In The Blood Av Pat Spillane

<p>Pat Spillane is one of the best-known sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAA’s Team of the Millennium and winner of eight All-Ireland senior football medals, he is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever. Yet that isn''t half of the Spillane story.</p><p> </p><p>He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on <em>The Sunday Game </em>and in <em>The Sunday World</em> for thirty years. His analysis and criticism have been headline news everywhere Gaelic football is discussed, and the terms he coined, such as ‘puke football’, have entered the Irish lexicon.</p><p> </p><p>Here, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick O’Dwyer onwards; the reality of life as pundit under pressure from managers; and the huge stress of dealing with the machinery of government in the aftermath of his spell with CEDRA, the state advisory group on rural affairs. </p><p> </p><p>Like the man himself, <em>In the Blood </em>is uniquely frank, witty, honest and revealing – and a must-read for GAA fans everywhere.</p>