Radio Kerry secures highest local radio market share in Ireland

Radio Kerry recorded the highest market share among local radio stations across Ireland in the latest JNLR and Ipsos survey. Radio Kerry reported that it achieved a 57.4 percent market share in county Kerry. All other national and regional radio stations available in the county recorded market shares of less than 10 percent each. [1]

Radio Kerry reported that its sister stations in the Voice Media group also scored high listening figures. Shannonside recorded a market share of 41 percent, while Northern Sound achieved a market share of 45 percent. Overall, the latest JNLR figures show radio reaches almost 3.5 million adults every weekday across Ireland, including 65 percent of people aged 15 to 34. [1]

The Republic of Ireland is a country in Northwestern Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties on the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.5 million people. [2]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, property crime incidents in County Kerry fell by 16 percent during the second quarter of 2026. In another local development reported earlier by FTMQ News, water utility Uisce Éireann agreed to meet Ballyheigue residents after a do not consume water notice remained in place for more than four weeks. [3][4]