Meath’s football heroes from 1999 are set to be honoured at Croke Park this afternoon ahead of the All-Ireland SFC final between Armagh and Galway (throw-in 3.30pm).

This year marks 25 years since the Royals defeated Cork by 1-11 to 1-8 before a 63,276 crowd at headquarters to record their county’s seventh Sam Maguire Cup success and second of the decade.

Captained by Graham Geraghty, Sean Boylan’s men recovered from the double blow of a missed penalty and concession of Joe Kavanagh goal to go on and defeat the Rebels by three points.

At 2.30pm this afternoon, the last Meath side to bring Sam Maguire back to the Banks of the Boyne will be honoured at Croker as the Jubilee team on the biggest date on the football calendar.

😍 "It's poetry in motion and it is an art. Hurling is astonishing, and I adore Hurling - but Gaelic Football played positively is a joy because..."

Start your Sunday with Seán Boylan, who joined @TomasORuanaidh for a chat about Meath's Jubilee 1999 All-Ireland team 🏆 @AIB_GAA pic.twitter.com/1NWHUeDC1X

— Off The Ball (@offtheball) July 28, 2024

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