2025 Meath Senior Football Championship

133rd Meath Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Meath
Province	Leinster
Year	2025
Trophy	Keegan Cup
Sponsor	Fairyhouse Steel
Date	31 July 2025 - 12 October 2025
Teams	16
Defending champions	Dunshaughlin
Winners
Champions	Summerhill (9th win)
Manager	Dave Clare
Captain	Ronan Ryan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Ratoath
Manager	Paul Galvin
Captain	Ben Wyer
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Meath Hill
Other
Matches played	34
Website	Meath GAA
←  2024 2026  →

The 2025 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 133rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, with 16 teams competing. The winner represented Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and then progressed to a knock out stage.

Dunshaughlin were the defending champions after defeating Wolfe Tones to win their 4th S.F.C, and their first since 2002. ^[1]

For the first time in their history, Meath Hill won the I.F.C by defeating Navan O'Mahonys. This victory secured a place in the Senior Championship for the first time in Meath Hill's 121 year history. ^[2]

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 22 January 2025 ^[3] , with the games commencing on 31 July 2025.

Meath Hill were relegated to the Meath Intermediate Football Championship after losing to St. Colmcille's in the relegation playoff final ^[4] . It was the first time since 2020 that a team stayed in the Meath Senior Football Championship for only one campaign.

On 12 October 2025, Summerhill played Ratoath for the 3rd time in 4 years in the final. Summerhill won their 9th Keegan Cup by defeating Ratoath 0-16 to 0-13. This was Summerhill's 2nd championship in the space of 3 years. ^[5]

Championship Structure

The 2025 Meath S.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 team in each group contested the Relegation Semi-Finals. The losers of the Semi-Finals would play-off for the right to retain their senior status into 2026.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024 championship season.

To S.F.C. Promoted from 2024 I.F.C. Meath Hill [6] - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2025 I.F.C. Curraha [7]

Participating Teams

The 16 teams that participated in the 2025 competition were:

Club	Location	Management	Pre C'ship Odds	2024 Championship Position	2025 Championship Position
Ballinabrackey	Ballinabrackey	Ciaran Giblin	125/1	Relegation Finalists	Quarter-Finalist
Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Ashbourne	Timmy O'Regan	8/1	Relegation Quarter-Finalists	Quarter-Finalist
Dunshaughlin	Dunshaughlin & Drumree	Kevin Kealy	5/2	Champions	Semi-Finalist
Gaeil Colmcille	Kells	Conn Cleary	40/1	Relegation Quarter-Finalists	Relegation Semi-Finalist
Meath Hill	Meath HIll	Shane McCoy	80/1	I.F.C Champions	Relegated
Na Fianna	Enfield & Baconstown	Shane Barrett	50/1	Relegation Quarter-Finalists	Non-Qualifier
Rathkenny	Rathkenny	Joey Farrelly	50/1	Relegation Semi-Finalists	Non-Qualifier
Ratoath	Ratoath	Paul Galvin	6/1	Quarter-Finalists	Runners-Up
Seneschalstown	Kentstown & Yellow Furze	David Hosie	80/1	Relegation Semi-Finalists	Non-Qualifier
Simonstown Gaels	Navan	Joe Lyons	20/1	Quarter-Finalists	Relegation Semi-Finalist
Skryne	Skryne & Tara	Mick O'Dowd	16/1	Semi-Finalists	Semi-Finalist
St. Colmcille's	Bettystown, Donacarney, Laytown & Mornington	Paul Kelleher	25/1	Quarter-Finalists	Relegation Finalist
St. Peter's Dunboyne	Dunboyne	Ger Robinson	7/1	Semi-Finalists	Non-Qualifier
Summerhill	Summerhill	Dave Clare	6/1	Quarter-Finalists	Champions
Trim	Trim	Ken Robinson	33/1	Relegation Quarter-Finalists	Quarter-Finalist
Wolfe Tones	Kilberry, Gibbstown, Oristown & Wilkinstown	Paddy Martin	5/1	Runners Up	Quarter-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 4th placed team in each group proceeded to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team would be relegated.

The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 22 January 2025. ^[8]

Group A

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Skryne	3	3	0	0	54	41	+13	6
Summerhill	3	1	0	2	54	50	+4	2
St. Peter's Dunboyne	3	1	0	2	52	50	+2	2
Gaeil Colmcille	3	1	0	2	44	63	-19	2

Round 1

St. Peter's Dunboyne v Skryne

31 July 2025Round 1	St. Peter's Dunboyne	0-15 (15)–(18) 1-15	Skryne	Navan
19:30		(HT: 0-6 - 0-8)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Ciaran Flynn

Summerhill v Gaeil Colmcille

2 August 2025Round 1	Summerhill	0-19 (19)–(21) 1-18	Gaeil Colmcille	Trim
17:00		(HT: 0-7 - 1-7)
		Report		Referee: David Coldrick

