Jimmy's Winnin' Matches

This article is about the documentary. For the song, see Jimmy's Winning Matches.

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches
GenreDocumentary
Directed byJoanne McGrath
StarringJim McGuinness
Country of originIreland
Production
ProducerJoanne McGrath
CinematographyEmmet Harte,
Brendan Bradas O'Donnell
EditorMichael Harte
Running time1 hour
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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]

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