'It brought back so many nightmares. Not memories . . . nightmares' - Pat Spillane
The most decorated footballer ever details the hell he was subjected to after taking a stand for rural Ireland, and argues that RTÉ have misjudged their audience.
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Dec 23rd 2023, 8:00 AM
New Era
'They might be gone from the Sunday Game but these lads still have something to offer'
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May 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
All time
Tribute
Emotional Pat Spillane remembers late father as Adrian and Killian add to family tradition
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Jul 24th 2022, 8:25 PM
Je ne regrette rien
'A leading and legendary voice': RTÉ's video tribute to Spillane on his Sunday Game farewell
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Jul 24th 2022, 2:26 PM
End of an era
'He'll miss it terribly' - Saluting the Sunday Game career of Pat Spillane before final curtain
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Jul 23rd 2022, 8:00 AM
pundit
'I'm riding off into the sunset' - Pat Spillane to leave RTÉ role after 30 years on The Sunday Game
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Jul 9th 2022, 2:48 PM
Allstars
50 years of the GAA All-Stars - 'You were given the five-star glitz and glamour of an Oscar night'
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Dec 10th 2021, 6:00 AM
The42 Reads
The Dying Art of Defending (or are Gaelic football's forwards just getting better?)
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Jun 25th 2021, 8:00 AM
Fuming
'Absolutely crazy... counties more than 100km apart should play in neutral venues'
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Oct 16th 2020, 6:00 AM
The Sunday Game
'I wouldn’t like to be that player heading back to the county' - Spillane suggests 'golden score' rather than penalties
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Jun 28th 2020, 10:30 PM
age old debate
'The gaelic football championship has given us better quality than the hurling this year'
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Jun 3rd 2019, 2:26 PM
tv view
Spillane claims weaker counties 'being forgotten about', while Whelan wants 13-a-side game trialled
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May 21st 2018, 10:40 AM
Progressing Nicely
Pat Spillane: 'Galway are no longer a soft touch... I think they're a damn good team'
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Mar 19th 2018, 5:02 PM
and so it continues
Kerry GAA dismiss Spillane's claim that they were told to reject funds from Gooch's testimonial
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Nov 8th 2017, 10:33 AM
GOAT?
Greatest of all time? Pat Spillane reckons Jim Gavin's Dublin footballers can achieve that mantle
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Jul 17th 2017, 1:26 PM
Dolan Out Criticism
'Pat was fairly well rehearsed': Dessie Dolan stands by his Spillane criticism
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Jun 30th 2017, 6:15 AM
morley-ball
'He’s your complete modern player' - Ó Sé and Spillane heap praise on Kerry's Mr Reliable
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Jun 9th 2017, 5:52 PM
Intrigued
Pat Spillane impressed with Kildare's 'Kerry-style' of football
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Jun 5th 2017, 12:06 PM
in the wars
'You prod a bear, you get a reaction' - Pat Spillane reacts to Diarmuid Connolly flashpoint
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Jun 5th 2017, 9:44 AM
It's Quizness time
Quiz: How well do you really know RTÉ's The Sunday Game?
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May 14th 2017, 8:00 PM
the great congress debate
Kavanagh says GAA have 'pulled the wool over people's eyes' as Spillane hammers GPA
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Feb 27th 2017, 12:46 PM
u-turn
Mayo's footballers have found themselves an unlikely 'Angel of Hope'
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Feb 27th 2017, 11:39 AM
mixed signals
It's only February but Pat Spillane has already dismissed Mayo's All-Ireland credentials
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Feb 6th 2017, 9:40 AM
Looking Back
5 moments to remember from The Sunday Game in 2016
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Oct 31st 2016, 10:00 PM
leading lights
Loughnane, Spillane, Fenton and McGrath all honoured for their GAA exploits last night
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Oct 29th 2016, 6:30 AM
sound bites
Constipated hurling to two-trick ponies: 10 most controversial moments on The Sunday Game
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May 15th 2016, 4:06 PM
read the game
Respect Ronaldo, the Spillanes and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
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Apr 3rd 2016, 7:35 AM
Kerry Recruit
Pat Spillane's nephew to start for Dublin U21 footballers tomorrow night against Meath
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Mar 1st 2016, 10:58 AM
scrapbook of regrets
6 top RTÉ pundits reveal their biggest Gaelic Football regrets in brilliant new book
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Dec 14th 2015, 2:00 PM
level playing field
'I'm starting the campaign tonight - let's get Dublin out of Croke Park'
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Oct 15th 2015, 9:25 PM
waterlogged
This Kerry GAA pitch won't be hosting any matches anytime soon
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Sep 11th 2015, 8:57 PM
Outburst
Pat Spillane brands Cork GAA statement as 'complete joke' and 'laughable'
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Aug 4th 2015, 10:29 AM
The Boys Are Back in Town
'The attention span of a human is 8 seconds. A goldfish is 9': The Sunday Game lads are off already
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May 18th 2015, 10:05 AM
Boys Are Back in Town
Brolly, Spillane and O'Rourke are back as a trio on our TV screens this Sunday
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May 14th 2015, 8:40 PM
yerra
Pat Spillane talks Joe Brolly: '1 All-Ireland medal Joe. No one gives a shite'
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May 9th 2015, 11:26 AM
TV Gold
16 moments to remember from The Sunday Game this season
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Sep 29th 2014, 9:30 PM
NOMINATE
Kieran McGeeney wants Brolly, Spillane and O'Rourke to take the Ice Bucket Challenge
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Aug 26th 2014, 4:40 PM
Kingdom Advance
Kerry beat Mayo to reach their first minor final since 2006
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Aug 24th 2014, 3:49 PM
Voices
Opinion: Rural Ireland is tough and resilient – but it needs more support
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Jun 4th 2014, 1:00 PM
Facing The Champs
Spillane, O'Rourke, Whelan and O'Hara on how to beat the Dubs