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The Last Word with Matt Cooper

On Ireland's most cutting edge current affairs show, Matt and his guests provide a running stream of intelligent opinions and heated debates on the issues that matter most to Irish listeners. You might not always agree, but you'll never want to miss a Word.

Latest episodes

The Week Trending: Trump's Fight Against Paper Straws, 'Ag Insint Bréaga' & Tourists Told To Cover Up

3 days ago - 25 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How Worried Should We Be By Trump’s Tariffs Plan?

3 days ago - 19 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Last Word On Movies: Bridget Jones – Mad About The Boy

3 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

European Countries Insist They Must Be Involved In Ukraine Peace Talks

4 days ago - 17 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Government Makes LNG Facility A Priority, Despite Warnings From Scientists

4 days ago - 14 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Latest In Home Fitness Tech

4 days ago - 6 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How Celebrities Had Their Twitter Accounts Hacked In Bitcoin Scam

A number of billionaires and politicians have had their Twitter accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam. Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were just some of the high-profile figures affected by the hack, in which fake tweets were posted offering to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to a Bitcoin address. Twitter has described the incident as a "co-ordinated social engineering attack" targeting employees with access to the company's internal systems. Tech journalist Andy O'Donoghue joined us to explain how this has highlighted Twitter's vulnerabilities and what the company can do to prevent similar attacks happening in the future. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/07/16170212/LW-Twitter-Hack.mp3"][/audio]