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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

Meath, Kerry, Donegal And Tyrone Advance To The All-Ireland Gaelic Football Semi-Finals

20 hours ago - 24 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Last Word On Travel: Dubrovnik

21 hours ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

BBC Says It Regrets Not Cutting Live Stream Of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury Set

a day ago - 10 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Week Trending: The Rise Of Mamdani, The €48m Bezos Wedding & Will The BBC Show Kneecap At Glastonbury?

4 days ago - 26 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Are Prize Bonds Still A Worthwhile Investment?

4 days ago - 12 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Best Wines To Try This Summer

4 days ago - 17 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Moby Claims Pandemics Wouldn't Happen In A 'Vegan World'

Health experts have dismissed Moby's claims that there would be no pandemics in a 'vegan world'. The musician, who is a passionate animal rights activist, tweeted that "100% of pandemics are zoonotic in origin". His tweet was shared 4,000 times, but many health experts were quick to debunk the suggestion, pointing out that some diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and cholera are transmitted via other means. Malaria and yellow fever are transferred through mosquito bites while cholera, which kills up to 143,000 people a year, is transmitted through contaminated food and water. Laura Byrne and Donal O'Donoghue joined us for The Week Trending to discuss this and some of the other stories making the news this week. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/03/26170108/LW-Moby.mp3"][/audio]