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24 Oct 2025

Where are they now? Donegal’s heroes that took home the 2012 All-Ireland

Donegal won the All-Ireland SFC for the second time in their history in 2012, when they defeated Mayo 2-11 to 0-13 in the final at Croke Park under Jim McGuinness

Karl Lacey
The 2012 Footballer of the Year and four-time All-Star, Lacey, who has an MSc in Sports Performance from the University of Limerick and is a lecturer in Sport Coaching and Performance at ATU Donegal in Letterkenny. Helped establish the Donegal GAA Academy before resigning at the start of its third season in 2023. However, after two years at Kilcoo and winning two Down SFC crowns, he is back involved with Donegal’s Academy.

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