{"id":246984,"date":"2025-08-07T09:20:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=246984"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:20:42","slug":"viewership-and-attendance-surge-for-tg4-all-ireland-ladies-football-championship-finals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2025-2\/viewership-and-attendance-surge-for-tg4-all-ireland-ladies-football-championship-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Viewership and Attendance Surge for TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-246982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1-252x141.jpg 252w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07091741\/Peil_na_mBan_2025_BAC_1-1920x1080-1-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/>\n<sup><\/sup><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nasc.tg4.tv\/Peil_na_mBan_Beo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Finals<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe 2025 <strong>TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals<\/strong> attracted a standout audience and recorded the second-highest crowd at Croke Park since 2019, when 56,114 attended the Dublin vs Galway final. <\/p>\n<p>As <strong>official broadcaster and title sponsor<\/strong>, TG4 continues to champion the growth of ladies football with its coverage of the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Finals reaching fans at home and abroad through its linear and digital platforms. All three games were broadcast live, free-to-air, and worldwide by TG4 on Sunday, 3 August.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><u><strong>Key Audience Numbers<\/strong><\/u><\/center><\/p>\n<p>According to official TAM Ireland\/Nielsen <u>reach figures<\/u>, <strong>nearly 490,000 viewers<\/strong> tuned into TG4\u2019s coverage of Finals Day on Sunday afternoon. The Senior Final between Dublin and Meath attracted an average audience of 172,500, representing an audience <strong>increase of 16%<\/strong> compared to the 2024 Ladies Football Final.<br \/>\nThe match took a 27.3% share\u202fof viewing among individuals, making\u202fTG4 comfortably the most popular channel\u202fin Ireland during the game on Sunday afternoon.\u202f<strong>Viewing\u202fpeaked<\/strong> at\u202f5:43pm as Dublin closed in to regain the Brendan Martin Cup, for the first time since 2023.\u202f <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior Final (Dublin v Meath): 172,500 average audience<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate Final (Tyrone v Laois): 93,900 average audience<\/li>\n<li>Junior Final (Antrim v Louth): 32,600 average audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Source: TAM Ireland, Nielsen, Live + VOSDAL, Individuals 4+ <\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><u><strong>TG4 Player<\/strong><\/u><\/center> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>37% increase in live streams<\/strong> across the three finals compared to 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Reflects a broader trend in the growing popularity of live online sport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><u><strong>Over 3.4 million views for Sp\u00f3rt TG4 socials during finals week<\/strong><\/u><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Sport TG4\u2019s social media platforms set the pace during finals week, racking up over 3.4 million views. One standout moment was Nicole Owens\u2019 spectacular goal for Dublin which captured 120,000 views within just 24 hours. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the top-performing reel here:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DM5d5_ttMF6\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DM5d5_ttMF6\/<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Follow <strong>@SportTG4<\/strong> across all platforms for ongoing highlights and exclusive sports content. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTG4 has proudly partnered with the LGFA since 2001. This partnership is built on a shared commitment to elevating ladies football and women in sport as well as normalising the Irish language in a sporting context. The TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals are a true highlight of the sporting and TG4 year. We\u2019re proud to bring the excitement of Croke Park to audiences worldwide.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Deirdre N\u00ed Choist\u00edn, Ard-Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir TG4<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><u><strong>Over 48,000 Fans Attend Finals at Croke Park<\/strong><\/u><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>More than <strong>48,000 fans<\/strong> were in attendance at Croke Park on Finals Day. This is the highest attendance recorded since 2019. This milestone underscores the growing momentum behind Ladies Gaelic Football and its powerful connection with communities and supporters nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>TG4 is proud of our strong and successful partnership with the LGFA since 2001. Together, we&#8217;ve helped raise the profile of women\u2019s sport and brought the Irish language into the heart of Gaelic games. A special thanks to Ard-Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir of the LGFA, Helen O&#8217;Rourke e for her leadership throughout, and to Trina Murray, LGFA President. It is an absolute pleasure to work side by side with them. We\u2019re also grateful to R\u00f3n\u00e1n \u00d3 Coisdealbha, TG4 Head of Sport, and the Nemeton team for their continued dedication and top-class coverage. We look forward to building on this partnership for many more years. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Watch The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Finals &nbsp; The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals attracted a standout audience and recorded the second-highest crowd at Croke Park since 2019, when 56,114 attended the Dublin vs Galway final. 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