‘Morning Ireland’ still nation’s top radio show latest figures show

RTÉ Radio 1 performed well across the board, Today FM lost listeners to its flagship programmes, and the battle for airwave supremacy in Cork City saw presenter Neil Prendeville lose ground to his main rival.

In a year-on-year analysis of performance, based on the latest JNLR/IPSOS MRBI figures, Morning Ireland remains the country’s number one radio programme with 449,000 listeners, up 16,000 since July 2015.

RTÉ Radio 1 continues to be top for news and current affairs with News on One attracting 348,000 weekday listeners, an increase of 34,000 and Drivetime with Mary Wilson attracting 236,000 listeners, an increase year-on-year of 18,000.