Radio listenership in Ireland grew to record level last year 

RTÉ's radio services reached more than 2m adults with RTÉ holding 18 of the top 20 radio programmes in Ireland. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Radio listenership grew to a record level last year in Ireland with almost 4m regular listeners, despite growing competition from other media.

The general election appeared to pull more listeners to the airwaves, with an increase in listenership in the final three months of last year.