Jimmy's Winnin' Matches Explained

Genre:Documentary
Director:Joanne McGrath
Starring:Jim McGuinness
Country:Ireland
Producer:Joanne McGrath
Editor:Michael Harte
Cinematography:Emmet Harte,
Brendan Bradas O'Donnell
Runtime:1 hour

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches is an hour-long documentary which followed the success of the Donegal senior football team that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final under the guidance of Jim McGuinness. It take its name from "Jimmy's Winning Matches", the anthem of Donegal's 2012 Championship success.

It first aired on RTÉ One on 3 January 2013 at 9.35 pm.[1] [2] Coco Television were responsible for putting it together.[3]

The documentary featured an exclusive interview with McGuinness filmed at his Glenties home, while Rory Gallagher, who penned the famous song, also featured, with Alan Foley doing the research.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Donegal documentary on RTÉ. Hogan Stand. 20 December 2012. 20 December 2012.
  2. News: Conor. Heneghan. Tuning into Jimmy's Winnin' matches tonight? Here's a teaser clip. JOE.ie. 3 January 2013. 3 January 2013.
  3. News: RTÉ to show Donegal's All-Ireland heroics in special 'Jimmy's Winning Matches' documentary. Donegal Daily. 2 January 2013. 2 January 2013.
  4. News: Donegal's All-Ireland win to feature on RTÉ documentary. Donegal Democrat. 2 January 2013. 2 January 2013.