Hosts with the most keep the listeners tuning in

Ryan Tubridy increased his listenership by 24,000
Marian Finucane’s increased by 58,000 Pic: Bryan Meade

Talk radio is on the rise in Ireland. The most recent Joint National Listenership (JNLR) figures showed a significant increase in listeners year on year for talk radio presenters Marian Finucane, Ryan Tubridy, Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates.

The number of listeners tuning into Finucane’s Saturday show on RTÉ Radio 1 rose by 58,000 from March 2018 to April 2019 to total 382,000. Tubridy’s weekly morning slot ...