Consolation for some in number of tv viewers glued to Ireland's World Cup heartbreak

Virgin Media's live coverage of the World Cup quarter-final loss to the All Blacks is the most watched television programme in Ireland this year

GUTTED: Ireland’s Bundee Aki after the loss to New Zealand at the Stade de France. 

IT'S a month to the day since Ireland's world came crashing down against the All Blacks at the Stade de France - but the Rugby World Cup quarter-final offered consolation for some.

Virgin Media's live coverage of the game from Paris was the most watched television programme in Ireland this year, its 1.378 million viewers also the best number VM have delivered for a single output since it first aired 25 years ago.