2025 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Gaelic Football Intermediate Championship
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The 2025 Meath Intermediate Football Championship was the 99th 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 represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Meath |
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2025 |
| Trophy | Mattie McDonnell Cup |
| Sponsor | Meade Potato |
| Date | 1 August 2025 - 11 October 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Meath Hill |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Kilbride (2nd win) |
| Manager | Anthony Moyles |
| Captain | Timmy Farrell |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Castletown |
| Manager | Justin Carry Lynch |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | Kilbride |
| Relegated team(s) | Curraha |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Website | Meath GAA |
Meath Hill were the 2024 Meath Intermediate Football Champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys 0-16 to 0-14 in the final. As a result, for the first time in Meath Hills history they will play in the Meath Senior Football Championship in 2025.[1]
Curraha were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2024, ending their seven year long spell within the Senior Championship.[2] Dunsany were promoted to the I.F.C. after beating St. Vincents in the 2024 Meath Junior Football Championship.[3] Nobber were relegated to the 2025 Meath Junior Football Championship.[4]
The draw for the group stages of the championship took place on 22 January 2025[5], with the games commencing on 1 August 2025.
After been relegated from the Meath Senior Football Championship the previous year, Curraha were relegated to the Meath Junior Football Championship after losing to Navan O'Mahonys in the relegation playoff final[6].
On 11 October 2025, Kilbride won the Meath Intermediate Football Championship for the 2nd time after defeating Castletown 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. It will be the first time since 1978 that Kilbride will be in the Meath Senior Football Championship.[7]
Championship Structure
The 2025 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 team in each group contested the Relegation Semi-Finals. The losers of the Relegation Semi-Finals would play-off for the right to retain their intermediate status into 2026.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2024 championship season.
From I.F.C.Promoted to 2025 S.F.C.
Relegated to 2025 Meath Junior Football Championship
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To I.F.C.Relegated from 2024 S.F.C.
Promoted from 2024 J.F.C.
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Participating teams
The teams taking part in the 2025 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:
| Club | Location | Management | 2024 Championship Position | 2025 Championship Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ballivor |
Ballivor | Kevin Dowd | Semi-Finalist | Relegation Semi-Finalist |
 Bective |
Navan | David Nolan | Quarter-Finalist | Relegation Semi-Finalist |
 Blackhall Gaels |
Batterstown & Kilcloon | William Farrelly | Relegation Finalist | Non-Qualifier |
 Castletown |
Castletown-Kilpatrick | Justin Carry Lynch | Semi-Finalist | Runners-Up |
| Curraha |
Curraha | Gavin Coyle | Relegated from 2024 SFC | Relegated to 2026 JFC |
 Drumbaragh Emmets |
Drumbaragh, Kells | Rob Wall | Relegation Semi-Finalist | Quarter-Finalist |
 Dunsany |
Dunsany | Kevin Cahill | 2024 JFC Champions | Quarter-Finalist |
| Duleek/Bellewstown |
Duleek & Bellewstown | Kevin Smith/David Crosby | Relegation Quarter-Finalist | Non-Qualifier |
| Kilbride |
Kilbride | Anthony Moyles | Quarter-Finalist | Champions |
 Longwood |
Longwood | Aaron Ennis | Relegation Quarter-Finalist | Non-Qualifier |
| Moynalvey |
Moynalvey & Kiltale | Barry O'Keefe | Quarter-Finalist | Semi-Finalist |
 Navan O'Mahonys |
Navan | Rory Maguire & Damien Moran | Runners-Up | Relegation Finalist |
| Oldcastle |
Oldcastle | Joe Sheridan | Quarter-Finalist | Quarter-Finalist |
| St. Michael's |
Carlanstown & Kilbeg | Ciaran Conlon | Relegation Quarter-Finalist | Semi-Finalist |
| St. Patrick's |
Stamullen | Cormac Reynolds & Martin Byrne | Relegation Quarter-Finalist | Quarter-Finalist |
| Walterstown |
Johnstown, Navan | Andy McGuinness | Relegation Semi-Finalist | Non-Qualifier |
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 draws for the group stage of the championship were made on 22 January 2025.
