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More than half a million viewers tuned in live to TG4\u2019s coverage of the 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Finals from Croke Park on Sunday, 2 August. As official broadcaster and championship sponsor, TG4 brought viewers live, free-to-air coverage of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Finals, with Galway, Roscommon and Antrim crowned All-Ireland champions following a dramatic and highly entertaining day of football. Key Audience Figures<\/strong><\/p>\n TG4 linear television reach across all three finals:<\/strong> 487,800 viewers TG4 Player and App:<\/strong> 40,000 streams Galway End 22-Year Wait for Brendan Martin Cup<\/strong> Two of the three finals produced particularly dramatic finishes.<\/p>\n In the Junior Final, Antrim\u2019s Maria O\u2019Neill secured victory over Carlow with the final kick of the game seconds after Carlow brought the game level with a Megan Townsend goal in the 59th minute. Kerry then came agonisingly close to staging a comeback in the Senior Final, but a last-minute goal was correctly disallowed by referee Maggie Farrelly for a square-ball infringement.<\/p>\n Roscommon were also crowned Intermediate champions following an impressive victory over Fermanagh, completing a memorable treble of national titles for Galway, Roscommon and Antrim. More Than Two Million Social Media Views<\/strong> The most-watched piece of content was the moment Galway captain Kate Geraghty lifted the Brendan Martin Cup in the Hogan Stand, which recorded 211,697 views on Instagram alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Other leading clips included: Follow @SportTG4<\/strong> across all social media platforms for highlights, interviews and exclusive sporting content.
\nA total of 487,800 viewers<\/strong> watched the action on linear television (total reach), while the three finals attracted a further 40,000 streams on TG4 Player and the TG4 App<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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\n– Galway v Kerry match: 209,000 average audience
\n– Fermanagh v Roscommon match: 85,300 average audience
\n– Carlow v Antrim match: 39,600 average audience<\/p>\n
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\nThe highlight of Finals Day saw Galway defeat Kerry to lift the Brendan Martin Cup for only the second time in the county\u2019s history and for the first time since 2004.<\/p>\n
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\nSp\u00f3rt TG4\u2019s social media coverage generated more than two million views throughout Finals Day<\/strong> across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X.<\/p>\n
\n– Aisling Feely\u2019s two goals for Roscommon, which attracted 141,443 and 92,310 views respectively.
\n– Lara Dahunsi\u2019s emotional post-match interview following Antrim\u2019s Junior Final victory, which recorded 80,475 views.
\n– Megan Townsend\u2019s dramatic late goal for Carlow, which almost sent the Junior Final to a replay.<\/p>\n
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