RT 's radio services reach over two million adults* or 48% of the adult population every week
RT holds 17 of the top 20 radio programmes broadcasting in Ireland
RT Radio 1 remains the only station with a weekly reach of over one million** listeners with gains of 53,000 YoY
RT 2FM weekly reach increases by 77,000 YoY to 764,000
RT lyric FM has 316,000 listeners on a weekly basis increasing by 22,000 YoY
Since this time last year, 53,000 additional listeners are tuning into RT Radio 1 across the week, weekly listenership to RT 2FM has increased by 77,000, and RT lyric FM - which recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary - has an additional 22,000 listeners based on this time last year.
Commenting on the latest figures, RT Deputy Director General Adrian Lynch said: RT radio services are continuing to connect with over 2 million Irish people each week across RT Radio 1, with increases in weekly reach across RT 2FM and RT lyric fm demonstrating the ongoing power of radio and importance of public service broadcasting on the airwaves for Irish audiences. RT radio services are a trusted source for news, sport, entertainment and music across Ireland, and the result of ongoing hard work and dedication of the radio production teams at RT . As the media landscape continues to evolve, radio is steadfast in connecting with Irish audiences at home and abroad.
RT Radio 1
RT Radio 1 reaches 888,000 listeners on a weekday ( 43,000 YoY).
Morning Ireland remains Ireland's most listened to radio programme with 469,000 listeners this book ( 32,000 YoY).
The Oliver Callan Show is Ireland's third most listened to weekday programme, with 330,000 listeners each day.
Today with Claire Byrne, from 10am-12noon Monday to Friday, continues to see 341,000 listeners tuning in every weekday.
The Louise Duffy Show has 218,000 listeners ( 4,000 BoB) tuning in for great music.
News at One has 301,000 listeners ( 2,000 YoY).
Liveline with Joe Duffy has a listenership of 301,000.
The Ray D'Arcy Show weekday afternoons on RT Radio 1 has 181,000 listeners.
Drivetime has 220,000 listeners tuning in every evening.
Countrywide has 255,000 listeners ( 21,000 BoB) on Saturday mornings.
Playback on Saturday has 339,000 listeners ( 9,000 BoB)
The Business on Saturday mornings has 324,000 listeners ( 11,000 BoB).
The Brendan O'Connor Show on Saturday has 352,000 listeners ( 10,000 BoB), with 355,000 listeners now tuning in on Sunday ( 12,000 BoB).
Saturday with Colm Mong in has 242,000 listeners ( 20,000 BoB).
Saturday Sport/Doc On One from 2-6pm on RT Radio 1 has 213,000 listeners ( 9,000 BoB) and Sunday Sport has 213,000 listeners ( 3,000 BoB).
Sunday with Miriam has 304,000 listeners ( 12,000 BoB).
Peter Woods, Head of RT Radio 1 said: A resilient book for RT Radio 1 with ten out of the top ten most listened to programmes in the country, seventeen out of the top twenty, 671,000 listeners between nine and twelve every weekday and our weekends growing incrementally. A tribute as always to our presenters and the hard work of our exceptional production teams and to the enduring support of our listeners.
RT 2FM
2FM Breakfast with Doireann, Donncha, and Carl has 143,000 listeners tuning in on weekday mornings.
Jennifer Zamparelli on 2FM has 135,000 listeners to her 9-12pm show.
Tracy Clifford has 121,000 listeners enjoying great music each lunchtime ( 8,000 BoB).
Drive It with The 2 Johnnies continues to entertain listeners across the country in the afternoons with 151,000 listeners ( 1,000 BoB).
Game On has 37,000 listeners tuning in weeknights for sports chat ( 5,000 BoB)
Laura Fox from 9am-12noon has 129,000 listeners on Saturdays ( 8,000 BoB) and 120,000 on Sunday ( 5,000 BoB)
Roz and Emma on 2FM from 12-3pm have 124,000 listeners on Saturdays and 97,000 listeners on Sundays.
Dan Healy, Head of RT Radio Strategy and RT 2FM, said: 2FM continues to increase its audiences with a growing share of 15- to 34-year-olds. This was a great book for Tracy Clifford with strong growth both book-on-book and year-on-year. The 2 Johnnies and the breakfast show continue to consolidate recent audience gains. Doireann leaves 2FM Breakfast in great shape, and Laura Fox continues to grow her show across weekends. It is great to have an exceptionally talented team both on and off air and I am confident that 2FM will continue to perform well for the rest of the year.
