942

Jim Gavin’s Dublin hold all the aces but Meath look set to make make it a battle

Meath’s tradition will ensure they put it up to Dublin in Leinster football final

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