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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

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Lorcan Finnegan On Directing Nicolas Cage

2 days ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Tech Thursday: The Best E-Readers And Audiobook Apps

3 days ago - 10 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How We’ve Become Slaves To Our Mobile Phones

3 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

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

3 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Mark McCabe

4 days ago - 33 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' To Be Rebooted As A Hard-Hitting Drama

Fans of '90s TV may be interested to know that The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will be returning to our screens. However, the much-loved sitcom will be rebooted not as a comedy, but as a hard-hitting drama. It will be based on a "dark and gritty" mock YouTube trailer by director Morgan Cooper, which went viral. The original show's star Will Smith thinks it's a great idea and has teamed up with Cooper and Universal TV to make it through his company, Westbrook Studios. But is it really such a good idea? Jennifer Gannon and Robyn Keleghan joined us for our weekly TV slot to discuss this and more, including Netflix's new Diana musical and the ban on hugging and kissing from the upcoming series of First Dates. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/08/14183520/LW-Fresh-Prince.mp3"][/audio]