Group A
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Moynalvey |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 6 |
| St. Patrick's |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 4 |
| Walterstown |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 2 |
| Ballivor |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 72 | -25 | 0 |
Round 1
| 3 August 2025 Round 1 |  St. Patrick's |
1-16 (19) – (11) 2-5 | Walterstown |
Ashbourne | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | |||||
| Referee: Martin Dawson
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| 3 August 2025 Round 1 | Ballivor |
1-19 (22) – (28) 3-19 | Moynalvey |
Summerhill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | (HT: 1-9 - 2-9) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Stephan Cregan
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Round 2
| 14 August 2025 Round 2 | Moynalvey |
1-14 (17) – (9) 0-9 | Walterstown |
Dunshaughlin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | (HT: 1-4 - 0-5) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Andrew Smith
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| 16 August 2025 Round 2 | St. Patrick's |
0-19 (19) – (15) 1-12 | Ballivor |
Dunsany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | |||||
| Report | Referee: Ciaran Flynn
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Round 3
| 30 August 2025 Round 3 | Moynalvey |
2-15 (21) – (12) 1-9 | St. Patrick's |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 1-12 - 1-3) | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | |||
| Report | Referee: Cormac Reilly
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| 30 August 2025 Round 3 | Walterstown |
2-19 (25) – (10) 0-10 | Ballivor |
Summerhill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | |||||
| Referee: Owen Ganly
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Group B
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
Round 1
| 2 August 2025 Round 1 | Drumbaragh Emmets |
1-15 (18) – (22) 0-22 | Oldcastle |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 0-7 - 0-11) | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | |||
| Report | Referee: Joseph Curran
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| 3 August 2025 Round 1 | Curraha |
3-9 (18) – (30) 3-21 | Longwood |
Dunganny | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 2-5 - 0-10) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Robert Purfield
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Round 2
| 14 August 2025 Round 2 | Oldcastle |
4-18 (30) – (12) 0-12 | Curraha |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 2-6 - 0-8) | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | |||
| Report | Referee: Robert Purfield
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| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | Longwood |
1-17 (20) – (26) 3-17 | Drumbaragh Emmets |
Boardsmill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 1-9 - 1-6) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Peter O'Halloran
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Round 3
| 28 August 2025 Round 3 | Drumbaragh Emmets |
0-15 (15) – (14) 1-11 | Curraha |
Castletown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | |||||
| Referee: Stephan Cregan
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| 28 August 2025 Round 3 | Longwood |
1-13 (16) – (16) 0-16 | Oldcastle |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (HT: 0-6 - 0-7) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Paul Mooney
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Group C
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Castletown |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 5 |
| St. Michael's |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 3 |
| Duleek/Bellewstown |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 2 |
| Navan O'Mahonys |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 2 |
Round 1
| 1 August 2025 Round 1 | Navan O'Mahonys |
1-14 (17) – (18) 0-18 | Duleek/Bellewstown |
Walterstown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | (HT: 1-7 - 0-11) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Robbie Barrett
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| 2 August 2025 Round 1 | Castletown |
1-13 (16) – (16) 2-10 | St. Michaels |
Moynalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | (HT: 1-6 - 1-3) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Patrick Clarke
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Round 2
| 16 August 2025 Round 2 | Duleek/Bellewstown |
0-8 (8) – (29) 5-14 | Castletown |
Seneschalstown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | (HT: 0-3 - 2-9) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Robert Purfield
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| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | St. Michael's |
0-13 (13) – (30) 4-18 | Navan O'Mahonys |
Bohermeen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | (HT: 0-8 - 3-5) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Paul Mooney
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Round 3
| 29 August 2025 Round 3 | Navan O'Mahonys |
0-11 (11) – (18) 2-12 | Castletown |
Simonstown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (HT: 0-5 - 1-4) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Cormac Reilly
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| 29 August 2025 Round 3 | St. Michael's |
1-17 (20) – (15) 2-9 | Duleek/Bellewstown |
Ashbourne | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | |||||
| Referee: Kieran Olwell
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Group D
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilbride |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 6 |
| Dunsany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 3 |
| Blackhall Gaels |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 3 |
| Bective |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 54 | -23 | 0 |
Round 1
| 1 August 2025 Round 1 | Blackhall Gaels |
2-9 (15) – (13) 2-7 | Bective |
Trim | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | (HT: 1-5 - 0-6) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Owen Ganly
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| 1 August 2025 Round 1 | Dunsany |
0-9 (9) – (13) 0-13 | Kilbride |
Dunshaughlin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | |||||
| Referee: Keith Sheerin
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Round 2
| 16 August 2025 Round 2 | Kilbride |
2-15 (21) – (9) 0-9 | Blackhall Gaels |
Dunboyne | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 1-11 - 0-3) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Liam Reddy
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| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | Bective |
0-6 (6) – (23) 4-11 | Dunsany |
Skryne | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | |||||
| Referee: Martin Dawson
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Round 3
| 30 August 2025 Round 3 | Blackhall Gaels |
0-11 (11) – (11) 2-5 | Dunsany |
Dunshaughlin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | |||||
| Referee: Stephan Cregan
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| 30 August 2025 Round 3 | Kilbride |
0-16 (16) – (12) 0-12 | Bective |
Ratoath | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 0-8 - 0-2) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Peter O'Halloran
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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 1st September 2025.[8] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 14 September 2025.[9]
Brackets
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||
| Kilbride (AET)
| 2-14 | ||||||||||
| St. Patrick's
| 1-16 | ||||||||||
| Kilbride
| 3-26 | ||||||||||
| St. Michael's
| 0-13 | ||||||||||
| Oldcastle
| 2-10 | ||||||||||
| St. Michael's
| 1-15 | ||||||||||
| Kilbride
| 0-20 | ||||||||||
| Castletown
| 1-16 | ||||||||||
| Moynalvey
| 4-21 | ||||||||||
| Dunsany
| 0-14 | ||||||||||
| Moynalvey
| 1-14 | ||||||||||
| Castletown
| 0-26 | ||||||||||
| Castletown
| 3-18 | ||||||||||
| Drumbaragh Emmets
| 2-13 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 12 September 2025 Quarter-Final 1 | Kilbride |
2-14 (20) – (19) 1-16 (a.e.t.) |
St. Patrick's |
Ashbourne | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (HT: 0-7 - 0-5) (FT: 2-12 - 1-15) |
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Pts: David O'Leary 0-5 (1f), Josh Hartford 0-4 (3f), Adam Malone 1-0, Finn White 1-0, Andrew McWeeney 0-2, Conor McWeeney 0-2, Mark Dempsey 0-1 |
Pts: Jamie Murphy 0-9 (3tp, 1f, 1'45), Ben Sullivan 1-2, Sean Emmanuel 0-2, Shane Dowling 0-1, Donal Landy 0-1, Eoghan O'Fuaruisge 0-1 |
Referee: Derek Ryan
