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Just wanted to say 'Hello friends & neighbours' to the 2,000 new listeners to The Creedon Show and a profound 'Míle buíochas' to all my regulars. Thank you for being there. RTE Radio1 weeknights 8-10pm. #jnlrs
August 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
11,000 new listeners in one year, you say?!?! Hurray 🥳💃🎶🕺! And welcome to our new friends on the #FullScore, following the latest #JNLRs success. Meself, Linda McGlynn & Producer Áine Fay are delighted to have your company for the complete classical experience, 1-4pm Mon- Thurs @rte.ie lyric fm.
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Brendan O'Connor, Marty Whelan and Oliver Callan see big gains in the latest round of JNLRs, with 2FM the most-listened-to radio station for 15 – 34-year-olds
Whelan hits record high as 2FM top for young listeners
Brendan O'Connor, Marty Whelan and Oliver Callan see big gains in the latest round of JNLRs, with 2FM the most-listened-to radio station for 15 – 34-year-olds.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I cannot overstate how much joy Marty in the Morning brings to my daily life. I would struggle to get out of bed without it.

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Whelan hits record high as 2FM top for young listeners
Brendan O'Connor, Marty Whelan and Oliver Callan see big gains in the latest round of JNLRs, with 2FM the most-listened-to radio station for 15 – 34-year-olds.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
JNLRs: Weekend radio the big winner – but it’s not all good news at RTÉ
JNLRs: Weekend radio the big winner – but it’s not all good news at RTÉ
Weekend radio shows from the national broadcaster and commercial stations are enjoying highs at the moment, the latest listenership figures have revealed.
www.independent.ie
August 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Are younger listeners really tuning in to so much radio?
Are younger listeners really tuning in to so much radio?
Contrary to received logic, JNLRs reveal popularity of live radio among younger audience members
www.irishtimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
'I don’t believe in the JNLRs. I never have,' says Pat Kenny. 'You can have a presenter in trouble, all because of a stupid arrow on the front of a newspaper'
Newstalk could have handled my switch to weekend show in a better way, says Pat Kenny
It’s Thursday morning in the Westbury Hotel, and Pat Kenny is in a subdued mood. He has just returned from a week in Portugal and we’re talking about the launch of his new weekend radio show on…
www.independent.ie
March 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
JNLR figures: RTÉ radio mainstays take a hit in listeners while Newstalk makes gains 

Patricia Monahan, director of audio at RTÉ, described the latest JNLRs as 'encouraging'
JNLR figures: RTÉ radio mainstays take a hit in listeners while Newstalk makes gains
Patricia Monahan, director of audio at RTÉ, described the latest JNLRs as 'encouraging'
www.irishexaminer.com
August 14, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Do we really know how many people are listening to the radio? A deep dive into the science of the JNLRs

“I don’t believe in the JNLRs. I never have,” the broadcaster Pat Kenny told the Sunday Independent recently. “I think it’s not a very scientific way of measuring audiences.”
Do we really know how many people are listening to the radio? A deep dive into the science of the JNLRs
“I don’t believe in the JNLRs. I never have,” the broadcaster Pat Kenny told the Sunday Independent recently. “I think it’s not a very scientific way of measuring audiences.”
www.independent.ie
May 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
JNLRs: Weekend radio the big winner – but it’s not all good news at RTÉ

Weekend radio shows from the national broadcaster and commercial stations are enjoying highs at the moment, the latest listenership figures have revealed.
JNLRs: Weekend radio the big winner – but it’s not all good news at RTÉ
Weekend radio shows from the national broadcaster and commercial stations are enjoying highs at the moment, the latest listenership figures have revealed.
www.independent.ie
August 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Interview: Claire Byrne on this week’s JNLRs, the jobs she didn’t take, and her ambitions for her new flagship Newstalk show

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It wasn’t just the pay, says Claire Byrne on her move to Newstalk
The former RTE presenter says she’s a career risk-taker. Having passed up two chances to go to a UK radio station, she didn’t want another ‘what if?’ moment
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Do people take the jnlrs seriously? They're clearly utter nonsense?
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Do we really know how many people are listening to the radio? A deep dive into the science of the JNLRs www.independent.ie/business/iri...
Do we really know how many people are listening to the radio? A deep dive into the science of the JNLRs
“I don’t believe in the JNLRs. I never have,” the broadcaster Pat Kenny told the Sunday Independent recently. “I think it’s not a very scientific way of measuring audiences.”
www.independent.ie
May 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
It is the preferred station for 13.9pc of listeners in that key demographic, according to the most recent Joint National Listenership Research (JNLRs)

www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
JNLRs: Slight drop for Joe Duffy’s Liveline as RTÉ breaks from tradition and issues casting call for successor
RTÉ’s Radio 1 is now Ireland’s most popular station among 35-54 year olds, the latest listenership figures have revealed.
www.independent.ie
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM