Meath Clubs In Leinster 2026

With the county championships done and dusted for another year, the respective champions (and runner up in one instance) now have to prepare for a run in the provincial championships.

First up is Curraha who are pretty much expected to have a good run in the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship. They'll take on Ballymore of Longford in Skryne on 31st of October. If they win that one, they'll be at home to St. Josephs of Westmeath two weeks later in the quarter final.

On the 1st of November, Duleek Bellewstown make the trip to Callan in Kilkenny to take on their Senior Football Champions, Mullinavat. While Duleek Bellewstown should win, Mullinavat have previously caused upsets at provincial level, making the final in 2019 and the semi final in 2022. So they can't just go into it thinking they'll have a handy march into the next round. If they do beat Mullinavat, they'll have another away trip against Mostrim of Longford or the Kildare Intermediate champions (Milltown or Suncroft).

In the Leinster Intermediate championship, Kilmessan (who are the only Meath side to win Leinster at this level) will be up against Castletown of Laois in Trim on the 7th of November in the Quarter Finals. An away trip against either Carlow Town or St. Oliver Plunketts of Westmeath would await in the semi finals (can't meet the Kilkenny champions until the final).

As Kilskyre/Moylagh are, unfortunately, ineligible to represent Meath due to them being an amalgamation, Dunderry take their place in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. On the 7th of November, they'll face either Dublin Junior Champions, Clanna Gael Fontenoy, or Louth Senior Champions, St. Fechins in Dunganny. It'll be a tough ask for them to recover from their Senior B final loss, but if they get past the quarter final, they'll face either Slieve Bloom of Laois or the Wexford Junior Champions (St. Fintan's or Bannow-Ballymitty).

Rathmolyon, for the second year in a row (but this time as Intermediate champions), will face into the Leinster Special Club Junior Championship (with teams from Europe, Wicklow and Longford). They'll be away to Arklow Rock Parnells of Wicklow in the semi final with either Longford Slashers or Amsterdam (who beat them last year) awaiting in the final.

And finally, Wolfe Tones have a chance (on paper) to make a Leinster senior final, something which hasn't been done by a Meath senior champion since Skryne in 2004. They are on the opposite side to the Dublin and Kildare champions and have a bye to the quarter finals where they'll be at home to An Tochar of Wicklow on November 15th. Win that, and they'll face one of The Downs of Westmeath, Clonguish of Longford, Kilanerin of Wexford or the Louth Senior Champions (St. Mochtas or Newtown Blues) for a place in the final. Hopefully the long break will allow them to refocus on a Leinster run.

The best of luck to all the Meath representatives! I think for most Meath fans, club rivalries go out the window once the championship winners go into Leinster and everyone wants the Meath teams to be successful.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1474 - 22/10/2026 13:39:22    2698212

Best of luck to all

The Downs are a very good unit in Westmeath, always find a way to win, Lomans probably should have beat them in final but Loughlin is just out of this world when on song.

Hopefully The Tones can go well

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1152 - 22/10/2026 15:35:51    2698229