RT lyric fm
Marty in the Morning has 54,000 listeners tuning in every weekday morning.
Niall Carroll's Classical Drivetime has 46,000 listeners weekdays.
Liz Nolan's The Full Score / Aed n in the Afternoon (Friday) have 44,000 listeners.
Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive makes the afternoon sound better for 56,000 listeners.
Aed n Gormley's Movies and Musicals every Saturday afternoon has 58,000 listeners ( 4,000)
Evonne Ferguson's Daybreak has 43,000 listeners ( 6,000 BoB) on Saturday mornings.
The Hamilton Scores with George Hamilton has 44,000 listeners on both Saturdays and Sundays.
Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney/Se n Rocks on Sunday have 50,000 listeners ( 8,000 BoB)
Opera Night with Paul Herriott enjoys 33,000 listeners ( 4,000 BoB and 14,000 YoY)
Sin ad Wylde, Head of RT lyric fm said: RT lyric fm is committed to bringing a world of music to listeners, be it classical, traditional, jazz, film and musicals. Having recently celebrated our 25th birthday on 1 May we know that the station has become a cherished companion to many loyal listeners over the years and from this book we are delighted to welcome 22,000 new listeners who come to RT lyric to listen to great music.
Weekends have been particularly strong in this book with gains for programmes on both Saturdays and Sundays. Our growing audience numbers reinforce the fact that RT lyric fm has a valued
More from RTE
05/03/2026
Celebrating 21 Years of the RT Choice Music Prize
RT Choice Music Prize
In association with IMRO and IRMA
RT Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2...
03/03/2026
RT is proud to support a rich and diverse programme of arts and cultural events taking place across Ireland throughout March 2026. This month brings a remarkab...
03/03/2026
RT Media Sales has announced Spry Finance has renewed it's sponsorship of M...
27/02/2026
One of Ireland's favourite lifestyle shows Home of the Year, returns for its 12th series and will be proudly sponsored by SIRO. The brand-new series will ai...
27/02/2026
Our Farm: A GIY Story lands on RT One and RT Player from March 3
From walled garden to community farm, new six-part series captures the unfiltered realities...
27/02/2026
Note: English version included below the Irish language version.
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 ar RT
A Ghaeilge mo cheol th '
T feachtas athnuaite i n...
26/02/2026
There were two big wins for RT KIDS shows at the 17th Kidscreen Awards in San Diego this week with Maddie Triggs and BeddyByes both taking home gongs.
The K...
26/02/2026
RT has confirmed that it has today received payment from the GAA for its 50% share of GAAGO.
RT confirmed in February 2025 that it had agreed in principle wi...
26/02/2026
RT Statement regarding the broadcast of Republic of Ireland vs Israel Nations League fixture
If the match goes ahead and that is a decision for the FAI as ...
24/02/2026
Katharine Wolinska appointed to lead Partnerships
RT Commercial has announced ...
23/02/2026
Audience peak of over a million on RT 2 as Ireland beat England in the Six Natio...
20/02/2026
Other Voices returns to RT this Spring with performances from Dermot Kennedy, A...
17/02/2026
Celebrating 21 Years of the RT Choice Music Prize
RT Choice Music Prize
In association with IMRO and IRMA
Classic Irish Album
And the winning album is
T...
17/02/2026
RT has today announced that as part of its public-service remit, it will expand...
16/02/2026
RT News & Current Affairs has today announced the new appointments of journalis...
13/02/2026
New RT series tells stranger-than-fiction stories of Irish con artists
Swindlers airs Wednesday 18 February, 9.35pm on RT One and RT Player
Swindlers, a...
11/02/2026
The intergalactic children's show starring Adam King will premiere on 14 February on RT 2, RT KIDSjr and RT Player
The Late Late Toy Show star Adam King...
09/02/2026
RT Investigates rapid rise in waiting list for the Central Mental Hospital
am...
06/02/2026
The Winter Olympics 2026 in Milano Cortina officially get underway this evening (Friday 6 February) with the Opening Ceremony live on RT Player and RT News ch...
04/02/2026
Following the passing of our friend and colleague Hugh Wallace, and with the full support of his family, RT will proceed with the broadcast of the new series o...
