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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.

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5 Men Jailed For Horrific Attack And Torture Of Woman In Dublin Last Year

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The Last Word On Music: All Together Now Takes Place This Weekend

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The Last Word On The US: Trump Acknowledges 'Real Starvation' In Gaza, But Will Israel Listen?

a day ago - 14 mins

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Will Of Freddie Scappaticci To Be Sealed For 70 Years

a day ago - 9 mins

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The Last Word On TV & Streaming: South Park Takes On Donald Trump

a day ago - 16 mins

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Kerry Crowned All Ireland Champions

2 days ago - 23 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Is The Rose Of Tralee Empowering To Women?

The Rose of Tralee is back for another year. But after six decades, is it even relevant? Dáithí Ó Sé, who is celebrating his 10th year as Rose of Tralee host, has described the festival as a "sisterhood" which is empowering for women. "I think those real heartwarming stories behind the whole thing, and to get up in front of the whole nation and tell them, I think can be very empowering," he said in an interview to mark the launch. Is he right? Or is the Rose of Tralee simply an outdated 'Lovely Girls' competition? And if it is the latter, why are we still watching it? Alison Healy and Joe O'Shea debated this in our weekly TV slot. They also discussed RTÉ's cancellation of Brendan O'Connor's popular Cutting Edge show, Apple TV's new series The Morning Show (reportedly one of the most expensive TV shows ever) and Channel 4's controversial documentary How To Train Your Baby Like A Dog. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.