All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1978 (Dublin v Kerry) – Official Programme

Dublin: GAA, 1978. First edition. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers in striking red with GAA crest and tricolour banding, priced 20p. In fine condition.

The official programme for the 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, played at Croke Park on 24 September 1978 between Dublin and Kerry—one of the defining rivalries in Gaelic football history.

A bright and well-preserved copy, internally clean and complete. Contains team line-outs, match previews, and period advertisements typical of late 1970s GAA programmes.

This final forms part of the legendary Dublin–Kerry clashes of the era, with Mick O’Dwyer’s Kerry side overcoming Kevin Heffernan’s Dublin team, signalling the rise of Kerry’s dominance into the late 1970s and 1980s. These encounters remain among the most celebrated in the history of Gaelic football.

GAA programmes from this period are highly sought after, particularly those featuring Dublin and Kerry, capturing the sport at one of its most competitive and culturally significant peaks.

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