FORMER KERRY GAA star Pat Spillane has paid tribute to inter-county teammate Ray Prendiville after he was slain in a shooting in Namibia on Friday.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Sunday Game show before the Kerry and Dublin All-Ireland semi final, Spillane took time out to mark Prendiville’s passing with a short tribute.
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“Ray was a sub for that [All-Ireland] final day in 1975… I want to send out my sympathies to his family. It is a sad day.”
There was a burst of applause for Prendiville, and recently deceased poet Seamus Heaney, followed by a respectful silence before thrown-in at Croke Park this afternoon.
Prendiville also played for club side Scartaglin and with the Garda team in the Dublin county championship following a move to the capital in the late 70s. He scored a goal for The Kingdom in his only championship outing, against Tipperary, and was on the bench for the final, a month later, when Kerry beat Dublin. Spillane scored three points as Kerry won 2-12 to 0-11.
Kerry GAA and Independent TD Tom Fleming also shared memories of the footballer and passed on their sympathies to the Prendiville family.
Pat Spillane pays tribute to Ray Prendiville after Namibia shooting
FORMER KERRY GAA star Pat Spillane has paid tribute to inter-county teammate Ray Prendiville after he was slain in a shooting in Namibia on Friday.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Sunday Game show before the Kerry and Dublin All-Ireland semi final, Spillane took time out to mark Prendiville’s passing with a short tribute.
“Ray was a sub for that [All-Ireland] final day in 1975… I want to send out my sympathies to his family. It is a sad day.”
There was a burst of applause for Prendiville, and recently deceased poet Seamus Heaney, followed by a respectful silence before thrown-in at Croke Park this afternoon.
The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed to TheScore.ie on Saturday that Prendiville had been shot and killed in Namibia, where he was working with a security firm, on Friday.
Prendiville also played for club side Scartaglin and with the Garda team in the Dublin county championship following a move to the capital in the late 70s. He scored a goal for The Kingdom in his only championship outing, against Tipperary, and was on the bench for the final, a month later, when Kerry beat Dublin. Spillane scored three points as Kerry won 2-12 to 0-11.
Kerry GAA and Independent TD Tom Fleming also shared memories of the footballer and passed on their sympathies to the Prendiville family.
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