The Pat Kenny Show has confirmed its position as the most popular show on commercial radio in Ireland, with new record listenership figures.

The show now welcomes an average of 244,000 listeners every day, according to the latest JNLR figures – up 15,000 on the last survey.

Newstalk has also hit another record-high audience share with 869,000 listeners tuning in every week.

The station is now the country’s second most-listened-to station every day, with 514,000 daily listeners.

Pat Kenny. Image: Newstalk

Three of the station's flagship weekday programmes have recorded record-high audience shares.

Newstalk Breakfast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman has increased its daily listenership by 11,000 to a record 168,000.

Andrea Gilligan’s Lunchtime Live has also made significant gains – adding 19,000 listeners to hit a record daily figure of 137,000.

Moncrieff also saw an increase to 108,000, while The Hard Shoulder with Kieran Cuddihy increased its listenership by 7,000 to 155,000.

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The station’s flagship weekend programme The Anton Savage Show continues to be a destination for listeners – and now enjoys an audience of 134,000 on Saturdays and 118,000 on Sundays.

Down to Business with Bobby Kerr also continues to attract a significant audience growing to 120,000 in these latest results.

A splitscreen showing Andrea Gilligan alongside Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman. Image: Newstalk

Newstalk Managing Editor Patricia Monahan said the results “clearly confirm Newstalk as the talk station of choice for a generation of listeners”.

“They are testament to the energy, creativity and dedication of the entire team, both on-air and behind the scenes,” she said.

“We will continue to host the conversations that count to our audience across our programmes and look forward to engaging with all our new listeners.”

The figures show that Newstalk is now the leading talk station nationally for 20 to 44-year-olds with 184,000 in that demographic tuning in every week.

The station also retained its commanding position in Dublin, enjoying a market share of 12.3% in the capital and record weekly and daily listenership of 316,000 and 207,000 respectively.

Key figures for Newstalk weekday programmes:

• Newstalk Breakfast: 168,000 – up 11,000 to an all-time high
• The Pat Kenny Show: 244,000 – Up 15,000 to an all-time high
• Lunchtime Live: 137,000 – Up 19,000 to an all-time high
• Moncrieff: 108,000 – Up 3,000
• The Hard Shoulder: 155,000 – Up 7,000
• Off The Ball: 45,000

Saturday:

• The Home Show: 42,000
• Anton Savage Show Saturday: 134,000 – Up 2,000
• Down To Business: 120,000 – Up 5,000
• Off The Ball Saturday: 143,000 – Up 5,000
• Tech Talk: 37,000
• Screentime: 20,000

Sunday:

• Alive and Kicking: 32,000 – Up 6000
• Taking Stock: 69,000 – Up 12,000
• Anton Savage Show Sunday: 118,000 – Up 14,000
• Futureproof: 68,000
• Off The Ball Sunday: 111,000
• Talking History: 16,000