15-05-2025
2FM top for younger listeners as RTÉ Radio 1 holds lead
RTÉ 2FM remains the most-listened-to radio station in Ireland among 15 - 34-year-olds, according to the latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) figures released today.
RTÉ Radio 1 remains the number one radio station in the country reaching 1,378,000 listeners every week.
Across all demographics, Morning Ireland continues to dominate, with 471,000 (+5,000 book-on-book) listeners tuning in daily on RTÉ Radio 1, maintaining its position as the country's most popular radio show.
Weekend listenership remains strong, with Brendan O'Connor attracting 363,000 listeners on Saturdays (+5,000 book-on-book) and 369,000 (+3,000 book-on-book) on Sundays. Meanwhile, Sunday with Miriam holds steady at 304,000.
On weekday mornings, Oliver Callan's 9am - 10am slot on RTÉ Radio 1 continues its upward trend, now reaching 355,000 listeners - a gain of 6,000 since February's book.
Over on RTÉ lyric fm, Marty in the Morning continues to thrive. Marty Whelan held onto the record-breaking audience of 71,000 he gained in the previous book, up 17,000 year-on-year - his highest figure ever for the slot.
Speaking on the latest figures, Patricia Monahan, Director of Audio, RTÉ said: "We are privileged that so many listeners continue to choose to engage with us every week making RTÉ stations the most-listened-to in Ireland. We are particularly delighted to welcome new and younger listeners as we expand our reach and relevance to new audiences."
2FM's new schedule is only partly reflected in this round of JNLR data, capturing just its first two weeks. Still, the station retains the top spot among 15 - 34-year-olds with an 11.3% primetime share and reaches 714,000 listeners every week.
Book-on-book refers to a comparison of the average listenership for programmes across the four previous quarters (three-month periods).
There have been slight dips across some 2FM weekday programmes in the latest round of results. The 2FM Breakfast Show is down 4,000 to 148,000 (book-on-book), The Laura Fox Show drops by 4,000 to 127,000 (book-on-book), and The Tracy Clifford Show is down 8,000 to 109,000 (book-on-book).
Weekends on 2FM with Bláthnaid Treacy has 158,000 (+3,000 book-on-book) turning the dial to 2FM on Saturdays and 135,000 (- 6,000 book-on-book) on Sundays.
On RTÉ Radio 1, Today with Claire Byrne is down 1,000 to 348,000 (book-on-book), The Louise Duffy Show drops by 5,000 to 223,000 (book-on-book), and News at One now has 297,000 listeners, a book-on-book decrease of 5,000.
Liveline with Joe Duffy saw a dip of 7,000 to 307,000 (book-on-book). The veteran broadcaster recently announced his retirement, bringing an end to his 27-year run at the helm of one of Ireland's most influential radio shows. RTÉ is expected to open expressions of interest for his replacement in the coming weeks.
The Ray D'Arcy Show is down by 2,000 to 192,000 (book-on-book), and Drivetime with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra has dropped 5,000 to a total audience of 221,000 (book-on-book).
RTÉ broadcasts 17 of the top 20 radio programmes in Ireland and remains the largest broadcasting group, with a market share of 29.2%.
Nationally, Today FM continues to be the leading commercial radio station in Ireland with a weekly listening audience of 914,000 - a decrease of 39,000 book-on-book.
Newstalk is the second most-listened-to commercial station with a weekly reach of 861,000 - down 10,000 since the last round of results.
In Dublin, SPIN 1038 saw its flagship breakfast show Fully Charged with Emma, Dave & Fiona increase its listenership by 3,000 (book-on-book) to reach 60,000.
The biggest show on Cork radio, The Neil Prendeville Show, has an audience of 83,000 (+1,000 book-on-book).