Round 2

Gaeil Colmcille v Skryne

16 August 2025Round 2	Gaeil Colmcille	1-11 (14)–(22) 1-19	Skryne	Dunganny
17:00		(HT: 0-3 - 0-5)
				Referee: Andrew Smith

St. Peter's Dunboyne v Summerhill

17 August 2025Round 2	St. Peter's Dunboyne	1-12 (15)–(23) 1-20	Summerhill	Navan
16:00		(HT: 0-7 - 0-9)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
				Referee: Keith Sheerin

Round 3

Gaeil Colmcille v St. Peter's Dunboyne

31 August 2025Round 3	Gaeil Colmcille	0-9 (9)–(22) 3-13	St. Peter's Dunboyne	Trim
16:00		(HT: 0-6 - 1-6)
				Referee: Patrick Coyle

Skryne v Summerhill

31 August 2025Round 3	Skryne	0-14 (14)–(12) 0-12	Summerhill	Navan
16:00		(HT: 0-8 - 0-3)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
				Referee: Keith Sheerin

Group B

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ratoath	3	2	1	0	69	40	+29	5
Ballinabrackey	3	2	0	1	56	44	+12	4
Seneschalstown	3	1	1	1	45	52	-7	3
St. Colmcille's	3	0	0	3	39	73	-34	0

Round 1

St. Colmcille's v Seneschalstown

2 August 2025Round 1	St. Colmcille's	0-16 (16)–(19) 2-13	Seneschalstown	Stamullen
17:00		(HT: 0-8 - 1-7)
		Report		Referee: Derek Ryan

Ballinabrackey v Ratoath

3 August 2025Round 1	Ballinabrackey	1-11 (14)–(21) 2-15	Ratoath	Navan
12:00		(HT: 0-8 - 1-6)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
				Referee: Kieran Olwell

Round 2

Ballinabrackey v St. Colmcille's

16 August 2025Round 2	Ballinabrackey	1-19 (22)–(13) 1-10	St. Colmcille's	Walterstown
18:00		(HT: 1-11 - 1-4)
		Report		Referee: Patrick Coyle

Seneschalstown v Ratoath

17 August 2025Round 2	Seneschalstown	0-16 (16)–(16) 1-13	Ratoath	Navan
14:00		(HT: 0-4 - 0-6)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly

Round 3

Seneschalstown v Ballinabrackey

30 August 2025Round 3	Seneschalstown	0-10 (10)–(20) 1-17	Ballinabrackey	Dunganny
18:00		(HT: 0-6 - 0-13)
		Report		Referee: Keith Sheerin

Ratoath v St. Colmcille's

30 August 2025Round 3	Ratoath	4-20 (32)–(10) 0-10	St. Colmcille's	Stamullen
18:00		(HT: 4-10 - 0-4)
				Referee: Robert Purfield

Group C

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Trim	3	3	0	0	60	49	+11	6
Dunshaughlin	3	1	0	2	60	52	+8	2
Rathkenny	3	1	0	2	57	56	+1	2
Meath Hill	3	1	0	2	46	66	-20	2

Round 1

Rathkenny v Dunshaughlin

2 August 2025Round 1	Rathkenny	2-16 (22)–(19) 2-13	Dunshaughlin	Navan
18:00		(HT: 2-7 - 1-4)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Kieran Olwell

Meath Hill v Trim

3 August 2025Round 1	Meath Hill	1-12 (15)–(24) 2-18	Trim	Simonstown
12:00		(HT: 1-5 - 2-11)
		Report		Referee: Patrick Coyle

Round 2

Trim v Rathkenny

14 August 2025Round 2	Trim	2-15 (21)–(20) 2-14	Rathkenny	Dunganny
19:30		(HT: 0-8 - 1-5)
		Report		Referee: Patrick Coyle

Dunshaughlin v Meath Hill

15 August 2025Round 2	Dunshaughlin	4-15 (27)–(15) 2-9	Meath Hill	Navan
19:30		(HT: 4-7 - 1-6)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Keith Sheerin

Round 3

Meath Hill v Rathkenny

31 August 2025Round 3	Meath Hill	1-13 (16)–(15) 1-12	Rathkenny	Navan
14:00		(HT: 1-7 - 1-4)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly

Dunshaughlin v Trim

31 August 2025Round 3	Dunshaughlin	0-14 (14)–(15) 0-15	Trim	Dunsany
14:00		(HT: 0-5 - 0-7)
		Report		Referee: Kieran Olwell

Group D

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Wolfe Tones	3	3	0	0	65	45	+20	6
Donaghmore/ Ashbourne	3	1	1	1	52	56	-4	3
Na Fianna	3	0	2	1	43	44	-1	2
Simonstown Gaels	3	0	1	2	43	58	-15	1

Round 1

Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Na Fianna

1 August 2025Round 1	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	0-16 (16)–(16) 1-13	Na Fianna	Navan
19:30		(HT: 0-10 - 0-5)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly

