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| Event | Leinster Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 22 July 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Marty Duffy (Sligo) | ||||||
| Attendance | 69,657 | ||||||
The 2012 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final was the final game of the 2012 Leinster Senior Football Championship which saw Dublin claim their seventh title in eight years against rivals Meath.
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