All-Ireland finals a huge hit with TV viewers

THE GAA’s showpiece games were the most-watched sports programmes on television last year.

RTÉ released figures yesterday showing the All-Ireland SFC and SHC finals attracted more viewers than any other sporting events on Irish television while the Donegal v Dublin football semi-final was third on the list.

Over 1,000,000 viewers tuned into The Sunday Game as Dublin staged a late comeback to claim their first title in 16 years, while 847,000 watched Kilkenny defeat Tipperary.