ireland senior football championship final ireland senior football championship final final ireland senior football championship football tournament held september park dublin featured defending champions counties province share boundary ireland football final sides province won title match finished favour commentators critical game entertainment value competition structure traditional counties ireland represented county apart participated ireland senior football championship overseas counties london new_york participated county ireland located province london new_york purpose championship began provincial championships knock competitions sides province winners progressed ireland quarter finals remaining sides apart new_york entered ireland determine teams contest quarter finals followed semi finals ireland final background final counties province case possible qualifying system introduced championship previously contested winners provincial championships final counties province impossible contested final lost occasions dublin respectively defending champions having won title year previously lost final won consecutive titles won won national_football_league year manager year charge routes final progressed directly ireland quarter finals won victories lost preliminary round championship entered ireland round defeated dublin join quarter final stage ties played whilst competing stages championship sides played provincial championships drawn quarter finals restrictions affected drawn unexpectedly defeated drawn championship winners won game points defeated sides level points occasions win meant semi finalists intense media speculation possibility final semi final despite captain suffering injury early won match analysis focused manner played characterised persistent awarded total defensive tactics commentators expressed frustration quality game appreciated skill employed tactics countered criticism saying use playing losing opposition semi final half time took advantage dismissal interval finish points points victory larger winning margin amassed death threat allegedly referee closing minutes pre match previously ireland finals announced match referee early september previously game championship quarter final replay final highly anticipated particularly neighbouring counties deputy chief constable estimated fans travel northern_ireland dublin despite competing county allocated approximately match tickets policy director expected revenue generated city result final double sides involved road signs area painted colours leading match condemned said signs cost thousands pounds replace sculpture covered kit councillor town responded saying know unique sporting occasion british ireland final developed event people native owner expressed interest placing bet businessmen contribute winning championship stake given squad president denounced idea playing voluntary activity gambling pressure players somewhat critical tickets final sold newspaper columns online auction sites match match family members victims bombing sat stand guests singer sang ireland national anthem match ireland minor football championship final held senior game dublin drew scoring points starting line ups senior game released days match sides chose start players started respective semi final wins recovered sufficiently ankle injury sustained semi final captain player starting line played county ireland final injury concern deemed fit play suffering flu started injury concerns starting played final previous year match report sides played defensively led commentators poor quality match frequent injuries accusations diving analysts commented genuine desire win teams displayed numerous goal opportunities missed notably block prevented minute led half time points scored replaced interval ankle injury training return pitch final minutes sent second half following ball incident leaving fourteen players arguing approached raised arm contact jordan fell ground commentators claimed jordan injury opponent sent managed stay points times ultimately unable catch final whistle fans invaded pitch remained hour speech lifting trophy dedicated victory team played team beaten final player played teams success spoke father died summer played alongside team died freak accident aged match details references post match northern_ireland secretary state congratulated victory congratulated sets fans particular fans formed guard honour players returned team bus manager praised opposition fans final whistle went supporters came running past wasn bad word said great crowds gathered following day celebrate arrival sam cup players homecoming began moving upwards fans gathered despite defeat greeted hundreds fans border return manager claimed resigned won defeat encouraged continue lauded players effort nonetheless saying won ireland got final think phenomenal achievement added confident win title future match said think got goal end man think won game big matches certain things applauded tackle prevented scoring best tackles match received extensive media coverage northern_ireland especially predominantly nationalist dedicated pages match following day including covers news letter largely publication sparse coverage highlighting traditional attitudes games northern_ireland week final family targeted allegedly attack thought flying flag home years later return injury substitute final minutes finished 14th series moments match controversies adamant deserve sent criticised players pretending injured game player disagreed decision umpire said struck saw man coming case getting way protecting added sent sent ireland final hard hopefully won remembered wouldn like end career note contested decision subsequent ban upheld penalty taking case ban overturned
2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final