Top 20 GAA Moments is a poll of the best moments of Gaelic football and hurling in the television era.

Background

In early 2005, the Irish public chose its favourite from 20 memorable moments from the last 40 years, as selected by ten RTÉ sports personalities and featured on the Sunday Sport programme. The number one moment was revealed in a special broadcast on Saturday 7 May 2005, the eve of the beginning of the All-Ireland hurling and football championships.

The special programme included the views of the ten judges, Des Cahill, Jim Carney, Ger Canning, Brian Carthy, Michael Lyster, Jimmy Magee, Marty Morrissey, Tony O'Donoghue, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and Darragh Maloney. There were also discussions with former players as to their views regarding the best moments.

As the programme was made in 2005 it does not feature more recent GAA highlights, such as Kevin Cassidy's long-range winner against Kildare in stoppage time at the end of extra-time in the 2011 All-Ireland quarter-final,[1] or Michael Murphy's thunderbolt of a piledriver into the back of the net in the third minute of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[2]

List of "moments"

Gaelic football
Hurling
MomentMatchTeamOpponentVenueDate
1Michael Donnellan's solo run[3]1998 All-Ireland FinalGalwayKildareCroke Park27 September 1998
2Maurice Fitzgerald's sideline point2001 All-Ireland Quarter-FinalKerryDublinSemple Stadium4 August 2001
3Séamus Darby's last-minute goal1982 All-Ireland FinalOffalyKerryCroke Park16 September 1982
4John Fenton's goal1987 Munster Semi-Final replayCorkLimerickSemple Stadium28 June 1987
5Davy Fitzgerald's penalty goal1995 Munster FinalClareLimerickSemple Stadium9 July 1995
6Kevin Foley's goal1991 Leinster first round, third replayMeathDublinCroke Park6 July 1991
7D. J. Carey's point2002 All-Ireland FinalKilkennyClareCroke Park8 September 2002
8Joe Connolly's victory speech1980 All-Ireland FinalGalwayLimerickCroke Park7 September 1980
9Jack O'Shea's goal1981 All-Ireland FinalKerryOffalyCroke Park20 September 1981
10Offaly comeback1994 All-Ireland FinalOffalyLimerickCroke Park4 September 1994
11Mattie McDonagh's goal1966 All-Ireland FinalGalwayMeathCroke Park25 September 1966
12Mikey Sheehy's lob goal1978 All-Ireland FinalKerryDublinCroke Park24 September 1978
13Babs Keating's barefoot play1971 All-Ireland FinalTipperaryKilkennyCroke Park5 September 1971
14Peter Canavan's return2003 All-Ireland FinalTyroneArmaghCroke Park28 September 2003
15Jimmy Barry-Murphy's goal1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship FinalCorkGalwayCroke Park23 September 1973
16Eddie Keher's first goal1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship FinalKilkennyCorkCroke Park3 September 1972
17Paddy Cullen's penalty save1974 All-Ireland FinalDublinGalwayCroke Park22 September 1974
18Barney Rock's "goal"1986–87 National Football League quarter-finalDublinCorkCroke Park5 April 1987
19Frank McGuigan's point-scoring1984 Ulster FinalTyroneArmaghSt Tiernach's Park15 July 1984
20Offaly fans' sit-down protest1998 All-Ireland Semi-Final, first replayOffalyClareCroke Park22 August 1998

References

  1. ↑ "Donegal 1-12 Kildare 0-14 (aet)". RTÉ Sport. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "DDTV Video: Murphy strike against Mayo named Goal of the Championship". Donegal Daily. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Top 20 GAA moments - www.uibhfhaili.com".
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