Magnified with Matt Cooper

Telling truth to politicians, preparing them for broadcast, writing under pseudonyms in fiction and non-fiction and her marriage to ex-priest Tom Savage are just some of the topics covered in this edition of Magnified with Terry Prone. And the small matter of how she inadvertently brought down Charlie Haughey.

As Matt heads away for a short summer break, we'll be revisiting some of his favourite interviews on the podcast to date. We're building a Magnified community over on LinkedIn. Join us and get involved in our conversations. https://www.linkedin.com/company/magnified-with-matt-cooper/

Donald Trump. Hilary Clinton. Joe Biden. Gun control in the US. Treating immigrants properly. David Simon, creator of the Wire, and his portrayal of Baltimore. Making music with Shane McGowan. The Global Economic Forum for Mayo in 2023. The former Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley tells all.

The role of the travel agent. Overcoming 9/11, recession and Covid impacts on the business. A near death experience in a car accident and the impact of her father’s death at a young age. The importance of marketing during a downturn. The founder and chief executive of Tour America, Mary McKenna, joins us.

The developer’s tale. Build to rent. One bedroom apartments. Planning permissions. The future for shopping centres and retail. Interaction with politicians. Delays and costs. The new look old Central Bank on Dame Street. Hines Ireland boss Brian Moran provides a rare insight into the thinking of foreign property investors in Ireland.

Unused food. Environmental damage. Changing behaviours. (Not for) profit. Social entrepreneurship. Purpose. Meet Iseult Ward and Aoibheann O’Brien, the driving forces behind FoodCloud.

Motor safety. Driverless cars. Radar. Selling success. Teenage depression. Arts instead of engineering as a career starter. The Limerick entrepreneur Barry Lunn of Provisio has overcome his personal demons to become a roaring success.

Being a bookie. Being a reformed bookie. Guilt and responsibility for the betting pandemic. Getting a ADHD diagnosis, aged 41. Being a Buddhist. Dealing with Ivan Yates. Cycling 170kms of mountains as a 70-year old. Paddy Power founder Stewart Kenny at full pace.

The challenge and achievement of climbing Mount Everest this year. The Sligo farming background. Trinity and MIT. The future of work. The immersion in the future offered by Artificial Intelligence. How our health system can be changed for the better. His role as a new director at RTE. Meet high achiever Jonathan Ruane.

An Irishman in Oxford during the Troubles. What he learnt about Boris Johnson. Time as Irish ambassador to the EU and UK. How to develop working relations. A new retirement career as a thriller writer. Bobby McDonagh offers insight into how things work behind the scenes in international diplomacy.

Aircraft leasing with Avolon. Dealing with being 11 when his father died. DJing under a false name and a possible career in radio. The chances offered to him by Tony Ryan and GPA. Going bust. Fergal Quinn saving him. The future of electric aircraft with Vertical Aerospace. Getting PhDs to research in Ireland. Domhnal Slattery’s extraordinary story.

Being cancelled for getting something wrong. Rebuilding a reputation and career. Former Ireland rugby international turned journalist Neil Francis on making a mistake, paying the price and returning.

What the Land Development Agency does – and its role in solving our housing crisis. The difficulty in getting things done. The importance of public service. Meet LDA chief executive John Coleman for an insight into the role of the State in solving one of our greatest problems.

Drone delivery of your coffee. Owning Tesla cars. Writing Ninetendo programmes. Mexico as a teenager. Developing and leaving Cartrawler. Going again with something new. Tech evangelist Bobby Healy of Manna Aero joins us.

Boardroom service with Sean Fitzpatrick. What he knew about Anglo Irish Bank. Chairing Paddy Power and the regrets. Campaigning against bad gambling practices. Friendship with Brian Cowen. Honest talk from Fintan Drury.

The tech entrepreneur on combatting deliberate misinformation. The role of women in a tech sector dominated by men. Leaving teaching. Entering journalism. Working in New York and returning home. Aine Kerr of Kinzen gets to the points.

The Pendulum Summit. Boris Johnson and Tony Robbins and their demands. Munster and Irish rugby and an Australian casino win at the 2003 World Cup. Overcoming personal bankruptcy. Catch the bouncing ball with Frankie Sheahan.