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Irish Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Social media reacts to 'Sunday Best: 40 Years of The Sunday Game' documentary on RTE

Fans relived their favourite moments from the 40 year history of the iconic RTE GAA show 'The Sunday Game' tonight.

The documentary aired on RTE 1 at 9.35, and supporters from around the country took to social media to discuss the best moments.

Irish influencer Rory's Stories said: "Class program on the history of the Sunday game. Makes ya very proud of our sport.

"NOTHING like the GAA."

This sentiment was echoed by one user, who said: "Interesting insight into the history of the The Sunday Game, how it has adopted over the years & what it means to Irish people's culture & heritage.

"You can't beat GAA."

Another fan added "Wow. Out of nowhere somebody got the idea of making this documentary about the Sunday Game.

"What a cracker! Fair play to RTE for quality programming."

One moment that caused uproar was the time RTE decided, for a brief moment, to change the theme song for the show.

And a number of fans picked up on this, with one saying: "Changing the intro music to the Sunday Game that time was indeed a mortal sin!

Another added: "Enjoying the Sunday Game documentary and the great insights into the making of both live shows

If you haven't already, be sure to like our Irish Mirror Sport and Irish Mirror GAA pages on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.                           

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