Half of TV viewers tune into Limerick-Galway semi-final coverage

Numbers peaked at the final whistle with 648,000 tuning-in at 5.43pm

A general view of the action as fog decends during the All-Ireland SHC semi-final between Limerick and Galway at Croke Park. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Interest in the All-Ireland Championships is ramping up as we reach the closing weekends of the Covid-delayed season.

On RTÉ, The Sunday Game Live saw Limerick's three-point win over Galway watched by an average of 534,000 viewers, with almost half (47%) of those watching TV at the time turned onto the game.