Magnified with Matt Cooper

In this edition Matt speaks with former Rugby International and Coach Bernard Jackman about his post rugby career, his business studies and his new role as High Performance Director of Horse Sport Ireland and ambitions for Olympic Gold.

In this edition Matt is joined by Cathal Friel an innovative entrepreneur now operating in the healthcare sector. With a background in finance, he has successfully led numerous companies through strategic growth and development. He had an unlikely start, leaving school after his Inter cert, initially to run the family business. He talks candidly about his past, why IPO's are so important and his t...

In this edition Matt is joined by Ireland's AI Ambassador, Patricia Scanlon. Patricia is a technologist and businesswoman who built up her company Soapbox Labs to become a world leader in speech based artificial intelligence which helps children learn to read. Here she speaks about the potential for AI, the need for regulation and where Ireland sits in its development.

In this edition Matt is Joined by Jacqueline O'Donovan, who at just 19 became Managing Director of O'Donovan Waste Disposal and built the business up from revenues of £175,000 to £20 million last year. Still the company CEO, she last year sold the business to a major Nordic buyer, Sortera. She talks about the challenges of her business career, her home from home in West Cork and mentoring other wo...

Vicki O'Toole found herself taking over Ireland's oldest packaging company in the most difficult circumstances. Under her leadership it thrived and ultimately she sold the business. In this edition of Magnified she talks about how she started in the business, juggled it with family life and how she dealt with the tragic loss of her husband.

On this the first episode of a new series Matt magnifies the career of the man largely responsible for bringing major College American Football games to Ireland, while also running one of the country's best known restaurants.

In this episode Matt Cooper is joined at his kitchen table by former IDA Ireland C.E.O and now Grant Thornton Partner Martin Shanahan to discuss his career, foreign direct investment in Ireland and where investment in Ireland will come from in the future.

On this edition Matt Cooper is joined by renowned performance and leadership coach Enda McNulty to discuss his career as a sportsman and a business coach and the key takeaways from his new book on leadership.

On this edition, Matt is joined by EMEA Head of Sales for Bear Robotics Malachy Ryan. In a fascinating discussion they traverse his introduction to Robotics and process engineering, through a stint in construction to the future of Robots and Cobots in our daily lives.

On this edition Matt Cooper is joined by cancer survivor, trade unionist and social inclusion advocate for a lengthy discussion on modern Ireland and the role of immigrants in society.

In the first of a new series of Magnified, Matt Cooper is joined by Airtricity and Mainstream renewables founder, and now Supernode Chairman Eddie O'Connor as they discuss the future of clean energy and Ireland's place in it.

In the final episode of 2022, Matt is joined by David McDonald and Mick Clifford to discuss their book Unlocked and David's long career in the Irish Prison Service.

In this latest edition Matt is joined by Buymie CEO and Co-founder Devon Hughes to discuss the challenges of scaling a startup that provides a solution for grocers and consumers.

In this edition of Magnified, recorded live at the Silc Conference 2022 in Limerick, Matt talks with Eamonn Brennan, Director General of Eurocontrol. In a wide ranging discussion, they cover his career in aviation and the future of my the aviation industry as airlines attempt to achieve net zero and Evtol’s come on stream.

In this edition Matt places his Today FM Colleague Mario Rosenstock under the microscope and learns about the Gift Grub stars turbulent childhood, love of performing and his eclectic interests.

On this edition Matt Cooper is joined by David McRedmond whose remarkable career has taken him from selling books for Waterstones to running Eircom, TV3 and now An Post, a role he combines with chairing Eir.

As his biography of Mary Lou McDonald hits Ireland's bookshelves, Shane Ross joins Matt Cooper to Magnify his work on the book, his political career and his rift with old friend Eamon Dunphy.

In this edition, Matt is joined by Glenveagh Homes CEO Stephen Garvey, to discuss his path from plastering apprenticeship to running one of only two publicly listed home building companies in Ireland.

John Moran has had a fascinating career, in law, in business, as a senior official in the department of finance during an economic crisis, Chairman of the Land development agency and now he's overcoming cancer. He discusses all of these topics and the need for state intervention in land and housing development in this edition of Magnified.

In this edition of Magnified Matt Cooper is joined at his kitchen table in Dublin by American Conservative Journalist and commentator Cal Thomas, where they discuss his upbringing, his Christian faith, his Journalistic career and his love of Ireland.

Matt is joined by his former Sunday Tribune colleague Paul Howard for this edition of Magnified. Best known now for the Ross O'Carroll Kelly series of novels, his varied career has seen him navigate a path from Sports journalism to writing for TV and musicals.

In this edition Matt is joined for a special live show at Electric Picnic 2022 by Ireland's best known current affairs presenter Miriam O' Callaghan to discuss her fictional face cream business, her career in broadcasting and whether she has presidential ambitions.

John Stapleton has created and grown food business in the UK and US and has learned from Success and failure. Now a business mentor, he talks to Matt about getting the bits into fresh soup, why he's investing in vertical farming and how Ireland could become a bigger player in the food industry.

On this episode, Matt is joined by Award Winning film and television director Dearbhla Walsh as she discusses her work on the new Apple TV series 'Bad Sisters' and other shows such as 'Fargo', 'The Tudors' and 'Little Dorrit'

On this edition Matt Cooper is joined by Green Party Leader and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan. In a lengthy discussion they touch on energy security, the green agenda and the party's future in government.