2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 135th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates16 April – 24 July 2022
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (38th win)
CaptainSeán O'Shea
ManagerJack O'Connor
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainSeán Kelly
ManagerPádraic Joyce
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Shane Walsh (1–36)
Player of the YearBorder David Clifford
2021
2023

Tyrone entered the championship as the defending champions, but were defeated by Derry in the Ulster Championship and eliminated by Armagh in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.

Thirty three teams took part: all thirty two Irish counties except Kilkenny were joined by London and New York, both of whom were back in the competition for the first time since 2019, an absence caused by public health restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, the championship split into a two-tier system for the first time, with the Tailteann Cup being the second-tier competition for those teams that did not qualify for the tier 1 Sam Maguire Cup competition. To qualify for the Sam Maguire competition, a county team needed to (a) reach their provincial final or (b) finish in Division 1 or 2 (after promotion and relegation were determined in the 2022 National Football League). This system was planned to only be used for the 2022 season, with it moving to exactly sixteen teams continuing in the Sam Maguire competition from 2023 onwards.

The draws for the provincial championships took place on 27 November 2021.

The All-Ireland final was played on 24 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Galway and Kerry. Kerry won their 38th title after a 0–20 to 0–16 win against Galway.[1][2]

Competition format

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Provincial Championships format

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Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All teams who lose a match in their provincial championship progress to either the All-Ireland qualifiers (tier 1) or the Tailteann Cup (tier 2). All provincial matches are knock-out.

Qualifiers format

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All counties in the competition play in their provincial championships. However, only the counties in National Football League Division 1 and Division 2 play in the All-Ireland Championship qualifiers after losing a game in their provincial championships.[3] The counties in National Football League Division 3 and Division 4 (as they stand when the 2022 league concludes after the resulting promotion and relegation changes have been applied[4]) do not progress into the All-Ireland series and instead enter the second-tier Tailteann Cup once they are knocked out of their provincial championship.[5] The only exception to this is that all eight provincial finalists progress, regardless of their league division; the four provincial champions progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, while the four beaten provincial finalists will play off against the best four teams from the Qualifiers for a place in the quarter-finals.

Division 1 and 2 teams who are knocked out of their province without reaching the provincial final play off in the Qualifiers, on a straight knock-out basis. The four survivors play off with the four beaten provincial championship finalists, in a final qualifier round to complete the double-elimination format. The four winners of this final qualifier round join the four provincial champions in the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

All-Ireland format

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The four provincial champions play the four winners of the final round of the qualifiers in the quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out.

Teams

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General Information

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Thirty three counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: seven teams in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, eleven teams in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Football Championship and nine teams in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.

County Last Provincial Title Last Championship Title Position in 2021 Championship Current Championship
  Antrim 1951 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Armagh 2008 2002 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Carlow 1944 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Cavan 2020 1952 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Clare 1992 Munster Senior Football Championship
  Cork 2012 2010 Munster Senior Football Championship
  Derry 1998 1993 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Donegal 2019 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Down 1994 1994 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Dublin 2021 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Fermanagh Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Galway 2018 2001 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Kerry 2021 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship
  Kildare 2000 1928 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Laois 2003 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Leitrim 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Limerick 1896 1896 Munster Senior Football Championship
  London Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Longford 1968 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Louth 1957 1957 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Mayo 2021 1951 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Meath 2010 1999 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Monaghan 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  New York Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Offaly 1997 1982 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Roscommon 2019 1944 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Sligo 2007 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  Tipperary 2020 1920 Munster Senior Football Championship
  Tyrone 2021 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Waterford 1898 Munster Senior Football Championship
  Westmeath 2004 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Wexford 1945 1918 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  Wicklow Leinster Senior Football Championship

Team allocation

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Entry Round Counties
All-Ireland Quarter-finals   Kerry (1st)

  Dublin (1st)

  Galway (1st)   Derry (1st)
Qualifiers Round 2   Limerick (2nd)

  Kildare (2nd)

  Roscommon (2nd)   Donegal

(2nd)

