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RTÉ 2 FM were the big winners in the latest radio listenership figures with big gains for its peak weekday shows.

The latest radio listenership figures have thrown up a mixed bag of results for the national stations, with RTÉ Radio 1 enjoying a good set of figures but RTÉ 2FM and Today FM suffering losses.

Almost two years after he joined Red FM, Neil Prendeville has now recovered his crown as the Cork’s most listened-to mid-morning presenter in Cork from his former employer 96FM.

Figures make happy reading for RTÉ Radio 1 as veteran presenters increase listenership by 77,000