The nation gets behind the Girls in Green as record numbers watch their opening game on RT

Over half a million TV viewers watch on RT 2 with 77% audience share

Biggest live event of the year so far with 360,000 streams on RT Player

Live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's Women's World Cup opening match saw an average of 511,000 television viewers watch the game on RT 2, equating to 77% share of viewers watching television, and 360,000 live streams on RT Player. Yesterday morning the Republic of Ireland team kicked off their FIFA Women's World Cup debut against Australia to a sell-out crowd in the Accor Stadium in Sydney with hundreds of thousands watching from all around the world.

The streaming numbers and TV ratings from Thursday's opening game demonstrate the growing support for the women's national team as live audiences for women's sport hit an all-time high. The first of the Republic of Ireland's three group games is the second highest streamed live sporting match on the RT Player, with the FIFA Men's World Cup final in November 2022 having generated 490,000 streams.

RT presenters Evanne N Chuilin, Peter Collins, Clare MacNamara and Marie Crowe will continue to bring viewers the latest thrilling analysis and live coverage including Ireland's next group match against Canada, next Wednesday July 26th at 1pm. All coverage of the tournament will air across RT 2, 2FM, RT Player, RT .ie and RT News channel.

Having been there every step of the way through a thrilling qualifying campaign, RT will proudly continue its support of Vera Pauw's team by bringing fans all the action from Down Under free-to-air this summer.

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