Finucane leads way in battle for listeners

WITH 437,000 listeners, Morning Ireland is the most popular programme on Irish radio, according to a national survey.

RTÉ’s Drivetime programme, hosted by Mary Wilson, has seen its audience grow by 16,000 listeners to 223,000 in the battle of the radio bands.

The programme has pipped The Last Word with Matt Cooper on Today FM for pole position, according to the latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) survey.