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‘Time to Say Goodbye’ was played at the final whistle at Newbridge yesterday, acknowledging the imminent closure of St Conleth’s Park for a major redevelopment. Kildare, who won’t play there again until 2025 when it will have a 12,000 capacity, signed off with a pleasing win, their second on the…

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EVEN though it's the League, and Division Two at that, Meath against Dublin is always coated with that bit of extra sparkle.

Shane Walsh suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury as Meath and Limerick had to settle for a point apiece at the Gaelic Grounds.

As this wildly undulating local derby entered the fourth quarter in Navan yesterday, it finally appeared as if the finished script could be sent to the printers.

A ridiculously roller-coaster ‘Battle of the Boyne’ ended in a three-point victory for Louth at Páirc Tailteann this afternoon, completing a miserable eight days for Meath boss Colm O’Rourke.

A sloppy February night in Owenbeg was hardly the stage Colm O’Rourke had in mind when conceiving Meath’s new freewheeling style of play and, all told, there are far worse things in football just now than losing to Derry.

O'Rourke appeared on Saturday's talk show and the interview received rave reviews.

Ethan Doherty and Niall Toner struck for first half goals in Owenbeg as the Oak Leaf County hammered the Royals by 11 points