Thursday, 5th November: The latest JNLR report (JNLR/Ipsos 2026-3) for the 12 months to the end of September 2026 shows that just under 4 million Irish adults now tune in to radio every week. Today’s results show another strong performance for Today FM, with growth across weekly and daily reach.
Fresh from being crowned ‘IMRO National Station of the Year’ for the second-year running, Today FM grew its weekly listenership to 976, 000(+2,000 BoB and +46,000 YoY), with daily reach increasing to 527,000 listeners (+3,000 BoB / +24,000 YoY). Today FM’s market share now stands at an impressive 9.9% (-0.1% BoB / +1.1% YoY).
It’s another record-breaking book for The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show(06:00-09:00) as the breakfast broadcasting icon hit his highest-ever listenership in three consecutive books with 245,000 listeners tuning in each morning (+5,000 BoB / +27,000 YoY).
This is the seventh survey in a row where The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Showhas grown audience, maintaining his position as the most-listened-to show on Irish commercial radio.
Celebrating today’s results, Ian Dempsey said: “245,000 people listening to us in the morning – that’s a lot of people to be sharing the breakfast table with! We’re over the moon to see more and more listeners join our morning show every time. Thanks to everyone for choosing to start their day with us. Our listeners are nothing short of phenomenal”
Dave Moore on Today FM(09:00-12:00) now entertains an audience of 205,000 listeners (-6,000 BoB / +1,000 YoY). Dave has had some of the biggest names in film on the show recently with Josh Brolin and John Malkovich all joining Dave on Today FM to discuss their latest projects.
Louise Cantillon (12:00-14:00) now attracts 132,000 lunchtime listeners (-2,000 BoB / +3,000 YoY). This year, Louise had the honour of launching The Today FM Snug, live from Electric Picnic where she kicked off the weekend with the Timahoe Men’s Choir live on–air as part of a stellar weekend of live broadcasts from the festival.
Ray Foley (14:00-16:30) now entertains an afternoon audience of 178,000 listeners (-1,000 BoB, +22,000 YoY). Ray recently took home gold for ‘Music Special / Music Event’ at the IMRO Radio Awards for his live show from Whelan’s for the Today FM Top 100 Irish Songs finale.
The Last Word with Matt Cooper (16:30–19:00) retains its highest audience in over 15 years, with 195,000 listeners tuning in (0 BoB, +11,000 YoY). With the US midterm elections currently dominating the headlines, Matt and the team are set for a busy month, bringing listeners in-depth analysis, reaction and expert insight on the results and their implications for listeners on Irish soil.
In the evenings, Dave and Fionnuala (19:00-22:00) saw growth in their audience for their first book with 44,000 listeners tuning in (+6,000 BoB / +14,000 YoY). Dave and Fionnuala have already proven extremely popular with Today FM audiences ever since their first show live from Electric Picnic where they spoke to The Saw Doctors and the All-Ireland winning Mayo Football team live on-air right before their legendary main stage performance at the festival.
There were also big winners on weekends with Alison Curtis celebrating her highest ever audience results with gains in her Saturday show (08:00-11:00), to 204,000 listeners (+16,000 BoB, +27,000 YoY).
This is Alison Curtis’ first time breaking the 200,000-listener mark and commenting on this achievement Alison Curtis said; “Breaking 200,000 listeners is just incredible, and to reach 204,000 is something I’m absolutely delighted with. It’s lovely to know that so many people are choosing to spend their Saturday mornings with us. A huge thank you to everyone who tunes in, gets involved and makes the show what it is. I’m so grateful for all the support, and hopefully we can keep growing together!”
There was also great gains across the rest of the weekend with Ben Murray growing his Saturday audience (11:00-14:00) to 190,000 listeners (+22,000 BoB, +11,000 YoY) and Dec Pierce continues to grow his show with another 4,000 dance fanatics tuning in to Block Rockin’ Beats, now standing at 51,000 listeners (+4,000 BoB / +15,000 YoY).
Today’s performance comes off the back of a hugely successful nationwide charity campaign for the station. Today FM’s Power Hour for Jack and Jill saw listeners host their own hour of activity all in aid of raising funds for The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation. The campaign raised over €500,000, directly funding 25,000 hours of vital in-home nursing care and respite support for Jack and Jill families across Ireland.
Commenting on today’s results, Today FM Managing Editor Nathan Murphy said: “It’s another phenomenal performance from The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show, with Ian further cementing his place as the most listened to show on commercial radio in Ireland. Weekend breakfast with Alison Curtis going past 200,000 listeners is a testament to the connection she has with her audience on a Saturday morning, and we’re delighted that more people across Ireland are waking up with Today FM every day of the week! It’s always a team effort at Today FM so a massive well done to the entire team for keeping the audience growing yet again.”
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