29/01/2026
RT has today announced that Annette Malone has been appointed to the role of Chief People Officer, RT following a public competition.
As Chief People Officer...
27/01/2026
RT Supporting the Arts is delighted to support a dynamic programme of cultural events taking place across Ireland this February. From visual art, film, music, ...
26/01/2026
RT is today publishing a statistical summary of the Register of External Activities for the third quarter of 2025.
The RT Register of External Activities com...
24/01/2026
RT and Virgin Media Television kick off comprehensive free-to-air coverage of t...
23/01/2026
Find out where Sare and Suze are now on RT One and RT Player Thursday 29 January at 10.15pm
Hit drama SisterS, created by, written by and starring real-life ...
23/01/2026
RT is delighted to announce that the RT and F s ireann / Screen Ireland supported short film Retirement Plan has been nominated for Best Animated Short at th...
22/01/2026
Thursday 29 January 9:35pm on RT 2 and RT Player
The dating show returns with something old, something new and a dater you may already know
Thursday evenings...
21/01/2026
RT News is pleased to announce the appointment of Jackie Fox as its new Washington Correspondent. Jackie is a multimedia journalist with RT News and has repor...
19/01/2026
Celebrating 21 Years of the RT Choice Music Prize
RT Choice Music Prize
In association with IMRO and IRMA
Irish Album of the Year 2025 - Shortlist Announce...
15/01/2026
RT is tonight announcing that Mari Hurley has decided to leave her role as RT 's Chief Financial Officer to take up a new position outside RT . Mari will r...
14/01/2026
The first stamp of An Post's 2026 Stamp Programme, marking 100 Years of Broadcasting, was unveiled at the GPO by Patrick O'Donovan TD, Minister for Cult...
14/01/2026
It's official! Beverley Callard has landed in Carrigstown. The beloved actor, known for her unforgettable roles and iconic screen presence, is joining the c...
13/01/2026
Live broadcasts from RT 2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz & Aisling, RT Radio 1 Tod...
12/01/2026
For the first time in the nine-year history of Dancing with the Stars, the first...
09/01/2026
RT Player has 157 million streams, up 10% year-on-year
An increase on 2024, RT...
09/01/2026
RT 2FM has today announced the highly anticipated list of 2FM Rising Artists for 2026, kicking off 2FM Rising week for the eighth year on The Tracy Clifford Sh...
09/01/2026
RT to Host the 2026 RTS Ireland Awards
Thursday, 16 April 2026 | Dublin Royal Convention Centre
The RTS Ireland Television Awards 2026 | Gradaim RTS 2026 | R...
08/01/2026
Tonight, on RT Prime Time at 9:35pm on RT One and RT Player
Tonight, Prime T...
08/01/2026
The Late Late Show celebrates the very best of traditional Irish music with its first-ever full special dedicated entirely to the tradition
Lisa Canny | Kevin...
08/01/2026
It will be murder on the dancefloor when Dancing with the Stars returns this S...
05/01/2026
As the clock struck midnight and 2026 was born, so was an exciting range of new ...
05/01/2026
These Sacred Vows starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Justine Mitchell and Jason O'...
05/01/2026
DANDANCING WITH THE STARS RETURNS TO SHAKE UP SUNDAY NIGHTS
Reigning Rose of Tr...
02/01/2026
Any Given Day: Cork University Hospital premieres Wednesday 7 January on RT One and RT Player at 9:35pm
RT will debut a powerful new six-part documentary se...
02/01/2026
Sequins, chat shows, live sporting action, ground-breaking docuseries and brand-new Irish drama to kick off 2026
New Year, New Content Coming Soon across RT
...
30/12/2025
Your live countdown to 2026 with Inhaler, David Gray, Lyra, Garron Noone, Sharon...
24/12/2025
RT has unveiled an exclusive first look at the new Dancing with the Stars promo...
22/12/2025
Siobh n McSweeney, Rory McIlroy, Elon Musk, Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin, Ivan Yates and Traitor Paudie Moloney lead new characters for Callan Kicks the Year 2...
22/12/2025
Winner announced in the picturesque surroundings of Wicklow's Avondale Tower and Treetop Walk
Andrew Trimble wins the show in his first series as coach
Th...
RT 's radio services reach over two million adults* or 48% of the adult population every week
