Onic has launched five new services across an expanded DAB+ network which it claims will extend the available audience reach to an extra two million listeners across Ireland and follows on from last year’s Fáilte DAB trial in Leinster. As part of wider trial, the Murdoch-owned group launches Onic Hits, Onic 80s, Onic 90s, Onic […]
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Bay set to expand stations’ DAB reach
Bay Broadcasting will soon launch Radio Nova, Classic Hits Radio and Sunshine 106.8 on DAB, a move which it claims will bring the three services to an estimated 85 per cent of the population. Nova and Sunshine 106.8 will reach an extra 2.5 million people, while Classic Hits will reach a further 1.2m, bringing important […]
RTÉ revamps its Radio 1 jingles
RTÉ hired UK agency Wisebuddah to create a new suite of jingles for Radio 1. The new “unified audio identity” covers the entire radio schedule from Morning Ireland at 7am to Late Debate at 11pm. Commenting on the new intro to his weekday morning show, Oliver Callan said he felt as if he was “presenting […]
DMG takes major stake in WLR
DMG Media Ireland has acquired a majority shareholding in WLR. The acquisition sees the Waterford radio station join the Irish Daily Mail and a host of online brands across four core pillars: newspapers, consumer digital, B2B and broadcast. WLR is the leading independent radio station serving Waterford city and county attracting 65 per cent of […]
FAI signs deal with Off the Ball
Off The Ball has signed a national radio deal with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for live commentary rights for the radio and online broadcaster of all Republic of Ireland senior international matches across the next three seasons. The contract, details of which were not specified, includes coverage of both the men’s and women’s […]
JNLR shows 3.5m radio audience
The latest JNLR results indicate that almost 3.5 million adults tune into radio each weekday, underlining radio’s relevance in a changing mediascape. The annual book for 2025 shows that 78 per cent of adults listen to radio weekdays, while 90 per cent tune in weekly. Among younger audiences, 66 per cent of 15–34-year-olds listen each […]
IRS+ rolls out Vocalise platform
A new Irish owned digital audio platform Vocalise has been launched by IRS+ sales house, marking a noteworthy development in national radio. The Triton-powered platform goes live across a network of 21 of Ireland’s radio and digital-only stations, delivering a monthly audience of six million hours, and an estimated 13 million pre-roll ad impressions. IRS+ […]
Radio spend worth €165.6m in 2025
Radio ads and sponsorship revenues for commercial broadcasters were up by one per cent in 2025 to €165.6 million with digital audio spend increasing by 11.5 per cent to €8.2m, end of year results from Radiocentre Ireland indicate. The value of spot ads was put at €126.4m, which was a slight drop of 0.6 per […]
Bay appoints Kelly as programme boss
Bay Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Dave Kelly as group programme director. He will be in charge of content across the group’s radio portfolio, including Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio, Radio Nova, Galway Bay FM, and Sunshine 106.8. Kelly joined Bay in 2021, primarily working with Radio Nova and Classic Hits Radio. Prior to that, he […]
Woods to host Q102’s afternoons
Laura Woods is set to take the helm of a new afternoon show on Dublin’s Q102 called The Home Stretch. As and from February 9th, Woods will present the magazine show with music, humour and chat to the fore. The new show forms part of the station’s revamped schedule. The line-up kicks off at 7am […]
Savage moves to Newstalk Breakfast
Bauer Media’s Newstalk will launch a new daytime schedule from February. New additions to the weekday line-up include broadcaster and PR advisor Anton Savage (above) who will front Newstalk Breakfast, and Claire Byrne at mid-morning in place of Pat Kenny. Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman will make the move to evening drivetime for The Hard […]
Radiocentre Ireland seeks award entries
The Irish Audio Awards 2025/’26 organised by Radiocentre Ireland are open for entries. The awards celebrate excellence in creative audio advertising across Ireland, recognising the craft, originality and effectiveness of the best work in the industry. The entry platform will remain open until midnight on Thursday, January 22 2026. The awards feature ten categories, culminating in […]
RTÉ Radio 1 attracts 1.3m listeners
As RTÉ Radio 1 prepares to roll out its new weekday schedule, the station is Ireland’s most popular station clocking up 1.3 million listeners a week, the latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) by Ipsos B&A indicates. Morning Ireland remains the country’s most popular programme, adding 2,000 listeners, and giving it an audience of 471,000. […]