Simonstown Gaels v Wolfe Tones

2 August 2025Round 1	Simonstown Gaels	1-12 (15)–(25) 2-19	Wolfe Tones	Walterstown
17:00		(HT: 1-3 - 1-7)
		Report		Referee: Andrew Smith

Round 2

Wolfe Tones v Donaghmore/Ashbourne

16 August 2025Round 2	Wolfe Tones	3-15 (24)–(15) 0-15	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Navan
16:00		(HT: 2-10 - 0-10)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Stephan Cregan

Na Fianna v Simonstown Gaels

16 August 2025Round 2	Na Fianna	0-12 (12)–(12) 0-12	Simonstown Gaels	Navan
18:00		(HT: 0-4 - 0-9)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
				Referee: Kieran Olwell

Round 3

Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Simonstown

30 August 2025Round 3	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	2-15 (21)–(16) 0-16	Simonstown	Skryne
18:00		(HT: 1-7 - 0-10)
				Referee: Patrick Coyle

Wolfe Tones v Na Fianna

30 August 2025Round 3	Wolfe Tones	0-16 (16)–(15) 2-9	Na Fianna	Navan
18:00		(HT: 0-7 - 1-6)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
				Referee: Joseph Curran

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. The draw for the Quarter-Finals took place on 1 September 2025 ^[9] . The draw for the Semi-Finals took place on 14 September 2025. ^[10]

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
	Skryne	3-15
	Ballinabrackey	1-20
					Skryne	0-11
					Ratoath	0-22
	Ratoath (AET)	2-18
	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	0-17
									Ratoath	0-13
									Summerhill	0-16
	Trim	0-11
	Summerhill	2-15
					Summerhill (AET)	0-19
					Dunshaughlin	0-18
	Wolfe Tones	1-11
	Dunshaughlin	1-14

Quarter-Finals

Skryne v Ballinabrackey

13 September 2025Quarter-Final 1	Skryne	3-15 (24)–(23) 1-20	Ballinabrackey	Navan
15:00		(HT: 1-10 - 0-7)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Kieran Olwell

Trim v Summerhill

13 September 2025Quarter-Final 2	Trim	0-11 (11)–(21) 2-15	Summerhill	Navan
17:00		(HT: 0-6 - 0-7)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Andrew Smith

Wolfe Tones v Dunshaughlin

14 September 2025Quarter-Final 3	Wolfe Tones	1-11 (14)–(17) 1-14	Dunshaughlin	Navan
13:30		(HT: 1-5 - 0-9)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly

Ratoath v Donaghmore/Ashbourne

14 September 2025Quarter-Final 4	Ratoath	2-18 (24)–(17) 0-17 (a.e.t.)	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Navan
15:30		(HT: 0-3 - 0-8) (FT: 0-13 - 0-13)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
				Referee: Keith Sheerin

Semi-Finals

Skryne v Ratoath

27 September 2025Semi-Final 1	Skryne	0-11 (11)–(22) 0-22	Ratoath	Navan
16:00		(HT: 0-2 - 0-6)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Kieran Olwell

Dunshaughlin v Summerhill

28 September 2025Semi-Final 2	Dunshaughlin	0-18 (18)–(19) 0-19 (a.e.t.)	Summerhill	Navan
16:00		(HT: 0-9 - 0-5) (FT: 0-13 - 0-13)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Patrick Coyle

Final

Ratoath v Summerhill

12 October 2025Final	Ratoath	0-13 (13)–(16) 0-16	Summerhill	Navan
14:00		(HT: 0-4 - 0-10)		Venue: Pairc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Keith Sheerin

Relegation Play-Off

The relegation play-off consisted of the 4th placed finishers in each group. The winners of each playoff round retained their senior status while the outright loser was relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2026. The draw for the relegation play-offs took place on 1st September 2025.

Relegation Semi-Finals

Gaeil Colmcille v St. Colmcille's

10 September 2025Relegation Semi-Final 1	Gaeil Colmcille	1-10 (13)–(6) 1-3	St. Colmcille's	Seneschalstown
20:00		(HT: 1-7 - 0-2)
		Report		Referee: Patrick Coyle

Simonstown Gaels v Meath Hill

12 September 2025Relegation Semi-Final 2	Simonstown Gaels	1-14 (17)–(17) 1-14 (a.e.t.) (3-1 pen)	Meath Hill	Castletown
20:00		(HT: 0-2 - 1-4) (FT: 1-11 - 1-11)
		Report		Referee: David Coldrick
		Penalty shootout

Relegation Final

St. Colmcille's v Meath Hill

26 September 2025Relegation Final	St. Colmcille's	1-15 (18)–(7) 0-7	Meath Hill	Dunganny
20:00		(HT: 0-9 - 0-3)
		Report		Referee: Bernard Heaney

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