Hurling is now officially the most popular sport in the land, more than twice as popular as soccer. The figures are there for all to see and they are indisputable. Rugby will always have it’s elitist fanbase have but I’m actually concerned about the future of association football in this country
The Sunday Game Live - Live Play:
Galway V Waterford 15:30 Sun 22.1 783
UEFA EURO 2016 Live - Live Play -
Italy V Rep Of Ireland Wed 20:01 June 22 31.07 1047.4
2 UEFA EURO 2016 Live - Live Play -
Rep Of Ireland V France Sun 14:01 June 26 30.49 1027.7
RWC Live:
France v Ireland Sun 16:47 Oct 11 29.41 992.3
A peak audience of 1.1million watched Galway claim the All-Ireland SHC title on Sunday, making it RTE’s most watched programme of 2017 so far.
The average audience was 901,500 which meant that 73% of people watching television in Ireland at the time were tuned in to The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ2.
By comparison the Republic of Ireland’s soccer World Cup game against Georgia had an average audience of just 486,000 a day earlier on RTÉ2.
The Sunday Game Live - Live Play:
Galway V Waterford 15:30 Sun 22.1 783
UEFA EURO 2016 Live - Live Play -
Italy V Rep Of Ireland Wed 20:01 June 22 31.07 1047.4
2 UEFA EURO 2016 Live - Live Play -
Rep Of Ireland V France Sun 14:01 June 26 30.49 1027.7
RWC Live:
France v Ireland Sun 16:47 Oct 11 29.41 992.3