Meath's team of the 1960s was characterised by a chronic inability to score until after half-time, but might have reached the 1964 All-Ireland final had a goal by Jack Quinn not been controversially disallowed in the semi-final.

Sure enough, Terry Kearns secured the Sam Maguire Cup for Meath with a punched goal in the 1967 final to defeat Cork.

By the time the 1983 Leinster began, Meath had appointed the hurling team's masseur, Sean Boylan, as football manager, and few could have predicted the success that would come to the county under his reign.

Boylan's initial appointment was greeted with scepticism as it had always been known that he was a capable hurler, but his role in football had been seen as merely repairing the players, not training them.

Boylan's first task was to prepare Meath for an opening match against a Dublin team led by legendary midfielder Brian Mullins.

The resultant 10-point drubbing left a strong impression on the younger Meath players of how much work was needed to win silverware.

Meath supporters were delighted to hear the referee blow his whistle for a free out for pushing by Dublin players as the ball was in the air.

In beating a consistent Tyrone side in the semi-final, Sean Boylan managed to lead the same team that got nowhere in 1995 to an All-Ireland final in 1996.

On 29 September 1996, with both sides having been reduced to 14 men following an infamous brawl early in the game, Meath again came from behind and defeated Mayo by 2-9 to 1-11 to claim their sixth All-Ireland.

1997 saw Meath start the Championship against an ambitious Kildare team coached by the Kerry legend Mick O'Dwyer.

Again Meath's determination and bravery and skill earned a strong victory; however as in 1991 this sequence of matches had resulted in accumulated injuries.

Meath won the 1999 Leinster Championship with emphatic wins over Wicklow (2-10 to 0-6), Offaly (1-13 to 0-9), and their great rivals Dublin (1-14 to 0-12).

A team that included great players such as Seamus Moynihan, Dara O'Se, Mike Frank Russell and Maurice Fitzgerald.

Kerry were slightly favourites, but Meath produced an outstanding performance of swashbuckling attacking football and won by a record 15 points.

The scores were tied at 0-7 each at half time in what was a careful and cautious match, as Darren Fay held Galway's star full-forward Pádraic Joyce scoreless.

Trevor Giles, Meath's captain and free-taker, was allocated the responsibility for this task as part of his team role.

The 2010 season, in which the team were managed by Eamonn O'Brien, began with the side beating Offaly despite poor performance before reaching the quarter-final to face Laois in a very rain soaked Croke Park which was dragged to extra-time but ended up in a replay the week after.

Television coverage of the game proved that the ball was carried over the line by Meath player Joe Sherdian.

Prior to the goal being awarded Meath had trailed by 1 point and with the referee blowing his whistle shortly afterwards this proved to be the decisive score.

Irate Louth fans stormed the pitch and commenced a process of chasing and physically assaulting the referee,[1][2][3] who had to be led away by a Garda escort in scenes broadcast to a live television audience.

Other scenes of violence saw bottles being hurled from a stand, one striking a steward who fell to the ground[1][4] and Meath substitute Mark Ward was hit by a Louth fan.

Having beaten Offaly to qualify for their ninth and last Leinster SHC semi-final in 1954, Meath regressed until it won the 1985 Kehoe Cup and the 1993 Senior B title.

Meath eventually prevailed after extra-time by a scoreline of 4–21 to 5–17, a Stephen Clynch free with the last puck of the game sealing Meath's first ever Christy Ring Cup and a place in the 2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, the county's first appearance in the championship since a double scores defeat to Laois in mid-May 2004.

[18] Notable players include soaring star award winners[19] Louise Donoghue and Jane Dolan.

Meath women have dominated the ladies' section of the All-Ireland Kick Fada Championship, with wins for Mary Sheridan in 2003, 2008 and 2010; Gráinne Nulty in 2004; Irene Munnelly in 2005, 2007 and 2011; and Gillian Bennett in 2006.