Qualifiers Round 1   Armagh   Cork   Mayo   Monaghan
  Clare   Louth   Tyrone   Meath
Tailteann Cup
Entry Round Counties
Quarter-finals   New York
First round   Antrim   Down   Leitrim   Sligo
  Carlow   Fermanagh   London   Tipperary
  Cavan   Laois   Longford   Westmeath
Preliminary round   Offaly   Waterford   Wexford   Wicklow

Provincial championships

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

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London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships due to international travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but both are back in the 2022 season.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
  Mayo 0–16
  Galway 1–14
  Galway 4–20
  Leitrim 0–09
  London 2–11
  Leitrim 3–12
  Galway 2–19
  Roscommon 2–16
  New York 0–15
  Sligo 1–16
  Sligo 0–11
  Roscommon 0–23
29 May 2022 Connacht Final Galway   2–19 – 2–16   Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
Report Attendance: 21,419[6]
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary round
24 April
Quarter-finals
30 April / 1 May
Semi-finals
15 May
Final
29 May
  Louth 5-10
  Carlow 0-10   Louth 0-12
  Kildare 2-22
  Kildare 1-21
  Westmeath 2-15
  Westmeath 3-13
  Longford 0-14
  Kildare 1-15
  Wexford 1-15   Dublin 5-17
  Offaly 1-12   Wexford 0-04
  Dublin 1-24
  Dublin 1-27
  Meath 1-14
  Meath 4-13
  Wicklow 5-15   Wicklow 1-12
  Laois 4-12


28 May 2022 Leinster Final Dublin   5–17 – 1–15   Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Con O'Callaghan 1–5 (0-1m), Cormac Costello 2–1, Dean Rock 0-4f, John Small and Ciaran Kilkenny 1–0 each, Brian Fenton 0–3, Lee Gannon 0–2, Niall Scully and Aaron Byrne 0–1 each Report Jimmy Hyland 1–4 (0-3f), Ben McCormack 0–5 (0-1m), Kevin Feely 0–2 (0-1m), Kevin Flynn, Paul Cribbin, Darragh Kirwan, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0–1 each Attendance: 33,328
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)

The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Munster Senior Football Championship

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Quarter-finals
30 April
Semi-finals
7/14 May
Final
28 May
      
  Cork 0-11
  Kerry 0-23
  Kerry 1-28
  Limerick 0-8
  Waterford 1-08
  Tipperary 2-13
  Tipperary 0-10
  Limerick 2-10
  Clare 1-19
  Limerick 2-16 (p)


28 May 2022 Munster Final Kerry   1–28 – 0–08   Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Report Attendance: 14,587[7]
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary round
16 April
Quarter-finals
23/24/30 April, 1 May
Semi-finals
8/15 May
Final
29 May
  Donegal 1–16
  Armagh 0–12
  Donegal 2–16
  Cavan 0–16
  Antrim 0–10
  Cavan 1–20
  Donegal 1–14
  Derry 1–16
  Monaghan 0–23
  Down 2–7
  Derry 3–12
  Fermanagh 2–10   Monaghan 0–17
  Tyrone 2–17   Tyrone 0–10
  Derry 1–18
29 May 2022 Ulster Final   Donegal 1–14 – 1–16 (a.e.t.)   Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Report Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

