Thursday 13th August 2026:According to the latest JNLR results released today (JNLR/Ipsos 2026-2 (July 2025 – June 2026), 4 million adults listen to radio every week.  The results show that Bauer Media Audio Ireland  is now Ireland’s largest radio group across all key audience metrics, with 2.29 million listeners each week and more than 1.53 million listeners tuning in every day across its portfolio of national, regional and local stations including Today FM, Newstalk, 98FM,…

Thursday 13th August 2026: The latest JNLR figures demonstrate a clear surge in daytime listenership on Newstalk, five months since the most significant schedule revamp in the station’s history, underlining the strong audience response to the refreshed lineup.   The latest JNLR results, JNLR/Ipsos 2026-2 (July 2025 to June 2026) reveal Newstalk informs and entertains a weekly audience of 855,000 (+9,000 BoB) and a daily audience of 484,000 (+18,000 BoB) driven by compelling interviews, high-profile…

Wednesday 3rd June: Newstalk is proud to announce the launch of a brand-new podcast Never Have I Ever with one of Ireland’s most recognisable voices, Claire Byrne.   A seasoned and skilled broadcaster, Claire has spent her career asking questions. She’s covered elections, scandals, crises, culture, and wars. But, like all of us, there are still things she’s never done.   In Never Have I Ever, Claire turns that question on herself.   Every…

Thursday, May 14th: Newstalk has seen a daytime surge in listenership, three months since the most significant schedule revamp in the station’s history, with today’s figures proving the refreshed line-up is landing strongly with listeners. The latest JNLR results, JNLR/Ispos 2026-1 (April ’25 – March ’26) reveal Newstalk now informs and entertains a weekly audience…

Thursday, 14th May: According to the latest JNLR results released today, 3.46 million Irish adults listen to radio every weekday. JNLR/Ispos 2026-1 (April ’25 – March ’26) The figures show Bauer Media Audio Ireland (BMAI) is Ireland’s largest commercial radio group with 2.26 million listeners each week and more than 1.5 million listeners every day…

Thursday 30th April 2026: The Claire Byrne Show podcast on Newstalk has become Bauer Media Audio Ireland’s fastest-ever station podcast to reach 1 million listens. The milestone comes less than three months after the show debuted on Newstalk. The Claire Byrne Show, which kicked off on Newstalk on Tuesday 3rd February, has seen exceptional growth in on-demand listening and across social media, with audiences quickly embracing Claire’s daily…

Friday 6th March 2026: Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC (Aviva) has been announced as the title sponsor of Newstalk’s new flagship mid-morning programme ‘The Claire Byrne Show’, which airs weekdays from 09:00am – 12:00pm.   The twelve-month partnership was brokered by Media Central and Core Sponsorship and will see Aviva benefit from the combined scale of Newstalk and The Claire Byrne Show audiences. Activity will include weekly show…

The fastest podcast to reach this milestone in the Bauer Media Audio Ireland group.     Thursday 19th February: GoLoud, the home of Irish podcasting, has announced original true-crime podcast ‘Lines of Enquiry’ hosted by former Garda Detective John Sweetman has exceeded 1 million listens.     Withhost John Sweetman at the helm, ‘Lines of Enquiry’ focuses on Ireland’s most high-profile cases. Each episode delves beyond the headlines, exploring…

Thursday, February 12th: The latest JNLR results, JNLR/Ipsos 2025-4 (January to December 2025) puts Newstalk in prime position for audience growth, amid its major schedule launch earlier this month. Newstalk now informs and entertains a weekly audience of 849,000 – a sizeable increase of 17,000 listeners book-on-book. Pat Kenny, who recently swapped his record-breaking mid-morning show and…

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th: According to the latest JNLR results released today JNLR/Ipsos 2025-4 (January to December 2025) almost 3.5million (3.45m) adults listen to radio every weekday.  Today’s results show that Bauer Media Audio Ireland (BMAI) is Ireland’s largest radio group with 2.27 million listeners each week and more than 1.5 million every day across its portfolio of national, regional and local stations including Today FM, Newstalk, 98FM, SPIN1038, SPIN South West, Cork’s Red FM, iRadio and Beat.  …