Dublin and Meath write another chapter in their long and storied history when they meet in Portlaoise this Sunday in the Leinster Senior Football Semi-Final (throw-in 4pm).
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By Conor MartinThu, 24 April 2025
Dublin are aiming to reach the Leinster Final for the 15th season in-a-row, but face a tough test this weekend against the Royals.
Dublin were made to work for their 2-21 to 0-18 win over Wicklow in the Leinster quarter-final; two first-half goals from Niall Scully and new Dublin captain Con O’Callaghan had helped Dublin to a 2-9 to 0-11 interval lead, but Wicklow’s Oisín McGraynor proved himself to be a major thorn in Dublin’s side in the first set of 35 minutes.
Greg McEneaney, Tom Lahiff and Colm Basquel helped the Dubs get going after the break and as the game approached its conclusion, points from Killian McGinnis, O’Callaghan, Paddy Small and Ciarán Kilkenny helped Dublin put the game to bed, with O’Callaghan scoring a lovely two-pointer in injury-time to seal the win.
Dessie Farrell will now hope his Dublin side can deliver once more this weekend in what should be a tough battle as usual against Meath.
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Meath enjoyed a confidence-boosting 1-30 to 0-19 win over Carlow in the preliminary round of the Leinster Championship, dominating proceedings from the first whistle to the last.
In fact, they were 17 points up at half-time and had a number of players trouble the scoreboard that day, including Ruairi Kinsella, who bagged the Royals goal and 1-5 for himself, with Eoghan Frayne and Matthew Costello also impressing as Meath eased into the last eight against a Carlow team that never really threatened Robbie Brennan’s side.
In the last eight they were given a tougher test against Offaly, as they had to dig deep and come from behind after trailing 0-15 to 0-5 at the halfway stage. Points from Bryan Menton, Costello and a Conor Duke two-pointer got them back into the game. Two-pointers came the order of the day with the end in sight, as Frayne & Costello joined in with points outside the arc.
James Conlon joined in on the scoring front, equalising before yet another Meath two-pointer; this time from Jack Flynn, which put the Royal County in front and on course for the semi-finals. A place in the last four was guaranteed when Conlon sent past Paddy Dunican in the Offaly goal in the 71st minute.
Meath have no trouble in finding scores; their total of 1-30 and 1-25 against Carlow and Offaly, respectively, shows that Dublin must be ready to deal with a dangerous Meath attack.
Meath’s last Championship win over Dublin came in the year they last celebrated becoming Leinster champions- 2010- comfortably beating Dublin 5-9 to 0-13. However, Dublin lead the way when it comes to our all-time record in championship action with 40 wins, eight draws and 19 losses against Meath, including our 3-19 to 0-12 win over our Leinster neighbours last year.
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The game will also be shown live on GAA+ - throw-in 4pm.
Dublin v Meath recent Leinster Senior Football Championship meetings:
● 14th April 2024, Croke Park, Leinster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final - Dublin 3-19 (28) - 0-12 (12) Meath
● 15th May 2022, Croke Park, Leinster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final - Dublin 1-27 (30) - 1-14 (17) Meath
● 18th July 2021, Croke Park, Leinster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final - Dublin 2-16 (22) - 1-13 (16) Meath
● 21st November 2020, Croke Park, Leinster Senior Football Championship Final - Meath 0-9 (9) - 3-21 (30) Dublin
● 23rd June 2019, Croke Park, Leinster Senior Football Championship Final - Dublin 1-17 (20) - 0-4 (4) Meath