Ahead of the forthcoming weekend’s commencement of the 2026 Brady’s Automotive Meath Regional Football Championship, the momentum behind the event has continued to gather pace ahead of Sunday’s opening double header of fixtures with Moyfenragh manager Joey Farrelly announcing his 25-strong panel for the coming weeks.
As was covered extensively in this space recently, the race for the Richie Barry Cup has been completely revamped. https://boylantalkssport.com/2026/08/21/a-counterproductive-need-to-mess/ with the number of teams halved from eight to four and – for the first time – senior teams included in the makeup of the respective panels.
Now, I will again be wholly honest and say that I fear the competition could end up being fatally devalued by the reduction in teams and therefore matches, but, I suppose, better to give the concept a chance to prove itself before consigning it straight to condemnation. The reconstituted team alignments are as follows:
An Tuaisceart: Gaeil Colmcille, Simonstown Gaels, Wolfe Tones, Oldcastle, Castletown, Drumbaragh, Kilmainham, Meath Hill, Nobber, Syddan, St. Michaels, Ballinlough, Carnaross, Drumconrath, Kilmainhamwood, Moylagh, Moynalty, St. Brigids.
Boyne Valley: Donaghmore/Ashbourne, St. Colmcilles, Duleek/Bellewstown, Seneschalstown, St. Patricks, Rathkenny, Curraha, Slane, St. Vincents, St. Marys, Eastern Gaels
Tara: Dunshaughlin, Ratoath, Walterstown, Skryne, Clann na nGael, Dunsany, Bective, Dunderry, St. Ultans, Cortown, Navan O’Mahonys
Moyfenragh: St. Peters Dunboyne, Na Fianna, Trim, Summerhill, Ballivor, Kilbride, Moynalvey, Blackhall Gaels, Ballinabrackey, Longwood, St. Pauls, Boardsmill, Clonard
Fixtures
Sunday 1st November
Round 1
Moyfenragh v Tara 12.00
An Tuaisceart v Boyne Valley 14.00
Sunday 8th November
Tara v An Tuaisceart 12.00
Boyne Valley v Moyfenragh 14.00
Sunday 15th November
Tara v Boyne Valley 12.00
An Tuaisceart v Moyfenragh 14.00.
The Moyfenragh panel which will begin battle on Sunday next is as follows:
BALLINABRACKEY: Adam O’Brien, Conor Ennis, Niall Smullen
BALLIVOR: Brendan McKeown, Nicky Potterton
BLACKHALL GAELS: Liam Jennings
KILBRIDE: Finn White, Andy McWeeney, Josh Harford
LONGWOOD: Harry Hogan, Dominic Finnegan
MOYNALVEY: Michael Brady, Adam Murphy, Vinny Walsh
NA FIANNA: Sam Jordan, Ethan Devine
ST PETER’S, DUNBOYNE: Jack Hayes, Luke Carolan, John Harkin
SUMMERHILL: Sean Muddiman, Ben Moran, Adam McDonnell, Conor Frayne
