Age, Biography and Wiki
Matt Cooper was born on 21 July, 1966 in Cork, Ireland, is a Matt Cooper is Irish journalist, author. Discover Matt Cooper's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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| Occupation |
Journalist · Radio/TV presenter · author |
| Age |
57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
21 July, 1966 |
| Birthday |
21 July |
| Birthplace |
Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality |
Ireland
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He is a member of famous Journalist with the age 57 years old group.
Matt Cooper Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Matt Cooper height not available right now. We will update Matt Cooper's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Matt Cooper's Wife?
His wife is Aileen Hickey (m. 1995)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Aileen Hickey (m. 1995) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
5 |
Matt Cooper Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Matt Cooper worth at the age of 57 years old? Matt Cooper’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Matt Cooper's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Journalist |
Matt Cooper Social Network
Timeline
Matt Cooper (born 21 July 1966) is an Irish journalist, author and broadcaster who presents news review show The Last Word on Today FM.
Cooper is a former editor of the Sunday Tribune and former business editor of the Irish Independent.
He has also done some television work.
Cooper was born in Cork in 1966 and was educated at the North Monastery school and later at University College Cork.
As well as radio, sport was another early passion.
Cooper played rugby with Sunday's Well and later captained the under-20s team.
He also had a fondness for GAA, and played Gaelic football and hurling for the Bishopstown GAA club.
Cooper is a client of Noel Kelly, of NK Management.
Cooper was awarded Business Journalist of the Year in 1992 and 1999 and also National Journalist of the Year in 1993 and 2001.
He is a graduate of Dublin City University.
Cooper presents the news review show The Last Word on Today FM from 16:30 to 19:00 every weekday.
Copper has been married to fellow County Cork native Aileen Hickey since 1995.
The couple have 5 children, 3 daughters and 2 sons.
He supports Leeds United.
Cooper is a former editor of the Sunday Tribune, appointed in September 1996, as well as a former business editor of the Irish Independent.
Then aged 30, he was the youngest person in Ireland to be appointed an editor of a national newspaper.
In 2008, he spent hours recreating the iconic picture used for the cover of Abbey Road to publicise Today FM's move across the River Liffey only to admit "I'm not really a Beatles fan. Maybe I'm just a little bit too young or something".
Cooper writes a weekly column for the Irish Examiner and one for the Irish edition of The Sunday Times newspaper.
Cooper's book, Who Really Runs Ireland, was published in 2009.
It examines Irish businessmen and politicians and their relationships.
In 2011, Kim Bielenberg said in the Irish Independent that Cooper would make a worthy replacement for Pat Kenny at RTÉ with Kenny in the "autumn of his career".
Bielenberg also said Cooper was "never going to be the next Graham Norton".
Cooper was a frequent host of live UEFA Champions League coverage on TV3.
He has also hosted live rugby and GAA matches on the same channel.
In January 2014, Cooper secretly accompanied Dennis Rodman to North Korea for Kim Jong-un's big birthday basketball game.
His cover was blown when they were seen together on Sky News at an airport in Beijing.
Today FM confirmed Cooper's presence in North Korea and that he would meet Kim Jong-un while there.
In 2015, a biography of Tony O'Reilly, titled The Maximalist: The Rise and Fall of Tony O’Reilly was published by Gill and Macmillan.
A documentary was filmed based on Rodman's trip and the basketball game he organised versus North Korea; entitled Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang, it received a cinematic release in July 2015 and featured narration by Cooper, who also featured extensively in the film.
To coincide with the 100-year anniversary of Battle of the Somme in July 2016, Cooper narrated the RTE documentary Heroes Of The Somme, which uncovered the stories of some of the men that won The Victoria Cross fighting there.
From 2017 to 2021, Cooper has co-hosted The Tonight Show on Virgin Media One with Ivan Yates.
