Meath unveil panel for Leinster Semi-Final

A place in the 2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final against either Kildare or Louth is at stake on Sunday when Meath and Dublin meet at the last four stage in Laois Hire O’Moore Park.

This is the first meeting of the sides at this stage of the competition since 2022 and Meath are looking to defeat Dublin for the first time since 2010 and the side in green and gold have lost the last five meetings between the counties by an average of 14.2 points per game.

Meath booked their place in the last four by virtue of defeating Offaly in the quarter final and off the back of that game, Robbie Brennan has made one change in personnel on the starting XV as Shane Walsh comes back into the side in place of Diarmuid Moriarty who isn’t in the match day panel.

Billy Hogan continues in goals and he has Seamus Lavin, Seán Rafferty and Brian O’Halloran in front of him once more in the full back line.

Seán Coffey who was a late addition to the starting side two weeks ago will don the no. 6 jersey at centre back and the Ballinabrackey player will be flanked by Donal Keogan and Ciarán Caulfield.

There is a familiar look to the midfield pairing as Jack Flynn and Bryan Menton once more join forces and ahead of them on the field of play is an unchanged half forward line from that which lined out against Offaly as Conor Duke, Ruairí Kinsella and Keith Curtis link up once more.

The return of Shane Walsh to the side sees a change in how the full forward line will line up as Mathew Costello pushes out to top of the right, Walsh lines out at full forward and Eoghan Frayne completes the line at top of the left.

Cian McBride, Daithí McGowan, Eoin Harkin and James McEntee all return on the bench as Cillian O’Sullivan, Jason Scully and Thomas O’Reilly join Moriarty in dropping out of the match day panel.

Tickets for the game on Sunday are priced as follows.

Stand Tickets

• Adult – €30
• OAP – €20
• Juvenile – €20
• Juvenile – €5

Terrace Tickets

• Adult – €20
• OAP – €20
• Juvenile – €20
• Juvenile – €5

Tickets are available from Selected Super Valu/Centra stores or via the link: Meath vs Dublin Tickets

Standby Players

Last Five Championship Meetings

Match Officials

Referee – Kieran Eanetta (Tír Eoghain)

Standby Referee – Martin McNally (Muineachán)

Line Umpire – Thomas Murphy (Gaillimh)

Sideline Official – Diarmuid Boylan (Muineachán)

Clock Official – David Grogan (Tiobraid Árann)

Score Umpires – Cathal McCrory, Paul Gallagher, Fabe McGlone & Niall Mullen