All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1979 (Dublin v Kerry) – Official Programme

Dublin: GAA, 1979. First edition. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers, priced 25p, with striking period design featuring stylised footballers in action and the GAA crest to centre. In Fine condition.

The official programme for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, played at Croke Park on 16 September 1979 between Dublin and Kerry—one of the most famous matches in Gaelic football history.

A particularly well-preserved example, the covers clean and bright with only light handling wear; internally fresh and complete. Contains team line-outs, match previews, and contemporary advertisements typical of the period.

This final is forever associated with Mikey Sheehy’s iconic lobbed goal, one of the most celebrated moments in GAA history, helping Mick O’Dwyer’s Kerry side to defeat Kevin Heffernan’s Dublin team. The match remains a cornerstone of the Dublin–Kerry rivalry and a defining moment of late 20th-century Gaelic football.

Programmes from landmark finals such as this are highly collectible, combining sporting significance with strong visual design and enduring historical appeal.