All-Ireland Qualifiers

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Round 1

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4 June 2022 Round 1   Mayo 1–13 – 0–12   Monaghan McHale Park, Castlebar
Cillian O’Connor (1–6, 5f), Lee Keegan (0–1), Patrick Durcan (0–1), Eoghan McLaughlin (0–1), Matthew Ruane (0–1), Jack Carney (0–1), Darren McHale (0–1), Robbie Hennelly (0–1) Report Jack McCarron (0–3, 1m), Gary Mohan (0–2), Shane Carey (0–2. 2f), Conor McManus (0–1, 1f), Kieran Duffy (0–1), Conor McCarthy (0–1), Conor Leonard (0–1), Micheal Brannigan (0–1) Attendance: 16,377[8]
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
4 June 2022 Round 1   Clare 1–11 – 1–09   Meath Cusack Park, Ennis
E Cleary (0-04 1f), P Lillis (1-00), E McMahon (0-02), D O’Neill (0-01), J Malone (0-01), D Tubridy (0-01 1f), K Sexton (0-01 1’45), M Doherty (0-01) Report C McGill (1-00 1’Pen), C O’Sullivan (0-02 1f), T O’Reilly (0-01), M Costello (0-01), J O’Connor (0-01 1f), J Scully (0-01), E Harkin (0-01), D McGowan (0-01), B McMahon (0-01 1f) Attendance: 2,460[9]
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
4 June 2022 Round 1   Cork 2–12 – 2–08   Louth Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
S Sherlock (0–8, 0–6 frees); B Hurley (1–4, 0–1 mark); C O’Callaghan (1–0). Report L Jackson (1–1); S Mulroy (0–4, 0–4 frees); C Grimes (1–0); D Corcoran, C Downey, T Jackson (0–1 each). Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
5 June 2022 Round 1   Armagh 1–16 – 1–10   Tyrone Athletic Grounds, Armagh
A Nugent (1–1), R O’Neill (0–4, 3f), E Rafferty, S Campbell, A Murnin (0–2 each), C O’Neill, S Sheridan, R Grugan, J Duffy, C Turbitt (0–1 each) Report D McCurry (0–7, 4f, 1 mark), C McKenna (1–0), P Harte, C Kilpatrick, R Donnelly (0–1 each) Attendance: 16,292[10]
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Round 2

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The four beaten provincial finalists played the four round 1 winners.

11 June 2022 Round 2   Roscommon 1–17 – 2–15   Clare Croke Park, Dublin
Diarmuid Murtagh 1–2 (0-2f), Ciaráin Murtagh 0–5 (0-1f), Ronan Daly 0–2, Donie Smith 0–2 (0-1f), Cian McKeon 0–1, Conor Cox 0-1f, Niall Kilroy 0–1, Conor Daly 0–1, Richard Hughes 0–1, Keith Doyle 0–1. Report Keelan Sexton 2–6 (1–0 pen, 0-5f), Emmet McMahon 0–2, Cathal O’Connor 0–2, Eoin Cleary 0-2f, Pádraic Collins 0–1, Cillian Rouine 0–1, Jamie Malone 0–1 Attendance: 16,425
11 June 2022 Round 2   Kildare 0–14 – 2–13   Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Jimmy Hyland 0–6 (0-5f), Kevin O’Callaghan 0–2, Darragh Malone 0–1, Kevin Feely 0–1, Ben McCormack 0–1, Daniel Flynn 0–1, Neil Flynn 0–1, Shea Ryan 0–1. Report Cillian O‘Connor 0–3 (0-1f), Oisín Mullin 1–0, Jordan Flynn 1–0, Eoghan McLaughlin 0–2, Lee Keegan 0–2, Fergal Boland 0–2, Jack Carney 0–1, Diarmuid O’Connor 0–1, Conor Loftus 0–1, Darren McHale 0–1. Attendance: 16,425
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
12 June 2022 Round 2   Limerick 1–16 – 2–18   Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Hugh Bourke 0–5 (0-4f), Adrian Enright 0–4, Brian Donovan 1–0, Josh Ryan 0–2, Gordon Brown 0–2, Cian Sheehan 0–1, Robbie Burke 0–1, James Naughton 0–1. Report Steven Sherlock 0–8 (0-5f, 0–1 ’45), Brian Hurley 1–2 (1–0 pen), Cathail O’Mahony 1–0, John O’Rourke 0–3, Eoghan McSweeney 0–2, Kevin O’Donovan 0–1, Colm O’Callaghan 0–1, Damien Gore 0–1. Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
12 June 2022 Round 2   Donegal 0–16 – 3–17   Armagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
M Murphy (0–6, 0–5 frees), S O’Donnell (0–4), A Doherty, R McHugh, J McGee, C Thompson, P McBrearty, N O’Donnell (0–1 each) Report R O’Neill (1–7, 1–0 Pen, 2 frees, 1x’45), R Grugan (1–3, 1 free), J Óg Burns (0–3), S Sheridan (1–0), C Turbitt (0–2), S Campbell, J Duffy (0–1 each) Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals
25/26 June
Semi-finals
9/10 July
Final
24 July
      
