Meath forward Matthew Costello is confident Meath can build on progress made in the championship last season as they won the Tailteann Cup.
After defeating Longford last weekend, All-Ireland champions and rivals Dublin await the Royals in Croke Park this Sunday in the quarter-finals of the Leinster championship.
While Meath will be big underdogs, Costello is confident the team can show they can put it up to the best in the country.
With this young Meath team now having silverware under their belts, Costello is confident they can build on their success this season.
“Once we ended up in the Tailteann Cup, obviously it wasn't somewhere we planned on being at the start of the year, but once we came there, everybody in the group wanted to win it.
“They wanted to have a long summer and the games were very, very difficult. It wasn't an easy championship to win, so we got to learn a lot about ourselves.
“We learned how to win big games on high pressure days. That can only be a positive thing coming into this season. We know when push comes to shove in Croke Park, that we can get a performance. We can take a lot of confidence from that.”
Due to the dominance of Dublin, the Leinster football championship has been criticised for the uncompetitive history of the competition.
Since Meath's 2010 victory, Dublin have won every Leinster football championship. With the league campaign having greater importance due to the new structure, the importance of the provincial championship has been played down.
However, with Meath motivated to end their rivals reign, Costello claims the competition still means as much to him.
“We have a lot of bodies that were there last year, who are coming back fit now for the championship. We got to see what
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