670,000 viewers tuned in to Virgin Media Ireland last night to watch the first major debate of the 2020 General Election campaign.
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin went head-to-head for the first TV debate - with Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald left out in the cold.
The broadcaster also picked up a further 40,000 live streams of the event.
Hosted by Pat Kenny, the 80-minute debate had an average audience of 325,400.
The sources of the figures are TAM/Nielsen/Live and vosdal.
On Thursday, January 30, Virgin Media will host a multi-party Leaders’ Debate moderated by Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates.
The leaders of the seven main political parties have this time been invited to VMTV to take part in a wide-ranging debate on the night.