  Galway (p) 2–21(4)
  Armagh 3–18(1)
  Galway 2–08
  Derry 1–06
  Derry 5–13
  Clare 2–08
  Galway 0–16
  Kerry 0–20
  Dublin 0–21
  Cork 0–10
  Dublin 1–13
  Kerry 1–14
  Kerry 1–18
  Mayo 0–13

Quarter-finals

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The four provincial champions played the four winners of the qualifiers round 2.[11]

25 June 2022
15:45
Quarter-final
Derry   5–13 (28)(14) 2–08   Clare Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 50,874
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Shane McGuigan 1–8 (0-1f), Conor Glass 1–1, Benny Heron 1–1, Paul Cassidy 1–1, Gareth McKinless 1–0, Niall Loughlin 0–1 (0-1f), Conor McCluskey 0–1. Report Eoin Cleary 1–5 (0-2f), Pearse Lillis 1–0, David Tubridy 0–2, (0-2f), Jamie Malone 0–1.

25 June 2022
18:00
Quarter-final
Dublin   0–21 – 0–10   Cork Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 50,874
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Dean Rock 0–9 (0–8 f, 0–1 mark), Ciaran Kilkenny 0–3, Brian Fenton, Lee Gannon 0–2 each, Cormac Costello, Sean Bugler, Paddy Small, Tom Lahiff, Aaron Byrne 0–1 each. Report Steven Sherlock 0–3 (0–2 f), Cathal O’Mahony 0–3 (0–1 f, 0–1 mark), Brian Hurley 0–2, Eoghan McSweeney, John O’Rourke 0–1 each

26 June 2022
13:45
Quarter-final
Galway   2–21 (27)(27) 3–18 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 pen)
  Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 71,353
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid
Shane Walsh 0–6 (0-5f), Cillian McDaid 1–2, Robert Finnerty 0–4, Johnny Heaney 1–0, Damien Comer 0–3, Matthew Tierney 0–2, Patrick Kelly 0–1, Finnian O Laoi 0–1, Kieran Molloy 0–1, Paul Conroy 0–1.

Penalty kicks
Shane Walsh  Y
Damien Comer  Y
Robert Finnerty  Y
Matthew Tierney  Y

Report Rory Grugan 1–3 (0-2f), Aidan Nugent 1–2 (0-1m), Conor Turbitt 1–1, Rian O'Neill 0–4 (0-3f), Stefan Campbell 0–3, Jarlath Og Burns 0–1, Conor O'Neill 0–1, Eoin Woods 0–1, Jemar Hall 0–1, Justin Kieran 0–1.

Penalty kicks
Stefan Campbell  N
Rian O'Neill  Y
Conor Turbitt  N


26 June 2022
17:00
Quarter-final
Kerry   1–18 (21)(13) 0–13   Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 71,353
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
David Clifford 1–3 (2 marks, 1 free), Paul Geaney 0–4 (1 mark), Tom O’Sullivan 0–3, Sean O’Shea 0–3 (1f), David Moran 0–2, Graham O’Sullivan, Gavin White, Killian Spillane all 0–1. Report Cillian O’Connor 0–3 (2f), Jordan Flynn 0–2, Stephen Coen, Aidan O’Shea, Matthew Ruane, Conor Loftus, James Carr, Kevin McLoughlin, Jack Carney, Rob Hennelly (free) all 0–1

Semi-finals

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There was no semi-final draw as the pairings were arranged by rota.

9 July 2022
17:30
Semi-final
Galway   2–08 (14)(9) 1–06   Derry Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,830[12]
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Man of the Match: Damien Comer
Damien Comer 2–2, Shane Walsh 0–4 (0-3f and 0–1 45), John Daly and Johnny Heaney 0–1 each Report Lachlan Murray 1–0, Shane McGuigan 0–3 (0-2f), Brendan Rogers 0–2, Niall Loughlin 0–1

10 July 2022
15:30
Semi-final
Dublin   1–13 (16)(17) 1–14   Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 73,609[13]
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford
Ciarán Kilkenny 0–3, Dean Rock 0–3 (0–3f), Cormac Costello 1–0, Lee Gannon 0–1, John Small 0–1, Seán Bugler 0–1, Brian Fenton 0–1, Paddy Small 0–1, Brian Howard 0–1, James McCarthy 0–1 Report Seán O'Shea 1–4 (0–2f), David Clifford 0–6 (0–1f, 0–1 mark), Paudie Clifford 0–2, Dara Moynihan 0–1, Tom O’Sullivan 0–1

