Ray Cosgrove remembers his two goals in Leinster semi-final win over the Royals.
The team would end the year losing narrowly to champions-in-waiting Armagh, the width of a post – Cosgrove’s dying-seconds free curling agonisingly on to the woodwork and bouncing out into oblivion. Meath have just one win in the 12 championship encounters since 2002. The forwards regularly rotated, challenging the Meath defenders to follow them or hold. “In their place is the new Croke Park – the sensational amphitheatre for Ireland’s national games that was promised 10 years ago and has now been delivered with tremendous conviction. Dublin hadn’t won this championship fixture in seven years and in the meantime Meath had twice been All-Ireland champions. Next month it will be 20 years since the new Croke Park was unveiled.
Dublin and Meath face off in the semi-final of the Leinster senior football championship later on today. Dublin looked much more like their old selves as ...
Dublin looked much more like their old selves as they put Wexford to the sword at Wexford Park a couple of weeks ago. "He’s somebody you can feed off. "He’s a big leader for us on the pitch, a big presence and somebody we are glad to have back."
Old rivals Dublin and Meath are set to lock horns this weekend but where can you catch this Championship showdown on TV? Let's take a look.
Both teams come into this game after comprehensive wins in the previous round. With Meath on the up and the capital side struggling, this could well be a cracker. There’s a place in the Leinster Senior Football Championship final on the line, and could the hot-and-cold Dubs miss out on their first decider in 12 years?
DUBLIN AND MEATH have named their teams for tomorrow's Leinster semi-final showdown at Croke Park [throw-in 4.30pm, live on GAA GO).
Meath (v Dublin) Kildare (v Westmeath) Dublin (v Meath)
Meath make scores count and run out comfortable winners at Pairc Tailteann to book final showdown with Dublin.
Grimes and Dillon did swap scores from frees once more, but Meath had done enough to seal a Leinster Final date with Dublin on May 28th. Orlagh Lally hit Meath’s opening score in the second half and Meath pushed further ahead when Niamh Gallogly hit Meath’s second goal on 35 minutes. Sarah Dillon levelled matters from a free a minute later but Vikki Wall’s first point from play nulled that score.
Stacey Grimes hit 1-7 as Meath set up a Leinster SFC final clash against Dublin on Saturday 28th May with a comfortable 3-15 to 1-7 win against Westmeath in ...
Grimes and Dillon did swap scores from frees once more, but Meath had done enough to seal a Leinster final date with Dublin on May. Orlagh Lally hit Meath’s opening score in the second half and Meath pushed further ahead when Niamh Gallogly hit Meath’s second goal on 35 minutes. Vikki Wall converted a free on 18 minutes and a minute later Meath found the net when Stacey Grimes converted a penalty after Kelsey Nesbitt was fouled.