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Published 17:46 24 Jul 2022 BST
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"Maybe today," he remarked, "it might be, 'Let's be nice to Pat Spillane Day'. It could be like that Ronan Keating song - You Say It Best When You Say Nothing at All.""I think we're set up for a great day," Cavanagh responded, "and then you have Pat's retirement, which is even better!" RTÉ played out a Spillane tribute, before the game, to the tune of Edith Piaf's 'Non, je ne regrette rien' [No regrets] before Whelan presented him with an autographed Dublin five-in-a-row jersey. Before throw-in, Cantwell was able to prise from Spillane a nugget on his favourite player from his punditry years. "I've been privileged for the last 30 years to write about GAA, and talk about it on RTÉ," he commented. "They said don't select a Kerry player. So, I think Peter Canavan would be the man I'd pick, over the last 30 years. He was a superstar." https://twitter.com/TheSundayGame/status/1551194526190112770
"My father never saw us play, the three sons. They have 19 All-Ireland medals and his two grand-sons today, Killian and Adrian, have two more. "He'd have been a proud man to see his family get 21 All-Ireland senior medals. He'd have been a proud man."https://twitter.com/GAA__JOE/status/1551243764219486209 As the TV cameras returned to the studio, Pat Spillane wiped away the tears, Ciarán Whelan placed a supporting hand on his shoulder and even Sean Cavanagh played nice. "It's in our blood," said Spillane as he regained his composure. "It is our religion."
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