RTÉ HAS ANNOUNCED that they had live coverage of all ten of the most watched sporting events in Ireland in 2011.
The national broadcaster released figures showing that the All-Ireland Football Final between Kerry and Dublin picked up over a million viewers, and this was followed by the hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary.
Third place also went to Gaelic Games, with the football semi-final between Dublin and Donegal chalking up 700,000 viewers.
Slideshow: The ten most watched sporting events of 2011…