2024 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

98th Meath Intermediate Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Meath
Province	Leinster
Year	2024
Trophy	Mattie McDonnell Cup
Sponsor	Meade Potato
Date	9 August 2024 - 19 October 2024
Teams	16
Defending champions	Rathkenny
Winners
Champions	Meath Hill (1st win)
Manager	Shane McCoy
Captain	James Mooney
Runners-up
Runners-up	Navan O'Mahonys
Manager	Damien Moran & Rory Maguire
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Meath Hill
Relegated team(s)	Nobber
Other
Matches played	38
Website	Meath GAA

The 2024 Meath Intermediate Football Championship was the 98th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams and started with a group stage before progressing to a knock out stage. The winner will^{[needs update]} represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Rathkenny were the 2023 Meath Intermediate Football Champions after they defeated Duleek in the final. As a result, after having being relegated in the 2019 season, they will^{[needs update]} compete in the 2024 Meath Senior Football Championship.^[1]

Moynalvey were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2023 after a 12-year spell within it.^[2] Kilbride were promoted to the I.F.C. after beating Clann na nGael in the 2023 Meath Junior Football Championship final.^[3] Dunderry were relegated to the 2024 Meath Junior Football Championship.^[4]

The draw for the group stages of the championship took place on 20 March 2024^[5] with the games commencing on 9 August 2024.

On 19 October 2024, Meath Hill won their first ever Intermediate Football Championship by Navan O'Mahonys 0–16 to 0–14 in the final after extra time.^[6]

Nobber were relegated to the Meath Junior Football Championship after losing to Blackhall Gaels in the relegation play-off final. It will^{[needs update]} be the first time since 2002 that Nobber will^{[needs update]} play in the Junior Championship.^[7]

Championship structure

The 2024 Meath I.F.C. consisted of 16 teams drawn into four groups each containing four teams. The top two teams progressed to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two in each group contested the Relegation Quarter-Finals. The losers of each Relegation Quarter-Final then contested the Relegation Semi-Finals, the losers of which would play-off for the right to retain their intermediate status into 2025.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2023 championship season.

From I.F.C. Promoted to 2024 S.F.C. Rathkenny - (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to 2024 Meath Junior Football Championship Dunderry

To I.F.C. Relegated from 2023 S.F.C. Moynalvey Promoted from 2023 J.F.C. Kilbride - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2024 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club	Location	Management	2023 Championship Position	2024 Championship Position
Ballivor	Ballivor	Sean Corrigan	Quarter-Finalist	Semi-Finalist
Bective	Navan	David Nolan	Relegation Semi-Finalist	Quarter-Finalist
Blackhall Gaels	Batterstown & Kilcloon		Relegation Quarter-Finalist	Relegation Finalist
Castletown	Castletown-Kilpatrick		Quarter-Finalist	Semi-Finalist
Drumbaragh Emmets	Drumbaragh, Kells	Davy Cahill	Relegation Quarter-Finalist	Relegation Semi-Finalist
Duleek/Bellewstown	Duleek & Bellewstown	Cian Flanagan	Runners-Up	Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Kilbride	Kilbride	Leo Turley	2023 JFC Champions	Quarter-Finalist
Longwood	Longwood	Aaron Ennis	Relegation Finalist	Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Meath Hill	Meath Hill	Shane McCoy	Quarter-Finalist	Champions
Moynalvey	Moynalvey & Kiltale	Caoimhin King	Relegated from 2023 SFC	Quarter-Finalist
Navan O'Mahonys	Navan	Damien Moran & Rory Maguire	Semi-Finalist	Runners-Up
Nobber	Nobber	Martin Morgan	Relegation Semi-Finalist	Relegated to 2025 JFC
Oldcastle	Oldcastle	Brian Donohoe	Relegation Quarter-Finalist	Quarter-Finalist
St. Michael's	Carlanstown & Kilbeg	John Brady	Relegation Quarter-Finalist	Relegation Quarter-Finalist
St. Patrick's	Stamullen	Ronan Kearns & Daithi Whyte	Semi-Finalist	Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Walterstown	Johnstown	Andy McGuinness	Quarter-Finalist	Relegation Semi-Finalist

Group stage

There were four groups of four teams called Group A, B, C and D. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. The 3rd and 4th placed team in each group proceeded to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team would be relegated.

