Stalwarts Ian Dempsey and Marian Finucane lose listeners

Following weeks of upheaval with the departure of Anton Savage and news Al Porter is to join its ranks, Today FM’s latest JNLR listenership figures show a mixed bag.

Morning stalwart Ian Dempsey has experienced a decline of 20,000 in his audience compared to 12 months ago — he now has 167,000 people tuning in.

In the afternoons, the station pointed out that while Fergal D’Arcy has not been in his 2.30pm to 4.30pm slot for the full year, his audience of 103,000, constitutes a three-year high for that timeslot.