760,000 tune into RTÉ's All-Ireland final coverage

Diarmaid Byrnes, top, and Aaron Gillane of Limerick celebrate their All-Ireland final victory over Cork. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

An average of 760,000 viewers tuned in to watch Limerick's All-Ireland SHC final win over Cork on RTE. 

The Sunday Game Live garnered an audience share of 71.4% of those watching television at the time. 

This viewership peaked in the final minute of the match when 860,000 tuned in as Fergal Horgan blew the full-time whistle to confirm Limerick as champions for the second year in a row.

In addition to this, there were 92,000 live streams on the RTÉ Player for the decider.

The figures represent an almost 50,000 jump on last year's All-Ireland final viewing figures - when the decider, which Limerick won, was played in December.