On your marks get set… Followers of the Meath GAA club football scene are set for a bumper four days of action with a total of twelve finals and six semi finals across the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades down for decision.
It all kicks off tonight with the meeting of Drumbaragh and Bective in the IFC relegation final. Expect a large crowd for the first competitive game of the year on Pitch 2 at Devenish Park.
Na Fianna and Simonstown meet at the same venue on Friday night for the right to play senior championship football in 2027. Ratoath, Castletown, Skryne, Kilcloon and Martry play hosts to five All County championship finals.
The first of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A semi finals take place on Saturday. Navan O’Mahony’s and St. Pats get the day up and running at 1.30 in Dunsany. Down the road two and a half hours later neighbours Ratoath and Donaghmore Ashbourne meet for a place in the senior final. That night in Cortown it’s a repeat of last years JFC semi final with the meeting of St. Ballinlough and Vincents. Three more All County deciders completes another hectic day
Sunday has an early start. There will be a brilliant atmoshere at Grangegodden for the Junior B final meeting with Kilmainham and Kilmainhamwwod. Keegan Cup holders Summerhill put their title on the line against Wolfe Tones on Pitch 6 at Dunganny at 2pm. A quick dash over to Simonstown for the IFC last four meeting with Walterstown and Duleek Bellewstown and after all that if you are keen on another game get over to Skryne for the meeting of Curraha and Slane or Martry to see which of the Saints will hold onto Junior A status.
Thursday 1st October
IFC Relegation Play-off final
Drumbaragh v Bective 20.00
Venue: Dunganny - Floodlit Pitch 2 (500lx) Referee: Robert Purfield
Friday 2nd October
SFC Relegation Play-off final
Na Fianna v Simonstown 20.00
Venue: Dunganny - Floodlit Pitch 2 (500lx) Referee: Patrick Coyle
IACFC Final
Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Dunshaughlin 20.00
Venue: Ratoath Referee: TBC
JACFC Division 7 Final
Nobber v Cortown 20.00
Venue: Castletown Referee: Paul Mooney
JACFC Division 5 Final
St Patrick's v Carnaross 20.00
Venue: Skryne Referee: Niall Branigan
JACFC Division 3 Final
Blackhall Gaels v Ballinabrackey 20.00
Venue: Kilcloon Referee: Henri Clifford
JACFC Division 4 Final
Clann na nGael v St Michael's 20.00
Venue: Martry Referee: Michael Faherty
Saturday 3rd October
SFC Semi-Final
Ratoath v Donaghmore/Ashbourne 16.00
Venue: Devenish Park - Pitch 6 Referee: Cormac Reilly
IFC Semi-Final
St Patrick's v Navan O'Mahonys 13.30
Venue: Dunsany Referee: David Gough
JACFC Division 1 Final
Wolfe Tones v Trim 14.30
Venue: Walterstown Referee: Robert Lynch
JACFC Division 6 Final
Trim v Dunsany 16.30
Venue: Walterstown Referee: Simon Heneghan
JACFC Division 2 Final
Duleek-Bellewstown v Oldcastle 19.00
Venue: Paddy O'Brien Park, O'Mahony's Referee: Shane Watters
JFC Semi-Final
Ballinlough v St Vincent's 19.30
Venue: Cortown Referee: Ciarán Flynn
Sunday 4th October
SFC Semi-Final
Summerhill v Wolfe Tones 14.00
Venue: Devenish Park - Pitch 6 Referee: Kieran Olwell
IFC Semi-Final
Walterstown v Duleek-Bellewstown 16.30
Venue: Simonstown Referee: Keith Sheerin
Junior B FC Final
Kilmainhamwood v Kilmainham 11.30
Venue: Gaeil Colmcille GFC (Grangegodden) Referee: Thomas Macleod
JFC Relegation Play-off final
St Mary's v St Brigid's 18.00
Venue: Martry Referee: Paddy Clarke
JFC Semi-Final
Curraha v Slane 19.00
Venue: Skryne Referee: Ian Dowdall