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| 13 September 2025 Quarter-Final 2 | Oldcastle |
2-10 (16) – (18) 1-15 | St. Michael's |
Ballinlough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | (HT: 1-7 - 1-6) | ||||
Pts: Colin Hawdon 1-2, Lee Healy 1-0, Paul Hennessey 0-2, Oran Mulvanny 0-2 (tp), Rory Crawley 0-1, Steven Lawless 0-1, Pearse Sheridan 0-1, Paddy Rahill 0-1 |
Pts: Gearoid O'Malley 0-9 (1tpf, 5f), Shane McDonnell 0-4, Matthew Halpin 1-0, Kuba Bidzinski 0-1, Ciaran Lynch 0-1 |
Referee: Stephan Cregan
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| 14 September 2025 Quarter-Final 3 | Moynalvey |
4-21 (33) – (14) 0-14 | Dunsany |
Dunganny | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | (HT: 2-17 - 0-3) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Liam Reddy
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| 14 September 2025 Quarter-Final 4 | Castletown |
3-18 (27) – (19) 2-13 | Drumbaragh Emmets |
Moynalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | (HT: 3-11 - 0-2) | ||||
Pts: Kevin Ross 0-4, Darragh Weldon 2-1, Adam Matthews 1-2, Declan Cribbin 0-1, Rian McConnell 0-6 (1tpf, 2f), Sean McKeown 0-1, William Bellew 0-2, Mark Kelly 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Liam Ward 0-8 (3tpf, 1f), William Carry 1-0, Hughie Corcoran 0-3 (1tpf, 1f), Jimmy Corcoran 0-3 (1tp) |
Referee: Liam Reddy
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Semi-finals
| 27 September 2025 Semi-Final 1 | Castletown |
0-26 (26) – (17) 1-14 | Moynalvey |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | (HT: 0-16 - 0-9) | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | |||
Pts: Rian McConnell 0-10 (3tpf, 2f), Kevin Ross 0-6 (1tp, 2f), Declan Cribbin 0-3, Darren Finney 0-2, Killian Smyth 0-2, Killian Price 0-1, Darragh Weldon 0-1, Adam Matthews 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Cillian O'Sullivan 1-3 (2f), Adam Murphy 0-4 (2tpf), David McLoughlin 0-3 (1f), Hugh O'Sullivan 0-2, Mark O'Sullivan 0-1, David Regan 0-1 |
Referee: Derek Ryan
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| 28 September 2025 Semi-Final 2 | Kilbride |
3-26 (35) – (13) 0-13 | St. Michael's |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | (HT: 1-11 - 0-8) | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | |||
Pts: Conor McWeeney 2-5, Josh Hartford 1-7 (2tpf, 1f), David O'Leary 0-9 (1tpf, 3f), Andrew McWeeney 0-1, Timmy Farrell 0-1, Finn White 0-1, Adam Malone 0-1, Mark Dempsey 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Gearoid O'Malley 0-8 (2tpf, 3f), Declan Reilly 0-2, Shane McDonnell 0-1, David Lynch 0-1, Paddy Toibin 0-1 |
Referee: Andrew Smith
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Final
| 11 October 2025 Final | Kilbride |
0-20 (20) – (19) 1-16 | Castletown |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | (HT: 0-11 - 1-7) | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | |||
Pts: David O'Leary 0-9 (1tp, 1tpf, 2f), Josh Hartford 0-5 (4f), Finn White 0-2, Conor McWeeney 0-2, Timmy Farrell 0-1, Andrew McWeeney 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Darren Finney 1-5, Darragh Weldon 0-2, Declan Cribbin 0-2, Kevin Ross 0-2, Rian McConnell 0-2 (2f), Darragh Kelly 0-2, Adam Matthews 0-1 |
Referee: Joseph Curran
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Relegation play-off
The relegation play-off consisted of the 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 2026. The draw for the relegation play-offs took place on 1st September 2025.[10]
Relegation semi-finals
| 11 September 2025 Relegation Semi-Final 1 | Navan O'Mahonys |
1-9 (12) – (18) 1-15 | Ballivor |
Cortown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (HT: 0-5 - 0-7) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Joseph Curran
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| 12 September 2025 Relegation Semi-Final 2 | Bective |
4-11 (23) – (17) 3-8 | Curraha |
Seneschalstown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (HT: 2-6 - 1-5) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Robbie Barrett
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Relegation final
| 25 September 2025 Relegation Final | Navan O'Mahonys |
0-15 (15) – (14) 0-14 | Curraha |
Dunganny | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (HT: 0-8 - 0-7) | ||||
| Report | Referee: Ciaran Flynn
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