'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.
23 Dec 2023
19.7k
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New Era
'They might be gone from the Sunday Game but these lads still have something to offer'
28 May 2023
13.4k
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All time
Tribute
Emotional Pat Spillane remembers late father as Adrian and Killian add to family tradition
Updated
24 Jul 2022
85.5k
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Je ne regrette rien
'A leading and legendary voice': RTÉ's video tribute to Spillane on his Sunday Game farewell
24 Jul 2022
20.1k
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End of an era
'He'll miss it terribly' - Saluting the Sunday Game career of Pat Spillane before final curtain
23 Jul 2022
39.4k
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pundit
'I'm riding off into the sunset' - Pat Spillane to leave RTÉ role after 30 years on The Sunday Game
9 Jul 2022
53.0k
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Allstars
50 years of the GAA All-Stars - 'You were given the five-star glitz and glamour of an Oscar night'
10 Dec 2021
5.4k
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The42 Reads
The Dying Art of Defending (or are Gaelic football's forwards just getting better?)
25 Jun 2021
17.9k
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Fuming
'Absolutely crazy... counties more than 100km apart should play in neutral venues'
16 Oct 2020
9.0k
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The Sunday Game
'I wouldn’t like to be that player heading back to the county' - Spillane suggests 'golden score' rather than penalties
28 Jun 2020
36.4k
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age old debate
'The gaelic football championship has given us better quality than the hurling this year'
3 Jun 2019
9.7k
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tv view
Spillane claims weaker counties 'being forgotten about', while Whelan wants 13-a-side game trialled
21 May 2018
10.9k
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Progressing Nicely
Pat Spillane: 'Galway are no longer a soft touch... I think they're a damn good team'
19 Mar 2018
11.1k
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and so it continues
Kerry GAA dismiss Spillane's claim that they were told to reject funds from Gooch's testimonial
8 Nov 2017
10.4k
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GOAT?
Greatest of all time? Pat Spillane reckons Jim Gavin's Dublin footballers can achieve that mantle
17 Jul 2017
5.4k
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Dolan Out Criticism
'Pat was fairly well rehearsed': Dessie Dolan stands by his Spillane criticism
30 Jun 2017
11.3k
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morley-ball
'He’s your complete modern player' - Ó Sé and Spillane heap praise on Kerry's Mr Reliable
9 Jun 2017
14.2k
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Intrigued
Pat Spillane impressed with Kildare's 'Kerry-style' of football
5 Jun 2017
6.9k
10
in the wars
'You prod a bear, you get a reaction' - Pat Spillane reacts to Diarmuid Connolly flashpoint
5 Jun 2017
15.9k
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It's Quizness time
Quiz: How well do you really know RTÉ's The Sunday Game?
14 May 2017
32.5k
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the great congress debate
Kavanagh says GAA have 'pulled the wool over people's eyes' as Spillane hammers GPA
27 Feb 2017
7.9k
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u-turn
Mayo's footballers have found themselves an unlikely 'Angel of Hope'
27 Feb 2017
8.1k
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mixed signals
It's only February but Pat Spillane has already dismissed Mayo's All-Ireland credentials
6 Feb 2017
11.4k
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Looking Back
5 moments to remember from The Sunday Game in 2016
31 Oct 2016
14.7k
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leading lights
Loughnane, Spillane, Fenton and McGrath all honoured for their GAA exploits last night
29 Oct 2016
5.7k
4
sound bites
Constipated hurling to two-trick ponies: 10 most controversial moments on The Sunday Game
15 May 2016
15.1k
8
read the game
Respect Ronaldo, the Spillanes and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
3 Apr 2016
8.2k
Kerry Recruit
Pat Spillane's nephew to start for Dublin U21 footballers tomorrow night against Meath
1 Mar 2016
12.3k
9
scrapbook of regrets
6 top RTÉ pundits reveal their biggest Gaelic Football regrets in brilliant new book
14 Dec 2015
15.9k
9
level playing field
'I'm starting the campaign tonight - let's get Dublin out of Croke Park'
15 Oct 2015
13.9k
44
waterlogged
This Kerry GAA pitch won't be hosting any matches anytime soon
11 Sep 2015
16.7k
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Outburst
Pat Spillane brands Cork GAA statement as 'complete joke' and 'laughable'
4 Aug 2015
13.9k
12
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
18 May 2015
11.5k
14
Boys Are Back in Town
Brolly, Spillane and O'Rourke are back as a trio on our TV screens this Sunday
14 May 2015
5.6k
7
yerra
Pat Spillane talks Joe Brolly: '1 All-Ireland medal Joe. No one gives a shite'
9 May 2015
14.3k
29
TV Gold
16 moments to remember from The Sunday Game this season
29 Sep 2014
23.7k
11
NOMINATE
Kieran McGeeney wants Brolly, Spillane and O'Rourke to take the Ice Bucket Challenge
26 Aug 2014
7.5k
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Kingdom Advance
Kerry beat Mayo to reach their first minor final since 2006
24 Aug 2014
4.1k
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Voices
Opinion: Rural Ireland is tough and resilient – but it needs more support
Cathal O’Donoghue
4 Jun 2014
198
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Facing The Champs
Spillane, O'Rourke, Whelan and O'Hara on how to beat the Dubs