A massive weekend of Gaelic Football action in Croke Park saw audiences tune into RTÉ in large numbers as Kerry and Donegal booked their places in Sunday week’s All-Ireland Final and Kildare triumphed in the Tailteann Cup Final.
The Saturday Game Live on RTÉ2 began with Kildare’s win over Limerick in the Tailteann Cup Final. The Lilywhites victory was watched by an average of 151,000, peaking at 227,000 at the end of the game. 31% of those watching TV at the time were tuned-in, while there were 61,551 streams on RTÉ Player.
Saturday’s second live game saw an average of 424,000 watching as Kerry sealed their place in the All-Ireland Football Final by beating Tyrone. Viewing on The Saturday Game Live peaked at 510,000 (18.38) with 52% of the available audience watching. There were 144,276 streams on RTÉ Player.
Sunday’s semi-final meeting of Donegal and Meath averaged 490,000 viewers on The Sunday Game Live peaking at 560,000 (17.20) with 54% of the available audience tuning-in. RTÉ Player saw 176,906 streams as Donegal booked their place in the final.
RTÉ News channel carried Irish language commentary for all three games while Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 brought listeners all the action from the weekend. The Sunday Game on RTÉ2 on Sunday evening was watched by an average of 86,000 with a share of 13%.
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Date: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Note to editors –
Television figures: TAM Ireland/Nielsen
RTÉ Player figures: Piano Analytics