Overview
- A joint statement from Matt Cooper and NK Productions ended Yates's co-host role with immediate effect after reports of his advisory work in the presidential race.
- Cooper and the production team said they were unaware of Yates's involvement and stressed that disclosure was expected when the podcast discussed the election.
- Yates had recently indicated plans to depart in the new year, but the decision was brought forward following the disclosures.
- Irish Independent reporting says Yates coached Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin for the first debate and had a smaller role in the second, with the full scope still unclear.
- Yates has not commented publicly, and the podcast—co-presented by Cooper and produced by Noel Kelly's NK Productions—has run for about two years.