Meath's Ennis keen to avoid 'one-hit wonder' tag

The Meath Ladies Gaelic footballers have won each of their last three finals played in Croke Park.

So it seems an unnecessary concern for captain Shauna Ennis to not be known as "one hit wonder(s)" after their emphatic All-Ireland win over Dublin last September.

"I think it was really important after last year that we did back up our win of last year with good performances in the league," Ennis said speaking at a media afternoon ahead of Sunday's Lidl National League Division One Final.

"In saying that, we were just taking each game as it came and just looking for a performance and improvement in each match. It's a bonus that we got to the final. Obviously it's great that we get a chance to compete for a trophy again in Croke Park.

"Any day that you get to come up to Croke Park is a good day."

Ennis knows the bitter taste of defeat. She was part of the Meath set-up in 2015 when they suffered a humiliating 40 point defeat to Cork in an All-Ireland qualifier. Things continued on a downward trajectory the following year when they lost to Westmeath by 16 points in the Leinster round-robin.

By 2017, Ennis had decided enough was enough. For the current All-Ireland winning manager, Eamonn Murray and his backroom team, that was only the beginning.

"Yeah, it wasn't enjoyable. It wasn't an enjoyable time to be playing for Meath ladies," said Ennis.

"Like I've said before, it wasn't that we didn't have the talent. We had really talented girls in Meath. It was just about the setup I think and a few things going wrong for us. Yeah, thankfully all that has turned around now.

"I had played since 2012 I think, when I came on the panel. So I played through some difficult times. I took the year off to focus maybe a bit more on club. I was doing my