Roscommon v Cork: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the All-Ireland SFC clash
Here is all you need to know.
Where and when is it on?
The game will take place at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Portlaoise on Saturday June 14with a throw-in time of 4.15pm.
Where can I watch the game?
The game will be streamed live on GAA+.
Who's the referee?
Monaghan's Martin McNally will be the man on charge for the game.
What can I read about and listen to on IrishExaminer.com?
Our reporters will be building up to the final throughout the weekend and previewing the game ahead of Sunday's throw-in.
Listen to The Gaelic Football Show podcast where Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan discuss the championship to date.
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- RTÉ News
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Irish Examiner
an hour ago
- Irish Examiner
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Meath operated in the intermediate ranks in those years of 2018 and 2019, losing All-Ireland finals in both seasons. They finally got over the line in 2020, beating Westmeath to return to the senior ranks. Then the fun really started with landmark senior successes in 2021 and 2022. But when the Eamonn Murray management team broke up after that, and results spiralled, many presumed the party was over. "No, that was never the perception inside the group," contested Wall, who missed virtually all of last year due to rugby commitments. "I could understand that from the outside perspective. We've lost to Kerry in quarter-finals in each of the last two years. "Going out at the quarter-final stage, you're in the top eight, okay, but top eight is a far, far cry from being in an All-Ireland final. "I think this year we were very conscious of the potential within the group but also knowing that you still had to get the scores and you still had to get the results on the day. "Knowing there's potential there and actually executing it are two very different things." Wall's presence for the entire season, allowing her to link up again with her sister, Sarah, and clubmate Emma Duggan, has been significant. "I probably didn't see it happening last November, December, to be back in with Meath this year," she revealed. "So, for me, I've just enjoyed this year so much. "Even when results weren't going our way, or when we wouldn't be happy with things, like driving to training every day and stuff, I was still just really grateful to be here and just really lapping it up and enjoying it with the girls. "I don't know whether I'm a bit more present than in other years or something but I suppose, for me, that probably feels a little bit different. So yeah, I'm really enjoying it." What might have kept her away from football in 2025, rugby? "No, I just wasn't too sure," she shrugged. 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