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Ireland women break records on and off the pitch as 340,000 tune in

Victory over Georgia attracted an average audience of 209,000 - a women’s record

Ireland women routed Georgia 11-0 in Tallaght on Tuesday night. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Wed Dec 1 2021 - 12:03

Ireland’s 11-0 win over Georgia on Tuesday night set records on and off the pitch, with the highest-ever audience for a women’s international tuning in to watch on RTÉ 2.

A peak audience of 340,000 saw Vera Pauw’s side dominate in Tallaght, with an average audience of 209,000 watching the World Cup qualifier.

A crowd of 3,552 braved the elements and clicked through the turnstiles of Tallaght Stadium, as the Republic moved up to second in qualification Group A.

Denise O'Sullivan scored a hat-trick and Katie McCabe a brace, with Kyra Carusa, Lucy Quinn, Saoirse Noonan, Amber Barrett, Megan Connolly and an own goal adding to the scoresheet.

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Ireland are next in action on April 12th as they travel to take on runaway group leaders Sweden - the fixture will also be shown on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player.

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