Yates Exits Podcast After Not Sharing FF Election Work

Yates exits podcast after not sharing FF election work

Broadcaster Ivan Yates will no longer present a political podcast with Matt Cooper after it emerged that Mr Yates had not disclosed his work advising Fianna Fáil during the Presidential Election.

Ivan Yates axed from podcast with Matt Cooper over revelations he coached Jim Gavin

Cooper and Yates began podcast Path to Power together in December 2023 as co-hosts.

Ivan Yates’s role on Path to Power podcast ends following presidential campaign revelations

Undeclared involvement with Fianna Fáil candidate caused difficulties for podcast creators and co-host Matt Cooper

Fionnán Sheahan: Ivan Yates, the ‘smear’ outcry and his Fianna Fáil work as Jim Gavin’s coach in presidential debates

It became a viral moment of the presidential election: right up there with Catherine Connolly’s keepie-uppies, Jim Gavin’s €3,300 overpaid rent and Maria Steen’s Hermes handbag.

Yates axed from Matt Cooper podcast after Gavin revelations emerge

Broadcaster Matt Cooper yesterday confirmed his podcast partnership with Ivan Yates has ended ‘with immediate affect’. The break-up of the political podcast double act comes after it emerged Mr Yates coached Fianna Fáil’s ill-fated candidate Jim Gavin during the recent presidential race. Yesterday, it was reported that Mr Yates played a significant role in preparing Mr Gavin for the first televised presidential debate. Matt Cooper. Pic: Fran Ve…