Final

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24 July 2022
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final
Galway   0–16 0–20   Kerry
(HT: 0–08 – 0–07)

Pts: Shane Walsh 9 (4f, 1 '45), Cillian McDaid 4, Jack Glynn 1, Kieran Molloy 1, Johnny Heaney 1

Pts: David Clifford 8 (3f, 2 mark), Seán O'Shea 3 (3f), Paudie Clifford 2, Killian Spillane 2, Graham O’Sullivan 1, Paul Geaney 1 (1 mark), Diarmuid O'Connor 1, Stephen O’Brien 1, Gavin White 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 82,300[14]
Standby: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Linesman: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Sideline: Sean Laverty (Antrim)
Umpires: Mark Coney (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Mel Taggart (Clonoe O'Rahilly's), Cathal Forbes (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Martin Conway (Moortown St Malachy's)

Incidents

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Armagh–Galway brawl

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Hawk-Eye malfunction

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The Hawk-Eye score detection system malfunctioned during the first half of the first All-Ireland SFC semi-final on 9 July between Derry and Galway, overruling an umpire who signalled that Shane Walsh's '45 into Hill 16 late in the half had gone over the bar. This meant that Galway entered the half-time break a point behind.[15]

On Sky Sports at half-time, Jim McGuinness said: "It's a huge decision in the context of the game, and levelling the game up and Galway where they were, and to be back level at half time. I think the scoreboard should be level at half time, the reason I think that is because the technology got it wrong. The referee chalked it down as a point, the technology stepped in — it's not the other way around. the referee is well within his rights to say 'I got that right first time around, that's proven that it's right' and then to change the scoreboard. Otherwise, this game is going down to the wire, it feels that way and if it does go down to the wire, and that's what decides it, then we're in for major drama in the next couple of weeks".[16] Over on RTÉ, Pat Spillane said: "It's an absolute joke. With our own two eyes, all of us here, that it went between the posts. It was most definitely a point. Hawk-Eye is available in a few grounds in Ireland, and they are getting huge money to get things right. A human error or not, that is scandalous. That is wrong". Lee Keegan added: "I can't even understand why they are calling Hawk-Eye. I don't see point in having it there if we can't get it right. As Pat rightly said, if that isn't rectified it is going to spoil the game."[17]

A Conor Glass effort into the Davin End that Hawk-Eye ruled wide during the first half also came under scrutiny. "Conor Glass in the first-half... it looks like a point", Peter Canavan said on Sky Sports when the game had finished.[18] Cora Staunton said on The Sunday Game the next evening: "When you look at that and get the behind the goals vision, that looks like it's a clear point, so yeah what happened yesterday with Hawk-Eye, it's not acceptable at that level. In an All-Ireland semi-final, you're training all year and something like that happens", while Oisín McConville said: "Even the Tailteann Cup game before it, it went to Hawk-Eye I think three times and you know, you question everything now. I mean all of the teams that have been beaten by a point, you question you know all along. Marty Clarke has also said that he thought had been a problem with Hawk-Eye and I think we all had accepted that that ball that's just marginally on the post, that that's over the bar. So it's not a correct science..."[19]

The GAA issued a statement that evening confirming that Hawk-Eye would not be used during the second semi-final between Dublin and Kerry.[20][21]

Galway GAA chairman Paul Bellew later stated that the team would not have returned to complete the second half of the game if Walsh's 45' had not been retrospectively awarded by the referee.[22]

The GAA confirmed on 15 July that Hawk-Eye would return for the All-Ireland SHC final, following comprehensive testing and a full review of the score detection technology.[23]

Glass, who expressed confusion after seeing Walsh's effort go over the bar only for it to be ruled out by Hawk-Eye, later said in an RTÉ Radio 1 interview: "I actually didn't realise (that the previous point was added on) until they went a point up after Shane Walsh's free kick five minutes into the second half... It wasn't communicated very well, either to the Derry staff or even the referee or GAA officials, that the point was added back on. The players didn't have a clue that it was."[24][25]

