Matt Cooper

RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits

‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boost

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 12:28

Pat Kenny stokes fears of dystopian Dublin with accounts of rampant criminality

Radio: The Newstalk host hears lurid tales of urban crime. Over on Today FM, Matt Cooper has a more upbeat take on the capital’s future

Fri Oct 11 2024 - 05:00

Andrea Gilligan listens intently but is powerless to help parents dogged by back-to-school guilt

Radio: On Newstalk, Andrea Gilligan moves easily from light to shade, imbuing her folksy style with compassion and honesty

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 05:00

Pat Kenny keeps his cool as spluttering reporter is doused in pepper spray

Radio: Henry McKean’s raw account of ‘really ugly scenes’ in Coolock captures how quickly an anti-immigration protest descends into chaos

Fri Jul 19 2024 - 05:00

Matt Cooper on the Leaving Cert: ‘I still have nightmares about it’

The broadcaster and author loved English and struggled with Irish before going on to study commerce at UCC

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 18:00

Claire Byrne and Mary Lou McDonald come unexpectedly close to a shouting match

Radio review: The reliably poised RTÉ Radio One presenter gets into tetchy exchange with Sinn Féin leader. On Today FM, Matt Cooper swaps ballot-box coverage for indignation

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 05:00

A sense of foreboding descends on Liveline. Then Joe Duffy takes an unexpected turn

Radio: Talk of saints and babies has the RTÉ broadcaster in flighty mood. Over on Today FM, Matt Cooper has the better show

Fri Apr 12 2024 - 05:00

‘We’re so middle class’: Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman don’t hide their familiarity with bourgie lifestyle cliches

Radio review: In being themselves, the Newstalk Breakfast hosts leave a distinctive stamp on their morning show

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 05:30

2023 in radio: Tubridy fallout lingers over RTÉ as rival stations look like safer options

Radio 1 and 2FM are shaken but still standing after the Montrose payments scandal as Pat Kenny’s strong Newstalk performance symbolises changed landscape

Sat Dec 23 2023 - 05:15

Ian Dempsey and Dave Moore lay on a welcome five hours away from the woes of the world

Radio: Today FM morning hosts’ shows segue seamlessly into each other as Moore shows there’s plenty of life in him now that he has left the Dermot & Dave double act behind

Fri Dec 01 2023 - 05:00

Inquisitor general or Inspector Gadget? Matt Cooper finds his fun side

Radio: Today FM host is unconvincing as a tech goods showman, while Sean Moncrieff can’t stay serious for too long

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 05:00

Matt Cooper: I ask questions but I’m also a little sceptical about what I’m told

I’m laughing at the idea that I have solutions, because I’m a journalist and broadcaster who asks questions rather than providing answers

Sat Nov 11 2023 - 05:00

Together again: Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates reunite to launch political podcast

Noel Kelly Management seeks sponsor for new podcast with Today FM presenter as host and former minister as pundit

Thu Sept 21 2023 - 11:06

What will Ryan Tubridy’s exit mean for his fellow RTÉ presenters?

A significant drop in earnings is on the cards under a new regime that holds all the cards

Thu Aug 17 2023 - 20:53

Miriam Lord’s Week: Diligent Verona Murphy’s masterclass in pulling teeth

Politicians prevail despite sustained and mystifying onslaught of corporate gobbledegook at the Public Accounts Committee

Sat May 20 2023 - 06:00

RTÉ Radio 1 and 2FM make modest gains in listenership

Today with Claire Byrne, Morning Ireland and Drivetime among the shows adding listeners

Thu May 11 2023 - 12:00

Media literacy for students vital to protecting democracy, says Minister

Catherine Martin says importance of education in meeting challenge of navigating media environment ‘cannot be understated’

Tue May 09 2023 - 19:37

‘I actually was a bit spooked’: Andrea Gilligan, usually unflappable, sounds shaken by her online harassment

Radio: The Newstalk presenter reveals her own experiences during a discussion of abusive online behaviour

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00

Matt Cooper rarely makes a slip on The Last Word. But this week he FX up

Radio: That a minor error is even notable testifies to the steady, assured way the journalist has hosted Today FM’s drivetime show for nearly 20 years

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00

Matt Cooper doesn’t like good news, but he cheers up when it turns bad

Radio review: The Today FM host refuses to get carried away by bad news or good

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 05:00

Ryan Tubridy’s ‘nice little distraction’ now number two Irish radio show

Claire Byrne, Matt Cooper and Pat Kenny among ratings winners

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 12:03

Claire Byrne gives Leo Varadkar the upper hand

Radio review: Things get tetchy when she raises his alleged leak of documents

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 05:00

‘Everyone’s nerves are a little bit frayed.’ Ryan Tubridy pleads for patience

Radio: He can sound corny, but his dislike of bad manners has a genuine ring

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 05:00

Ryan Tubridy now has the second biggest weekday radio programme in Ireland

Newstalk’s Pat Kenny and Today FM’s Dermot & Dave among JNLR ratings winners

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 12:00

The Michael Healy-Rae climate plan: ‘Save the planet but not at the expense of the farmer’

Radio: Pat Kenny tries to sum up the Kerry TD’s view of the climate crisis in Ireland

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 05:00

‘The right surname, school and rugby club’: Newstalk’s women tackle the old boys’ network

Radio: Andrea Gilligan is Newstalk’s only solo female weekday presenter

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 05:00

Matt Cooper quits his TV show: ‘Need to reduce the working hours a bit’

Broadcaster says ‘holidays confirmed’ that he needs ‘more flexibility’ in the evenings

Wed Aug 11 2021 - 10:40

Want a rude awakening? Switch from Morning Ireland to 2FM Breakfast

Radio: Doireann Garrihy, Donncha O’Callaghan and Carl Mullan front the zany new show

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00

Pat Kenny witnesses a street brawl in Dalkey: ‘30 or 40 people at it full pelt’

Radio: ‘Thinking about this reopening,’ the Newstalk presenter says. ‘Are we really prepared?’

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:00

95 things to look forward to: Matches, movies, plays, pints, pals

By Aisling Bea, Mary McAleese, Richard Ford, Marian Keyes, Tolü Makay, Blindboy and more

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00

BAI complaint over JK Rowling ‘transphobia’ accusation upheld

Harry Potter author was referred to as a ‘bigot’ during segment of show on Today FM

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 07:51

Philip Boucher-Hayes trips over his own intellect

Radio: The erudite, thoughtful presenter is sometimes too keen to show off his learning

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00

Irish Times Business Awards to be sponsored by Bank of Ireland

Fourth annual awards will culminate with Business Person of the Year in January 2022

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 05:03

Claire Byrne and Matt Cooper flog the dead horse

Radio: Meanwhile serious public issues, like the Central Bank’s €4.1m fine of Davy, got little airtime

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00