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# Pat Spillane

This year
2023
New Era
'They might be gone from the Sunday Game but these lads still have something to offer'
Michael Lyster, Pat Spillane and Tomás Mulcahy have launched a new GAA podcast called ‘The Game On Sunday.’
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May 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
Last year
2022
Tribute
Emotional Pat Spillane remembers late father as Adrian and Killian add to family tradition
‘He would have been a proud man…21 All-Ireland senior football medals into his house.’
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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
This afternoon’s All-Ireland football final will be the Kerryman’s final time in the Sunday Game studio.
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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
The Kerry great is finishing up with the iconic GAA show after 30 years in the studio.
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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
The Kerry great made the announcement today.
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Jul 9th 2022, 2:48 PM
All time
Allstars
50 years of the GAA All-Stars - 'You were given the five-star glitz and glamour of an Oscar night'
AAll-Star Gazing, 50 years of the GAA All-Stars, looks back at the history of the awards scheme.
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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?)
Jim McGuinness, Steven McDonnell and Pat Spillane dissect one of Gaelic football’s biggest talking points on the eve of this year’s Championship.
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Jun 25th 2021, 8:00 AM
Fuming
'Absolutely crazy... counties more than 100km apart should play in neutral venues'
Pat Spillane’s Kerry face a long journey to Monaghan this weekend.
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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
Championship games will have to be decided on the day this year.
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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'
A thrilling Ulster championship this summer has Pat Spillane firmly believing that football is outclassing hurling.
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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
Both men appeared on The Sunday Game last night.
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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'
The GAA analyst is impressed with Galway’s form in Division 1.
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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
Sunday Game pundit was ‘reliably informed’ that county board were instructed not to accept any money.
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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
“In terms of fitness, athleticism and mobility, I’ve never seen a team as good as this.”
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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
Dolan says he was perfectly entitled to make Sunday Game comments.
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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
12 months ago Tadhg Morley was virtually unknown outside of the Kingdom.
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Jun 9th 2017, 5:52 PM
Intrigued
Pat Spillane impressed with Kildare's 'Kerry-style' of football
The Sunday Game pundit said Kildare is a team he would like to manage.
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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
Dublin star Connolly could face a 12-week ban after he clashed with linesman Ciaran Brannigan during Dublin’s victory over Carlow.
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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?
It’s back next weekend for a 39th season.
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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
Pundits Pat Spillane and Rory Kavanagh had some interesting views on the motions passed – and rejected – at the GAA’s Annual Congress.
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Feb 27th 2017, 12:46 PM
u-turn
Mayo's footballers have found themselves an unlikely 'Angel of Hope'
Three weeks after writing off Mayo’s All-Ireland hopes, Pat Spillane appears to have changed his tune.
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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
The Kerry legend wasn’t impressed by Mayo’s performance against Monaghan on Saturday night.
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Feb 6th 2017, 9:40 AM
Looking Back
5 moments to remember from The Sunday Game in 2016
From Brolly and O’Rourke, to Marty’s commentary…
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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
The inter-county stars were honoured by Ireland’s leading GAA journalists.
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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
The Sunday Game returns tonight and it has provided us with its fair share of memorable moments over the years.
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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
Outside? Are you mad? Stay in with the best sportswriting the internet had to offer this week.
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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
Daragh Spillane is named at half-back for the clash in Parnell Park.
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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
In a fascinating new book, 150 Gaelic Football legends outline the biggest regrets from their careers.
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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'
Pat Spillane believes the only way to give any county a chance against the Dubs is to stage games away from GAA HQ.
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Oct 15th 2015, 9:25 PM
waterlogged
This Kerry GAA pitch won't be hosting any matches anytime soon
Pat Spillane’s club’s pitch is not looking the best right now
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Sep 11th 2015, 8:57 PM
Outburst
Pat Spillane brands Cork GAA statement as 'complete joke' and 'laughable'
The RTÉ pundit has little time for the statement Cork released yesterday.
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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
Who knew that Michael Murphy was such a divisive figure?
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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
The Sunday Game is back and the Big Three are back.
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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'
Spillane gave a great interview to Ryan Tubridy on last night’s Late Late show.
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May 9th 2015, 11:26 AM
TV Gold
16 moments to remember from The Sunday Game this season
It finished up on TV last night but here’s a recap of the major incidents from throughout the summer.
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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
And The Sunday Game pundits are set to step up to the plate.
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Aug 26th 2014, 4:40 PM
Kingdom Advance
Kerry beat Mayo to reach their first minor final since 2006
Jack O’Connor’s minor team were too good for Mayo in today’s first game at Croke Park.
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Aug 24th 2014, 3:49 PM
Voices
Opinion: Rural Ireland is tough and resilient – but it needs more support
Rural Ireland has felt the recession more than the rest of the country. For a rural development strategy to work, national government needs to show genuine commitment.
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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
The Sunday Game’s pundits have attempted to figure out how Jim Gavin’s side should be stopped.
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May 13th 2014, 10:00 PM
Kingdom forever
'Pat is Pat... but I don't agree with him' - Kerry legend Sheehy responds to Spillane
Mikey Sheehy responds to Pat Spillane’s comments
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May 13th 2014, 5:00 PM
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