South Dublin South Dublin South Dublin () is a county in Ireland, within the province of Leinster, and the Dublin Region, a successor to County Dublin, from which its name derives. South Dublin County Council is the local authority for the county. The county contains both dense suburbs of Dublin and stretches of unpopulated mountain. In 2011 it had a population of 278,749, making it the third most populous county in the state. South Dublin has an area of 222.74 square kilometres. It is bounded by Dublin City (15 km to the north east), the River Liffey (separating it from Fingal to
Donegal v Dublin (2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship) in the 2011 semi-final, Dublin had beaten Donegal on their way to becoming All-Ireland champions. Dublin's route to the semi-final included Leinster Championship victories over Laois, Wexford and Meath and an All-Ireland quarter-final thrashing of Monaghan. Donegal's route to the semi-final included Ulster Championship victories over Derry, Antrim and Monaghan and an All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Armagh. The two teams had met in four previous Championship matches, with Dublin having by far the better record. Indeed, Donegal entered the game having never scored a goal against Dublin in Championship football. Each side made two late changes: David Walsh and Rory