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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

Munster Championship Gets Underway With Clare Vs Limerick In Ennis

6 hours ago - 15 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Week Trending

7 hours ago - 24 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Taylor Swift Releases Surprise Double Album

7 hours ago - 10 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Toxic Content Being Fed To Teenage Boys By Social Media Companies, DCU Study Says

a day ago - 4 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Climate Change To Wreck Global Economy By 2050, New Report Says

a day ago - 13 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Latest In Garden Tech

a day ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Best Fiction Books Of 2020

If you're looking for some good fiction to buy for yourself or a loved one this Christmas, look no further than The Last Word's annual book review! We were joined by John Boyne and Nadine O'Regan who picked some of their favourite novels of the year. Best Irish Debut - Exciting Times By Naoise Dolan Best Irish - Threshold by Rob Doyle Best Zeitgeist Novel - Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid Best Page-Turner - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue Best Big Read - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Best Literary - Rodham (What if Hillary Hadn't Married Bill) by Curtis Sittenfeld Best Crime - My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, One By One by Ruth Ware Best Commercial Fiction - Home Stretch by Graham Norton [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/09175229/LW-Fiction.mp3"][/audio]