Stadia and locations

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Stadia
County Location Stadium Capacity
Antrim Belfast Corrigan Park 3,700
Clare Ennis Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Páirc Uí Rinn 16,440
Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Donegal Ballybofey MacCumhaill Park 17,500
Dublin Drumcondra Croke Park 82,300
Fermanagh Enniskillen Brewster Park 20,000
Galway Galway Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kerry Killarney Fitzgerald Stadium

40,000

Mayo Castlebar McHale Park 25,369
Meath Navan Pairc Tailteann 11,000
Monaghan Clones St Tiernach's Park 29,000
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 18,000
Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Dungarvan Fraher Field 15,000
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 11,500
Wexford Wexford Wexford Park 18,000
Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim 7,000

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Walsh  Galway 1–36 39 6 6.5
2 Shane McGuigan   Derry 2–28 34 5 6.8
3 Dean Rock   Dublin 1–27 30 4 7.5
4 Seán O'Shea   Kerry 1–26 29 5 5.8
5 Jimmy Hyland   Kildare 2–19 25 4 6.2
Steven Sherlock   Cork 0–25 25 4 6.2
7 David Clifford   Kerry 1-21 24 4 6
8 Cillian O'Connor   Mayo 1–18 21 4 5.2
9 Con O'Callaghan   Dublin 2–13 19 3 6.3
10 Darren McCurry   Tyrone 0–17 17 3 5.6

Single game

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Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Keelan Sexton   Clare 2-06 12   Roscommon

Scoring events

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All records exclude extra time.

  • Widest winning margin: 23 points
  • Most goals in a match: 9
    • Wicklow 5–15 – 4–12 Laois (Leinster Preliminary round)
  • Most points in a match: 41
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most points by one team in a match: 28
  • Highest aggregate score: 54 points
    • Wicklow 5–15 – 4–12 Laois (Leinster Preliminary round)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 23 points

Miscellaneous

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  • First-time championship meetings:
  • London and New York were both back in the Connacht championship after a 2-year break due to Covid-19.
  • Dublin's longest period as Leinster champions continues with a historic 12 in a row.
  • The All-Ireland title holders, Tyrone, were eliminated in the qualifiers; this is only the second time this has happened — the last time the holders were knocked out in the qualifiers was Tyrone in 2006.
  • Its the first All-Ireland final between Galway and Kerry since 2000.
  • Its the first Connacht final between Galway and Roscommon since 2019.
  • Its the second Leinster final between Dublin and Kildare in a row.
  • Its the first Munster final between Kerry and Limerick since 2010.
  • Its the first Ulster final between Derry and Donegal since 2011.
  • Derry win the Ulster Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1998, and reached the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2004.
  • Galway reached the All-Ireland final for the first time since 2001.
  • Jack O'Connor of Meath scored the fastest ever championship goal against Wicklow, scoring 7 seconds into their Leinster Quarter-final meeting.
  • Clare retain their 100% win rate against Roscommon by beating the connacht side in the qualifiers.

Referees panel

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Anthony Nolan was unavailable for the 2022 championship due to injury.[26] Ciaran Branagan retired as he had turned 50 in 2021.[26] Noel Mooney and Niall Cullen returned in their place.[26] Maurice Deegan turned 50 in 2022 and retired at the end of this season.[26][27]

Championship Panel
Name County Club Matches refereed
CASSIDY, Barry Derry Bellaghy
CAWLEY, Brendan Kildare
COLDRICK, David Meath Blackhall Gaels
CULLEN, Niall Fermanagh
DEEGAN, Maurice Laois
FALOON, Paul Down
GOUGH, David Meath Slane
HENRY, Jerome Mayo
HURSON, Sean Tyrone
KELLY, Fergal Longford
LANE, Conor Cork
MCNALLY, Martin Monaghan
MCQUILLAN, Joe Cavan
MOONEY, Noel Cavan
NEILAN, Paddy Roscommon
O'MAHONEY, Derek Tipperary

Awards

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The Sunday Game Team of the Year

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The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 24 July, the night of the final. David Clifford was chosen as the Footballer of the Year by the RTÉ panel.[28]

