RTÉ lyric fm continues to grow audiences year on year, reaching 358,000 listeners every week and its share stands at 3.5%.

Marty in the Morning has 85,000 listeners (+10,000 YoY) tuning in every weekday morning.

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive takes 68,000 listeners into the evening each weekday (+4,000 YoY).

Liz Nolan's The Full Score/ Aedín in the Afternoon (Friday) has 65,000 listeners. (+18,000 YoY).

Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime on weekdays has 54,000 listeners (+12,000 YoY).

The Mystery Train with John Kelly (Monday-Thursday)/ RTÉ lyric Live with Paul Herriott (Friday) has 31,000 listeners.

Aedín Gormley's Movies and Musicals every Saturday afternoon has 63,000 listeners.

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney has 66,000 listeners. (+5,000 YoY)

Weekend Classics with Claudia Boyle has 56,000 listeners on Saturdays and on Sundays the programme has 59,000 listeners (+13,000 YoY).

The Hamilton Scores with George Hamilton has 41,000 listeners on Saturdays and 31,000 on Sundays.

Opera Night with Paul Herriott has 28,000 listeners on Saturdays.

Suaimhneas on Saturday evenings has 36,000 listeners.

The Lyric Feature on Sunday evenings has 30,000 listeners. (+3,000 YoY)


Sinéad Wylde, Head of RTÉ lyric fm, said: "RTÉ lyric fm continues to broaden it's audience base and this is reflected in the 29,000 new listeners who have come to the station over the last year with the station now at 358,000 weekly listeners. Marty in the Morning continues to be the station's most popular show with 85,000 listeners, gaining 10,000 new listeners over the last year and Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive has 68,000 tuning to the show each day with an additional 4,000 new listeners(YoY) who have found RTÉ lyric fm. There has been a consistent build across daytime with Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime increasing by 12,000 listeners (YoY) and both The Full Score with Liz Nolan (Monday - Thursday) along with Aedín in the Afternoon with Aedín Gormley (Friday) increasing with 18,000 new listeners(YoY).

Weekends too have seen good increases for Weekend Classics with Claudia Boyle welcoming 13,000 new listeners (YoY) and Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney also seeing good gains.

In a world that can feel heavy listeners are increasingly turning to lyric fm where the world can feel a little easier as work stresses, long commutes and demands of daily life are all lightened through the enjoyment of beautiful music, engaging arts content and a little toe tapping. The team here in lyric fm have had a very busy few months with live music events around the country including Bloom, West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Another Love Story and Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Market Share continues to stay strong and RTÉ lyric fm's audience age profile is lowering with increases in younger demographics coming to the station where life sounds lighter."