15-05-2025
Latest JNLR figures show Joe Duffy can bow out on high
Oliver Callan's The Nine O'Clock Show has received a boost in listenership with 355,00 people now tuning in every day to the Cavan man.
This figure is up by 25,000 from the last JNLR release.
Figures released under the Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) are released every quarter and show who is winning the radio wars. Oliver Callan. Pic: RTÉ
While national broadcaster RTE seem to be experiencing an increase in audience numbers, independent radio stations like Newstalk and Today FM have seen their biggest presenters take a slight hit.
Kenny's current affairs nine am to noon show on Newstalk attracted an average audience of 224,000 people according to the latest quarterly figures. This is down around 5,000 on the previous figures.
And the battle of the airwaves between RTE and the independents is reflected in the figures as bosses at Montrose have made considerable efforts to juice up their daily schedule on RTE 1. Pat Kenny. Pic: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos
As Joe Duffy prepares to leave Liveline, he's set to bow out on a high as Liveline is still one of the nation's most tuned into shows attracting a daily average of 307,000.
Morning Ireland is still the most listened to show on Irish radio with 471,000 people across the nation tuning in daily for news and global goings-on.
Claire Byrne who ditched her telly gig to focus solely on her radio role has seen 7,000 more people listening to her discuss the matters of the day with her audience now standing at an impressive 348,000. Joe Duffy. Pic: RTÉ
And even the more light-hearted hosts like Ray Darcy and Louise Duffy are holding their own with Louise's show increasing from 218,000 last year to 223,000 for this JNLR'S.
Over at 2fm, it's a bit of a mixed bag as the latest reshuffling of shows and presenters paints an unstable picture for the station. Tracy Clifford. Pic: Andres Poveda
The 2FM Breakfast Show, which is hosted by Carl Mulllan, Ros Purcell and Aisling Bonner, has five thousand less people tuning in with the total audience figure now standing at 148,000.
Laura Fox who was moved from weekend to weekday and given her new slot has seen a dip of 8,000 and is only garnering an audience of 127,000.
By contrast, RTÉ stalwart Tracy Clifford is still doing the business with 12,000 more listeners tuning in to Clifford's mid-afternoon show. Laura Fox. Pic: Instagram
Doireann Garrihy – who took over the afternoon slots from the Two Johnnies has seen a sizable decrease of 18,000 with 133,000 driving home with Doireann. However, these figures relate to the first four months of the year and Doireann only assumed the role in mid-March.
Miriam O'Callaghan is still luring in a laudable listenership figure. Miriam's weekend chin-wag show boasts an average of 304,000.
While Brendan O'Connor's slightly more news-centric show brings in 363,000 on Saturday – up by 11,000 on last year while his Sunday show is up by a massive 14,000 with the JNLR saying 369,000 people are listening to O'Connor on Sunday morning.
