Farrell: Dublin not getting ahead of themselves after dismantling Meath

Dessie Farrell said the All-Ireland was not on his mind after watching his Dublin side dismantle Meath in the Leinster SFC semi-final at Croke Park.

The negativity of league relegation - something Farrell described on Sunday as a "humbling experience" - seems a million miles away now for the Blues after back-to-back demolition jobs in the provincial championships.

And while they'll face far tougher games from here on in, the nature of the performances in Leinster so far this year have been in stark contrast to last year's games against both Wexford and Meath.

Dublin raced out of the blocks at Croke Park and were five points clear before the Royals finally registered a score. It was all one-way traffic however as Dean Rock's penalty helped Farrell's side into an almost farcical 15-point lead at half time.

A Jordan Morris penalty in added time at the conclusion of the game meant the gap ended up at 13, and it means a Leinster final date with Kildare for Dublin now.

"We're pleased with the performance," he told RTÉ's Sunday Sport.

"From our point of view, with the National League we had, it's good to put back-to-back performances together. The consistency throughout the 70-odd minutes, on both occasions, was good.

"We stepped off a little bit in the second half today but overall [I'm] happy."

Asked about where he thought Dublin were now in terms of the race for Sam Maguire, the 1995 All-Ireland winner added: "It's not about All-Irelands for us, I can assure you.

"Our performance through the National League was a very humbling experience for everyone involved and at this stage it's about game by game for us.

"Collectively we played more like a team than we had done through the league. That's good to see, but it's still early days and