850,000 viewers tune in to watch Limerick's heroes bridge 45 year gap

Limerick's Diarmaid Byrnes, Nickie Quaid make their way onto the pitch for the All Ireland SHC final

Limerick's long-awaited All-Ireland SHC triumph was watched by almost 850,000 viewers on RTÉ.

John Kiely and his Treaty County players withstood a late rally from holders Galway at GAA headquarters and an average audience of 846,100 tuned into RTÉ 2's live coverage on the Sunday Game.

The TV audience peaked at 1,007,500 as the game reached its exciting climax and 73% of those watching television at the time were watching the Liam MacCarthy Cup decider on RTÉ.

An average of 846,100 viewers watched the @TheSundayGame Live coverage of Limerick's historic win over Galway in yesterday's All Ireland Hurling Final, peaking at 1,007,500 at the end of the game (17.11). 73% of those watching TV at the time were tuned-in. #RTEGAA

- Fergus McCormack (@FMcMack) August 20, 2018