The draws for the group stage of the championship were made on 20 March 2024.^[8]

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Meath Hill 3 3 0 0 47 28 +19 6 Bective 3 1 1 1 35 37 -2 4 Blackhall Gaels 3 1 2 0 34 40 -6 2 Nobber 3 0 2 1 36 47 -11 1

Round 1 Meath Hill 2-9, 1-5 Bective, Drumbaragh, 9/8/2024[9][10] Blackhall Gaels 2-10, 1-8 Nobber, Seneschalstown, 11/8/24[11] Round 2 Bective 1-10, 1-6 Blackhall Gaels, Dunshaughlin, 24/8/2024[12] Meath Hill 0-17, 1-8 Nobber, Kilmainhamwood, 24/8/2024[13][14] Round 3 Meath Hill 0-16, 1-6 Blackhall Gaels, Duleek, 5/9/2024[15] Bective 1–11, 0-14 Nobber, Ballinlough, 5/9/24[16][17]

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Ballivor 3 2 1 0 48 36 +12 4 Castletown 3 2 1 0 42 38 +4 4 Duleek/Bellewstown 3 2 1 0 34 33 +1 4 Longwood 3 0 3 0 25 42 -17 0

Round 1 Duleek/Bellewstown 0-11, 1-6 Longwood, Dunsany, 10/8/2024[18][19] Ballivor 1-15, 2-11 Castletown, Bohermeen, 10/8/24 Round 2 Castletown 1-8, 0-9 Duleek/Bellewstown, Seneschalstown, 24/8/2024[20] Ballivor 1-14, 0-5 Longwood, Clonard, 25/8/2024 Round 3 Duleek/Bellewstown 2-8, 0-13 Ballivor, Batterstown, 6/9/2024[21][22] Castletown 0-14, 1-8 Longwood, Cortown, 6/9/24[23]

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Oldcastle 3 3 0 0 54 22 +32 6 Moynalvey 3 2 1 0 40 43 -3 4 St. Patrick's 3 1 2 0 49 64 -15 2 Drumbaragh Emmets 3 0 3 0 28 42 -14 0

Round 1 Oldcastle 4-11, 0-10 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 10/8/2024[24] Moynalvey 1-18, 1-08 Drumbaragh Emmets, Bective, 11/8/24[25] Round 2 Moynalvey 0-13, 0-12 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 24/8/2024[26] Oldcastle 1-8, 0-6 Drumbaragh Emmets, Moylagh, 24/8/2024[27] Round 3 Oldcastle 2-14, 0-6 Moynalvey, Simonstown, 7/9/2024[28] St. Patrick's 4-9, 1-14 Drumbaragh Emmets, Walterstown, 7/9/24[29]

Group D

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Navan O'Mahonys 3 2 1 0 47 36 +13 4 Kilbride 3 2 1 0 45 45 0 4 St. Michaels 3 1 2 0 39 42 -3 2 Walterstown 3 1 2 0 50 58 -8 2

Round 1 Kilbride 1-12, 1-11 St. Michaels's, Donore, 10/8/2024[30][31] Walterstown 4-11, 2-10 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 11/8/24[32][33] Round 2 Navan O'Mahonys 1-11, 0-5 St. Michaels's, Cortown, 23/8/2024[34][35] Kilbride 3-13, 0-14 Walterstown, Ratoath, 24/8/2024[36] Round 3 Navan O'Mahonys 1-14, 0-8 Kilbride, Dunsany, 8/9/2024[37][38] St. Michael's 1-17, 1-10 Walterstown, Bohermeen, 8/9/24[39][40]

Knock-out stage

The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. Quarter Final pairings were drawn with one group winner and one 2nd placed team in each pair with no repeat pairings from group stages. Semi Final pairings were determined by an open draw. The draw for the Quarter-finals took place on the 8 September 2024^[41] and the draw for the Semi-Finals took place on 22 September 2024.^[42]

