The All-Ireland football and hurling finals were among the 10 most watched television programmes on RTE this year.

The drawn hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary on September 7 took 10th spot after pulling in 784,000 viewers. It finished one place behind the All-Ireland football between Kerry and Donegal, which had an audience of 826,000. The replayed All-Ireland hurling final on September 27 failed to make the top 10.

The most watched sports event, with 878,000 viewers, was the Irish rugby team's Six Nations victory over France in Paris on March 15. With just 20,000 fewer viewers was the FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina in July.

As expected, the crime drama Love/Hate was a huge ratings winner for the national broadcaster, claiming five of the top 10 spots on the list. The coveted top spot went to The Late Late Toy Show, which had nearly 1.4 million viewers last month.

Top 10 Irish Shows in 2014

1 The Late Late Toy Show (RTE One) - 1.357m

2 Love/Hate finale (RTE One) - 1.005m

3 Love/Hate Oct 5, season 5 debut (RTE One) - 979,000

4 Love/Hate Nov 2, Siobhan meets Pauly's uncle (RTE One) - 962,000

5 Love/Hate Oct 19, Fran is inside but not for long (RTE One) - 880,000

6 RBS Six Nations, March 15, Ireland's championship win (RTE 2) - 878,000

7 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Germany Vs Argentina, July 13 (RTE 2) - 858,000

8 Love/Hate Oct 12, Nidge is back with Pauly's help (RTE One) - 852,000

9 The Sunday Game Live GAA Football Final, Sept 21 (RTE 2) - 826,000

10 The Sunday Game Live GAA Hurling Final, Sept 7 (RTE One) - 784,000

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