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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: Pope Leo XIV, Israel At Eurovision & Calls For Social Media Ban For U-16s

2 days ago - 24 mins

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Lorcan Finnegan On Directing Nicolas Cage

2 days ago - 11 mins

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Tech Thursday: The Best E-Readers And Audiobook Apps

3 days ago - 10 mins

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How We’ve Become Slaves To Our Mobile Phones

3 days ago - 9 mins

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Personal Finance: Families Swapping Branded Groceries In Bid To Save Money

3 days ago - 9 mins

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Culture Club: Mark McCabe

4 days ago - 33 mins

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Culture Club - Marion McKeone

Last Word listeners will know her best for her weekly contributions to our US slot, but Marion McKeone is this week's Culture Club inductee. She joined Matt to talk about her favourite music, books and authors, TV shows and movies. First Single Ever Bought: Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen Favourite Albums: Stone Roses - The Stone Roses, Pulp - Different Class, Merle Haggard - Silver Wings, Johnny Cash - Live at Folsom Prison and San Quentin, Sam Cooke - Live at the Apollo, Prince - LoveSexy, George Michael - Faith, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris - Return of the Grevious Angel, any Hank Williams, The Clash - London Calling, Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties, Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash, Nick Cave - Let Love In, Rihanna - Loud, Ramones - Rocket To Russia, Alabama 3 - Exile on Coldharbour Lane, Blondie - Parallel Lines, The Jam - All Mod Cons, Tex Edwards - Out On Parole, Migos - Culture, Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP, Radiohead - The Bends Best Gigs: The Clash and the Virgin Prunes in 1978, Bob Marley in Dalymount Park 1980, Merle Haggard at the Oakland Paramount in 2016, Glastonbury 1984 (Ian Dury, The Smiths, Elvis Costello, Hank Williams III and Rev Horton Heat at Red River Austin 2003, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson at The Travellers Friend in Mayo 1992, New Orleans Jazz Festival 2015, Wham! farewell concert at Wembley 1986, Guns N Roses at The Forum LA 2019, Nick Cave at The Greek Theater 2017 (and the Birthday Party at the Electric Ballroom Camden 1984) Favourite Band/Artist: Cardi B Favourite Books/Authors: The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy, American Pastoral by Philip Roth, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan, The Butcher Boy by Pat McCabe, Michael Connelly Favourite TV Shows: The Virginian, The High Chapparal, The Sopranos, Episodes, The Thick of It, Call My Agent Favourite Movies: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Heaven's Gate, Blades of Glory, Pulp Fiction, Parasite, The Death of Stalin [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/02/24182658/LW-Marion-McKeone.mp3"][/audio]