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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

Reasons To Be Cheerful: 100 Brilliant Irish Achievements

In Fact: An Optimist's Guide to Ireland, the book is an answer to the excessive pessimism directed at Ireland one hears. The United Nations now ranks Ireland as the country with the second-highest quality of life in the world. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/10/27183503/2710Positive.mp3"][/audio] Mark Henry, author of In Fact: An Optimist’s Guide to Ireland at 100 joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.