Magnified with Matt Cooper
A podcast hosted by Matt Cooper featuring intimate, in-depth and insightful interviews with guests from across the worlds of entertainment, business, sports, politics and more. Audiences are long familiar with Matt’s skill as an interviewer through his radio and TV work. Now for the first time, his podcast offers him (and his guests) the opportunity to chat more personally than we’ve heard before. It’s a Matt Cooper interview, magnified.
Series Episodes
Common Ground Is Magnified
In a slightly different edition of Magnified, Matt is joined by The Irish Times Ireland and Britain Editor Mark Hennessy to discuss the 'Common Ground' project currently being undertaken by the newspaper.
50 mins
9 February Finished
Jay Bourke Is Magnified
In this edition Matt is joined by hospitality entrepreneur Jay Bourke about his plans for Quinns in Drumcondra, his career in the industry and his experience in dealing with insolvency.
1 hour
26 January Finished
Michael Corcoran is Magnified
In this edition Matt is joined by the founder of new social media consultancy - Frankly, Michael Corcoran. Having most recently made his name as head of social at Ryanair and prior to that Betfair, he discusses the future for brands and social media and his own path in the industry, while navigating around the challenge of dyslexia.
51 mins
18 January Finished
Feargal O'Rourke Is Magnified
Feargal O'Rourke is the recently appointed Chair of the IDA, having retired as Managing Partner of PWC in Ireland. He is considered to be the architect of many of the corporate tax policies which have seen the country's corporate tax take increase in recent years. In this edition he discusses his career, his family history in politics, and his ambitions for the IDA.
1 hour 2 mins
11 January Finished
