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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

3 hours ago - 24 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Lorcan Finnegan On Directing Nicolas Cage

4 hours ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Tech Thursday: The Best E-Readers And Audiobook Apps

a day ago - 10 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How We’ve Become Slaves To Our Mobile Phones

2 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

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

2 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Mark McCabe

2 days ago - 33 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Very Last Word - 14/12/19

Listen back to some of the highlights of The Last Word from this week, including: Andy O'Donoghue discusses the best apps of 2019, as picked by the Apple and Google Play stores. Should parents be giving Christmas gifts to their children's teachers? A new study has found that children as young as 14 are getting actively involved in drug gangs. Johnny Connolly from the University of Limerick and Fianna Fáil TD John Curran discuss what can be done about it. Singer Mary Coughlan is our latest inductee to the Culture Club. She shares her favourite music, movies, books and TV shows.