By Mark Cunning
The latest JNLR audience figures prove that Ireland’s love of radio is stronger than ever with 78% of Irish adults listening to radio every day, with 83% of 15-34 year olds tuning in every week. The 2026-3 book confirms Onic’s continued strong performance across key demographics and markets with Onic brands continuing to deliver targeted audience growth and key wins across its territories.
In Dublin, Q102 continues with strong momentum, reporting steady growth in market share both book on book (+0.2%) and year on year (+0.8%) At breakfast, The Kathryn Thomas Breakfast Show continues to become part of more and more Dubliners morning routine, reaching 39,000 daily listeners, an increase of
2,000 book on book and 9,000 year on year. This marks Q102’s highest breakfast reach in over 10 years. FM104 reaches 232,000 Dubliners every week every day with a market share of 6.1%
In Limerick, Live 95 delivered a Prime Time share of 29.5% (an increase of 4.3% book on book and 4.4% year on year) LMFM retained a commanding Prime Time share of 26.5%, holding firm book on book.
In Cork, 96FM recorded book on book share growth (+0.2%) to secure a 14.8% market share, retaining a powerful #2 position in the Cork market. C103 holds a market share of 12.5%. Cork’s 96FM & C103 combined offering currently reaches 175,000 listeners in Cork every week.
The Onic Urban National Package, which includes partner stations Galway Bay FM and WLR, continuesto deliver massive scale, reaching over 885,000 listeners every week.
Commenting on the latest JNLR results, Onic Group Content Director Mark Cunning said: “This book has some really positive stories for Onic and that’s down to the great people who create great, engaging content across our brands. The standout story this time around is Q102’s continued growth in a difficult and crowded Dublin market. Kathryn Thomas is delivering the station’s highest breakfast reach in 10 years on The Kathryn Thomas Breakfast Show. Changing habits is a tough job, but book on book, we’re seeing more and
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All growth comparisons are book on book, JNLR/Ipsos 2026-3 v JNLR/Ipsos 2026-2, or year on year (v JNLR/Ipsos 2025-3).
Onic is a forward-thinking broadcaster dedicated to providing high-quality, innovative, and diverse audio content to audiences across the country. Focused on digital transformation, Onic is shaping the future of radio and digital media in Ireland.
Onic brands in Ireland include Dublin’s FM104 and Q102, Cork’s 96fm and C103, Live 95 in Limerick, LMFM and U105 in Belfast. Its sales house also represents Galway Bay FM and WLR and is the home of the Onic Urban national package. Onic is part of News
UK & Ireland which also includes News Broadcasting, home of talkSPORT, talkSPORT2, Talk, Times Radio and Virgin Radio in the UK and News Ireland, publisher of award-winning titles The Sunday Times, TheSundayTimes.ie, The Irish Sun and TheSun.ie, as
well as HarperCollins.
Sources – JNLR/Ipsos 2026-3 (published 5th November 2026)
For further information please contact Mark Cunning at [email protected] or on +353 87 2686277
