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Were you accessing through a UK provider, as you should at least be seeing euro prices in Ireland. But the same UK blackout rules now apply in Ireland too, even despite having no Irish broadcaster, so only the off-season package (Season Plus) is offered.

Which means unless you are a Sky subscriber, so have access to Sky Go, I am not sure there was a way to legally stream the game in Ireland.

Channel 4's own free live streaming I believe is still UK-only, and even for cable customers I do not think UPC's Horizon Go offers either Channel 4 or, if you subscribe, Sky Sports.
I did not watch the match but came across it on channel 4 via Sky go on my iPad. I watched John legend sing America the beautiful and then I stopped watching.
 
How certain are you that NBC will allow mirroring to your Apple TV. Some sources say that the video content might be blocked when using Airplay or mirroring.
 
How certain are you that NBC will allow mirroring to your Apple TV. Some sources say that the video content might be blocked when using Airplay or mirroring.

I guess someone who might have tried that last week during the Superbowl can hopefully let us know.
 
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