744,000 tune in to football showpiece

ALMOST three quarters of a million people in Ireland tuned in to RTÉ’s coverage of the All-Ireland minor and senior football finals, making it the most watched sports event on Irish television this year.

More than 744,000 tuned into The Sunday Game Live as Tyrone and Kerry captured the MFC and SFC titles respectively.

The figure, which garnered 70% of the audience share, was slightly up on last year's decider.