RTÉ Radio claims 19 of top 20 programmes

MORE than 1.8 million people listen to RTÉ Radio every week with 19 of the 20 most popular programmes on the airwaves now broadcast by the nation’s top station, figures from the Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) have revealed.

RTÉ’s jewels in the crown include Morning Ireland — with 460,000 listeners every morning, up from 431,000 last year — and Joe Duffy’s Liveline — with 400,000 daily listeners.

However, Today FM were still quick to crown themselves king of the morning talk shows, with DJs Ray D’Arcy and Ian Dempsey dominating the airwaves over rival 2FM.