Wolfe Tones power past Donaghmore/Ashbourne to Meath SFC glory

Wolfe Tones' Sarán Ó Fionnagáin celebrates after his side's goal against Donaghmore Ashbourne INPHO/James Crombie

Wolfe Tones claimed their first Meath senior football championship title since 2021 with an impressive 1-19 to 0-12 victory over Donaghmore/Ashbourne this afternoon.

An electric start at the Donaghmore/Ashbourne grounds saw Tones build up a 0-8 to 0-3 lead after 25 minutes before Tom Gavigan struck for a goal two minutes later.

Donaghmore/Ashbourne responded with five unanswered points in the run-up to half-time, as Zach Thornton, Bryan Menton, Darragh McGovern and Andrew Colgan (two-point free) all found the target to leave the score at 1-8 to 0-8 at the break.

Sean Penny, Sáran Ó Fionnagáin (2) and Thomas O’Reilly added to Tones’ tally after the restart. Caolan Ward and Andrew Tormey then exchanged scores, leaving five points between the sides with 15 minutes remaining.

Ó Fionnagáin and Colgan (‘45’) each hit scores before Kyle Moran pushed the Kilberry outfit's tally to 1-15, and further points from O’Reilly (2), Ward and Oisín Martin sealed the club’s third-ever Keegan Cup triumph.