Goals in either half from Emma Duggan and Ciara Smyth helped Meath to a comprehensive win over Dublin in their Lidl NFL Division 1 tie.
While Dublin had a chance to open the scoring it was Meath who registered the first point of the game when Duggan pointed.
Katie Bermingham followed that with a neat point in the seventh minute.
The Royals missed two goal opportunities in the space of a minute but they largely controlled proceedings as Dublin struggled to gain possession with Duggan and Smyth on target.
Wayne Freeman's side opened up a five-point lead in the 17th minute when Duggan landed a free for her third point of the game.
A minute later the lead was stretched to eight points when Duggan flicked the ball to the back of the net.
After 23 minutes of play, Dublin got their first score on the board; a point from Kate Donaghy.
Jodi Egan followed up with two points to cut the gap to five points. Just before the break Marion Farrelly hit an excellent point to leave the score 1-06 to 0-03 as the teams switched sides.
The hosts started the second half extremely well, going 11 points ahead after 35 minutes with Duggan, Smyth and Farrelly all kicking points.
Dublin had a chance to get their opening point of the second half in the 37th minute but Meath keeper Robyn Murray was able to touch away Orla Nolan’s free.
Niamh Gallogly put 12 between the sides in the 40th minute but one minute later Rachel Harnett grabbed a goal for the visitors.
Meath replied with a fine score from Smyth before Farrelly was sin-binned in the 50th minute.
Substitute Rachel Cassley fired over a nice point in the 52nd minute to keep the scoreboard ticking over for Meath.
Things got even better for Meath in the 58th minute when Smyth grabbed their second goal to put 14 points between the sides, with Dubs substitute Laura Grendon’s late point barely a consolation.
Meath: R Murray; Á Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, A Gaffney; Ó Smith, S Wall, K Bermingham (0-01); O Sheehy, N Gallogly (0-02); M Thynne, C Smyth (1-04), M Farrelly (0-02); E Duggan (1-04, 0-02fs), O Finnegan, M Byrne.
Subs: R Casserly (0-01) for Finnegan (40), L Woods for C Lawlor for Smith (48), A Farrell for Thynne (60).
Dublin: K Moran Tighe; N Crowley, A Nyhan, K Kenehan; G Connolly, H Leahy, E Gribben; R Hartnett (1-00), H McGinnis; S McIntyre, O Nolan, K Donaghy (0-01); A Timothy, J Egan (0-02), E Kearney.
Subs: N Byrne for Kearney (ht), L Grendon (0-01) for Connolly (ht), S Birnie for Kenehan (44), S Russell for Egan (53), C Murphy for K Donaghy (53), J Kane for Nolan (55), N Hetherton for McIntrye (55), A Doyle for McGinnis (58), C Almeida for Leahy (59), N Smith for Gribben (62), E Leddy Doyle for Harnett (63).
Referee: Shane Curley (Galway).
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