The Sunday Game Team of the Year

The All Star Team of the Year was picked on 28 October. David Clifford was named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year with Galway's Jack Glynn picked as the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.[29]

Pos. Player Team Appearances
GK   Shane Ryan Kerry 1
RCB   Chrissy McKaigue Derry 1
FB   Jason Foley Kerry 1
LCB   Liam Silke Galway 1
RWB   Tadhg Morley Kerry 1
CB   John Daly Galway 1
LWB   Gavin White Kerry 1
MD   Conor Glass Derry 1
MD   Cillian McDaid Galway 1
RWF   Paudie Clifford Kerry 2
CF   Seán O'Shea Kerry 2
LWF   Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 6
RCF   David Clifford Kerry 4
FF   Damien Comer Galway 1
LCF   Shane Walsh Galway 1

  Player has previously been selected.

County breakdown
  • Kerry = 7
  • Galway = 5
  • Derry = 2
  • Dublin = 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Neville, Conor (24 July 2022). "Kerry dig deep to edge Galway in entertaining final". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 July 2022). "Kerry come strong at finish to land All-Ireland senior football glory against Galway". The 42. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "'Do-or-die' Why relegation could have far reaching consequences for the Rebels". 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Who's for the chop and who can avoid the drop?". 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Kevin McStay Concerned That the Tailteann Cup is Already Becoming an Afterthought".
  6. ^ "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTE. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Kerry cruise to another Munster senior title with 23-point win over Limerick". the42. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Big calls desert Monaghan, but they hardly deserved them". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ^ "All Ireland SFC R1: Clare defeat Meath". GAA. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Rejuvenated Armagh end Tyrone's title defence". RTE. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Kerry to face Mayo as All-Ireland football quarter-final draw made". The 42. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Galway 2-8 Derry 1-6: Tribesmen crack Oak Leaf conundrum to reach All-Ireland final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Kerry 1-14 Dublin 1-13: Late Sean O'Shea free sends Kingdom into All-Ireland final after epic contest". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. ^ Barry, Brian (24 July 2022). "Kerry 0-20 Galway 0-16: Kingdom defeat Tribesmen to end wait for All-Ireland glory". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Is there a problem with HawkEye? Shane Walsh's free late in the half was deemed wide by the technology at Croke Park, but the replay would suggest otherwise". The Sunday Game. 9 July 2022.
  16. ^ "'The technology got it wrong' — Jim McGuinness slams Shane Walsh Hawkeye decision". JOE.ie. 9 July 2022.
  17. ^ "'It's an absolute joke' – Hawkeye gaffe slammed in All-Ireland semi-final". Pundit Arena. 9 July 2022.
  18. ^ "GAA confirm hawkeye will not be in use for Dublin vs Kerry following malfunction in All-Ireland semi-final". Sky Sports. 9 July 2022.
  19. ^ "More Hawkeye Controversy After Conor Glass Shot Appeared To Go Over". Balls.ie. 11 July 2022.
  20. ^ "GAA statement". 9 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Hawk-Eye stood down for Dublin-Kerry semi-final after Croke Park error". RTÉ. 13 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Galway threatened not to play on after HawkEye gaffe". Hogan Stand. 13 July 2022.
  23. ^ "HawkEye returns for All-Ireland hurling final". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Conor Glass critical of communication over Hawk-eye error". RTÉ. 27 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Derry star Glass hits out at poor communication over Hawk-eye error during All-Ireland semi-final". Hogan Stand. 28 August 2022.
  26. ^ a b c d Keys, Colm (15 April 2022). "Maurice Deegan set for inter-county swansong as referee". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2022. Maurice Deegan is preparing for his last championship as an inter-county referee as he reaches the age of 50 this year.
  27. ^ Gannon, Tom (18 July 2022). "Laois GAA ref blows his final whistle Maurice Deegan Interview". Leinster Express. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Maurice was due to referee his last inter-county game in the inaugural Tailteann Cup Final between Westmeath and Cavan but unfortunately contracting Covid meant he couldn't don the black polo shirt for the last time in an inter-county environment.
  28. ^ "Do you agree with The Sunday Game's Team of the Year?". The 42. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  29. ^ "David Clifford cherishes peers' recognition after All-Star Footballer of the Year win". RTE Sport. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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