and politicians and their relationships. Who Really Runs Ireland? (2010) How Ireland Really Went Bust (2011) 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. Personal life Copper is married to Aileen Hickey since 1995. The couple share 5 children, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Visit to North Korea 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. 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. References External links Today FM bios: Old New Article on Matthew Cooper of Dublin City University 1966 births Living people People educated at North Monastery Alumni of Dublin City University Alumni of University College Cork Bishopstown Gaelic footballers Bishopstown hurlers Dual players Gaelic games writers and broadcasters Irish journalists Irish Independent people Irish sports broadcasters Irish writers Writers from Cork (city) Sunday Tribune people Today FM presenters 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Virgin Media Television (Ireland) presenters