| Event | 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 23 September 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michael Murphy[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Maurice Deegan (Laois) | ||||||
| Attendance | 82,269 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 14 °C (57 °F)[2] | ||||||
The 2012 All-Ireland Football Final, the 125th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park, Dublin, on 23 September 2012. Donegal and Mayo, widely considered "one of the most novel final pairings of all time",[3][4][5] met to decide the destination of the Sam Maguire Cup, with Donegal ultimately emerging victorious as Mayo were yet again undone by "the curse".[6]
Dublin were the defending champions after defeating Kerry by a single point, 1–12 to 1–11, in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[7][8] Neither side made it to the 2012 decider; Mayo defeated defending champions Dublin by three points in their semi-final encounter and Donegal defeated Kerry at the quarter-final stage. After the game, Neil Lennon offered Donegal manager Jim McGuinness a professional role as a performance consultant at Celtic F.C.'s Lennoxtown training centre.[9][10][11]
The match was screened live internationally, including in Australia, India, South Africa, Thailand, the United States, and elsewhere, while cinemas also showed the game.[12] More than a quarter of Ireland's population watched the match live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Online, the second highest audience in eight years.[13] Donegal's success spawned a controversial interview with Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show the following week, as well as the documentary Jimmy's Winnin' Matches—its title derived from the similarly named anthem that celebrated Donegal's 2012 Championship success.
- ^ "Michael Murphy hails the character of All-Ireland football champions Donegal". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Met Eireann: Monthly Summaries - September 2013
- ^ Leonard, Séamus (21 September 2012). "All-Ireland preview: Donegal v Mayo". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Roche, Frank (22 September 2012). "Jim'll fix it for Donegal to dollop misery over Mayo: McGuinness's men have the discipline, fitness and mentality to realise their All-Ireland target". Evening Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (24 September 2012). "Sam heads for the hills as Donegal turn perceived football wisdom on its head". The Irish Times.
In what was one of the most novel and highly anticipated All-Ireland finals for years, nothing turned out quite the way people thought it would. In the hours before the throw-in, the streets and pubs around the Jones's Road cathedral were heavy with expectation from both sets of supporters.
- ^ O'Connell, Edel (24 September 2012). "'The curse' raises its head again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Cluxton the hero as Dublin win All-Ireland". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "All-Ireland Football Final: Dublin 1–12 1–11 Kerry". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ Henderson, Mark (9 November 2012). "Highly-rated Jim McGuinness joins Celtic". Celtic F.C. announcement.
- ^ "Donegal GAA boss Jim McGuinness accepts Celtic role". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Jim McGuinness takes up part-time performance consultant role with Celtic". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ Healy, Alison (20 September 2012). "GAA expects All-Ireland final to net huge global audience". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Huge TV audience watched Donegal's win". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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