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This was the second highest audience rating ever recorded for the tournament on Irish television.
It is second only to Ireland's previous historic win against England at Croke Park in the 2007 RBS 6 Nations, when a peak audience of 1.2 million viewers was recorded during the 77th minute of that match.
In another big weekend for Six Nations fans, France's victory over Wales amassed a peak audience of 536,000 to RTE in the closing moments of the game, while Scotland's meeting with Italy attracted a peak of 266,000 viewers in the second half.
17 Jun, 11:10
Commenting on Ireland's 26-21 second Test victory over Australia, scrum half Conor Murray said: "We had a few wrongs we needed to right this week and I think we did that. It was tough at times, it went down to the wire, and it was another unbelievably tough Test match. It's an exciting week now to go to Sydney."
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16 Jun, 15:37
Head coach Joe Schmidt and Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony on the team's hard fought win in Melbourne to level the test series ahead of the final game in Sydney.
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16 Jun, 15:17
A delighted Tadhg Beirne on his first cap in front of an incredible crowd in AAMI Park, Melbourne, as Ireland levelled the sereis with Australia.
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11 Mar, 09:00
Featuring in a new centre partnership with Bundee Aki, the fit-again Garry Ringrose impressed on his return against Scotland.
Roland Mercer
26 Feb, 11:40
Centre Chris Farrell had a NatWest 6 Nations debut to remember as his man-of-the-match performance helped Ireland to a 37-27 bonus point win over Wales at the Aviva Stadium.
23 Feb, 13:24
Ireland skills and kicking coach Richie Murphy spoke to Irish Rugby TV about Dan Biggar, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny and the attacking threats they will pose for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2.15pm).
10 Feb, 17:33
Irish Rugby TV caught up with Jordan Larmour for an exclusive post-match interview following his first Ireland cap and NatWest 6 Nations Championship debut against Italy at the Aviva Stadium.
3 Feb, 19:43
A dramatic last-gasp win at Stade de France and a wonderful Six Nations debut for 21-year-old Ireland lock James Ryan. We spoke to him pitchside after the final whistle.
3 Feb, 10:45
Ireland scrum coach Greg Feek speaks about France being 'underdogs' for Saturday's NatWest 6 Nations opener and the challenge that faces Joe Schmidt's men in the Stade de France cauldron.
1 Feb, 11:53
With 31 Ireland caps to his name, centre Robbie Henshaw spoke this week about leading by example in the squad and how they are approaching Saturday's opening NatWest 6 Nations match against France.
24 Jan, 22:20
Ireland captain Rory Best looks forward to the NatWest 6 Nations Championship and gives us the inside track on what the head coach had for breakfast!
24 Jan, 22:17
Newly-appointed Ireland Women's captain Ciara Griffin talks about attending her first Women's Six Nations launch and her pride at leading her country into the tournament, which kicks off with a trip to Toulouse next week to face France.
29 Nov, 19:15
Speaking to Irish Rugby TV in Dubai, IRFU referee Joy Neville said she was 'over the moon and very proud' to receive the World Rugby Referee of the Year award last Sunday. She is in Dubai to referee in the opening round of the World Sevens Series this week, and is also looking forward to her Challenge Cup refereeing debut on Friday, December 15 (Bordeaux-Bègles v Enisei-STM).
20 Nov, 14:31
First half tries from Darren Sweetnam, Jack Conan and Dave Kearney laid the foundations for Ireland's 23-20 win over Fiji in the second game of the GUINNESS Series at the Aviva Stadium. Check out the match highlights on Irish Rugby TV.
13 Nov, 14:54
Tries from Andrew Conway, Rhys Ruddock, Rob Herring and Jacob Stockdale, and a man-of-the-match performance from Jonathan Sexton, gave Ireland a record 38-3 win against South Africa in the opening game of the GUINNESS Series. Check out the match highlights.
10 Nov, 09:00
The Ireland Under-18 Clubs team earned an eight-try 46-27 win over the Portugal U-18s in early November. Here are the Ireland scores from Hayden Hyde, Paddy McKenzie, Thomas Ahern (2), Padraig McCarthy, Saul O'Carroll, Oran McNulty and Karl Martin.
2 Nov, 14:10
Who we are is how we play. Fancy seeing more of how we all belong to the #TeamOfUs? Check out the extended version of the new ad from Vodafone Ireland featuring Conor Murray, Rory Best, Tadhg Furlong and Tiernan O'Halloran.
28 Sep, 10:04
They may have left the island but they've never really left Ireland behind. The Irish diaspora of 70 million people around the world are ready to 'arise and go now', ready for the world, ready for a tournament like no other. Bob Geldof reads from 'The Lake Isle At Innisfree' by WB Yeats.
24 Aug, 18:32
The ChildFund 'Pass It Back' Belfast Cup brought together girls from Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos with players from across Ulster to celebrate the power of sport and highlight how rugby is developing in Asia.
15 Aug, 18:29
Monday was community legacy day at Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 as the IRFU's 'Spirit of Rugby' programme brought together some local disability rugby players from DLSP Eagles, Seapoint Dragons and Westmanstown Wasps, and a number of WRWC players and coaches from the competing nations, for a fun-filled coaching/training session and Tag rugby games.
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