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
	Ballivor		2-10
	Oldcastle		0-10
						Ballivor		2-6
						Meath Hill		1-12
	Meath Hill		3-16
	Kilbride		2-9
											Meath Hill		0-16
											Navan O'Mahonys		0-14
	Navan O'Mahonys		1-14
	Bective		1-6
						Navan O'Mahonys		2-9
						Castletown		0-9
	Moynalvey		1-10
	Castletown		1-13

Quarter-finals

Navan O'Mahonys v Bective

20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) Quarter-Final 1	Navan O'Mahonys	1-14 (17) – (9) 1-6	Bective	Simonstown
20:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-9 - 1-2)
		Report		Referee: Martin Dawson

Meath Hill v Kilbride

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Quarter-Final 2	Meath Hill	3-16 (25) – (15) 2-9	Kilbride	Walterstown
15:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 2-12 - 0-5)
		Report		Referee: Martin Dawson

Oldcastle v Ballivor

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) Quarter-Final 3	Oldcastle	0-10 (10) – (16) 2-10	Ballivor	Trim
12:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-4 - 1-4)
		Report		Referee: Robert Purfield

Castletown v Moynalvey

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) Quarter-Final 4	Castletown	1-13 (16) – (13) 1-10	Moynalvey	Dunshaughlin
12:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-5 - 0-5)
		Report		Referee: Robbie Barrett

Semi-finals

Navan O'Mahonys v Castletown

5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) Semi-Final 1	Navan O'Mahonys	2-9 (15) – (12) 1-9	Castletown	Navan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-5 - 0-4)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Patrick Coyle

Meath Hill v Ballivor

6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) Semi-Final 2	Meath Hill	1-12 (15) – (12) 2-6	Ballivor	Navan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-7 - 0-4)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Andrew Smith

Final

Meath Hill v Navan O'Mahonys

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) Final	Meath Hill	0-16 (16) – (14) 0-14 (a.e.t.)	Navan O'Mahonys	Navan
12:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-5 - 0-4) (FT: 0-12 - 0-12)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Padraic Coyle

Relegation play-off

The relegation play-off consisted of the 3rd and 4th-placed finishers in each group. The winners of each playoff round retained their intermediate status while the outright loser was relegated to the Junior championship for 2025. The draw for the Relegation Quarter-finals draw took place on 8 September 2024, while the Relegation Semi-finals draw took place on 22 September 2024.^[43]

Relegation quarter-finals

St. Patrick's v Walterstown

19 September 2024 (2024-09-19) Relegation Quarter-Final 1	St. Patrick's	1-13 (16) – (15) 1-12	Walterstown	Duleek
20:00 IST (UTC+1)
				Referee: Stephen Cregan

St. Michael's v Nobber

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Relegation Quarter-Final 2	St. Michael's	2-18 (24) – (8) 0-8	Nobber	Moynalty
13:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-12 - 0-4)
		Report		Referee: Liam Reddy

Blackhall Gaels v Longwood

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Relegation Quarter-Final 3	Blackhall Gaels	0-11 (11) – (16) 1-13 (a.e.t.)	Longwood	Summerhill
15:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-4 - 1-5) (FT: 0-10 - 1-7)
		Report		Referee: Stephan Cregan

Duleek/Bellewstown v Drumbaragh Emmets

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Relegation Quarter-Final 4	Duleek/Bellewstown	4-17 (29) – (9) 0-9	Drumbaragh Emmets	Seneschalstown
12:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 2-10 - 0-5)
		Report		Referee: Andrew Lenehan

Relegation semi-finals

Drumbaragh Emmets v Blackhall Gaels

5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) Relegation Semi-Final 1	Drumbaragh Emmets	1-15 (18) – (12) 0-12	Blackhall Gaels	Navan
18:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-8 - 0-5)
				Referee: Patrick Clarke

Nobber v Walterstown

6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) Relegation Semi-Final 2	Nobber	2-6 (12) – (19) 2-13	Walterstown	Simonstown
11:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-3 - 0-5)
		Report		Referee: Robert Purfield

Relegation final

Nobber v Blackhall Gaels

17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) Relegation Final	Nobber	0-6 (6) – (14) 1-11	Blackhall Gaels	Cortown
20:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-3 - 0-3)
		Report

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