Rugby Tops Irish Sporting TV Chart

Ireland’s Six Nations decider with France, which was also Brian O’Driscoll’s last game for his country, was the most watched sporting event on television in the Emerald Isle in 2014. Ireland’s Six Nations clash with England was also fifth on the list as rugby fared well in comparison to football and GAA in the annual rankings published by RTE. The moment Ireland claimed the 2014 Six Nations title took the top spot with a peak audience of 891,000 tuning in to the game on RTÉ2. The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina was in second place with RTÉ2’s live coverage of the final …