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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: An MEP's AI Letter, Bad Behaviour At Airports & Should Smoking Be Banned On Beaches

2 days ago - 18 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Richard Satchwell Found Guilty Of The Murder Of His Wife Tina

2 days ago - 13 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Secret Life Of Leinster House - How Irish Politics Really Works

3 days ago - 16 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Irish Tech Company Brightflag Sold For Over €400m

3 days ago - 8 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Plans To ‘Write-Off’ Some Rivers As No-Go Areas Criticised

3 days ago - 14 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Andrew Meehan

4 days ago - 30 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Election Debate: How Should We Tackle Crime?

In today's election debate, we discussed crime and how it should be tackled. Have we experienced a surge in crime in recent years? And is the government applying sufficient resources into policing and criminal justice actions? Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with The Sunday World, Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan, Jim O'Callaghan, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on justice and equality and TD for Dublin Bay South, and Gary Gannon, Social Democrats candidate for Dublin North-Central, joined us to discuss these issues. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.