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26 Feb 2026

Team Ireland's Olympic journey garners 3.4 million RTÉ viewers

Mona McSharry's bronze medal final was a particular highlight with over 621,000 viewers tuning in to RTÉ to see the Sligo swimmer who trains in Donegal capture her first Olympic medal

Team Ireland's Olympic journey garners 3.4 million RTÉ viewers

Team Ireland member Mona McSharry is welcomed by supporters on O'Connell Street

Mona McSharry's outstanding bronze medal performance was one of the standout moments in RTÉ's coverage of the Olympic Games over the past two weeks with over 621,000 viewers tuning in to witness the Sligo swimmer's success in the 100m women's breaststroke final on July 29.

In total, 3.4 million people followed the record-breaking journey of Team Ireland's 133 athletes in Paris. RTÉ Player recorded 7.2 million streams of the Olympic Games between 24th July and 11th August.

The 64 women and 69 men represented Ireland across 14 sports, securing seven medals, and achieving personal and seasonal bests.

Kellie Harrington's gold medal win in the women's 60kg boxing final attracted RTÉ's highest viewership, with 1.4 million people tuning in.

Rashidat Adeleke's 400m final and the women's 400m relay team which Kelly McGrory was a member of in the semi-final each garnered nearly 1 million views.

Monday’s live homecoming broadcast on RTÉ One from O’Connell Street drew an average audience of over 200,000, with 43,000 streams recorded on RTÉ Player so far.

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