2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final visit to Glenswilly—the home club of All-Ireland-winning captain Michael Murphy. On 28 September 2012, manager and team appeared on "The Late Late Show", the world's longest running chat show, hosted by Ryan Tubridy. The "interview" was criticised by many—its shortness was contrasted with the full sit-down interview Tubridy conducted with Dublin the previous year—, with UTV broadcaster Adrian Logan calling it a "disgrace". Jim McGuinness vowed that the Sam Maguire Cup would be taken to every school in the county. Sam was at a world record attempt at O'Donnell Park on 29 September. Then there were Donegal Senior Football Championship
Ryan Tubridy Tonight" on RTÉ One. He later left RTÉ 2fm for a number of years to present weekday morning radio programme "The Tubridy Show" on RTÉ Radio 1, but returned to RTÉ 2fm in 2010 to present his current weekday morning radio show from 09:00 to 11:00, following the termination of "The Gerry Ryan Show" with the presenter's sudden death. He has also hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions. He is a supporter of Esker Amateur Boxing Club from Lucan and has publicy backed their Let's Build Esker Boxing Club clubhouse building campaign since 2012. As part of