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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 Last Word On The US: United States War Plans Leaked In Group Chat

5 hours ago - 16 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Gardaí Carry Out Raids On Gang Known As “The Family”

6 hours ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Last Word On TV And Streaming: Why Everyone Is Talking About Adolescence

12 hours ago - 14 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Ireland Beat Bulgaria In The Nations League To Retain League B Status

13 hours ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Have Diagnoses For Autism, ADHD, Long Covid And Other Disorders Gone To Far?

a day ago - 14 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Week Trending: Conor McGregor's Presidential Bid, Tesla Boycott And The Happiest Places In The World

4 days ago - 26 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

TD Claims Single-Sex Schools Are Contributory Factor In Domestic Violence

Labour's education and enterprise spokesman Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has claimed that single-sex schools are a contributory factor in the "toxic male culture" that leads to domestic violence. Speaking in the Dáil, Ó Ríordáin said that Ireland had a disproportionate number of single-sex schools that was "completely out of kilter with European norms", and that "nobody can convince me that that isn't part of the problem". Is he right? We asked Noeline Blackwell, chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, and Arthur Godsil, director of Godsil Education and a former headmaster of St Andrew's College in Booterstown, to tell us their views. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/10172518/LW-Single-Sex-Schools.mp3"][/audio]