Any county seeking a pick-me-up following a couple of demoralising defeats in the Lidl National Football League would surely have Austin Stack Park, Tralee, at the very bottom of the list.

Five points-in-a-row, three from Emma Duggan, reduced the deficit to the bare minimum, with Meath then hitting the front, courtesy of the game’s only goal – Vicki Wall and Katie Newe involved before ...