Shane McEntee is a

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er who plays in midfield for St Peters Dunboyne and the Meath county team. He has

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ed his county. His cousin

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plays behind him in defence for Meath. He is an officer in the

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. McEntee played for Meath in the final of the

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, with Meath being managed by his father

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. When his father left as Meath manager after the

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exit, McEntee answered claims that the Meath County Board paid to fly him back to Ireland from

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(where he was on a tour of duty) in advance of the Leinster SFC semi-final defeat to Dublin by stating that he paid his own fare. Shane McEntee is the nephew of former Meath footballer,

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. Another uncle,

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, was a

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politician, who was a

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(TD) from 2005 until his death in 2012. His daughter

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succeeded him.

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