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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: The Freedom Flotilla, US Senator Tackled At A Press Conference & Changes To The Confirmation Pledge

2 days ago - 28 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Ireland May Need To Generate Nuclear Power To Meet Demand: EirGrid

2 days ago - 6 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Last Word On The Environment: Your Questions Answered

2 days ago - 35 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How Irish Came To Be The First Language Spoken In Iceland

3 days ago - 15 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Tech Thursday: More Of The Best Home Security Tech

3 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Peter Hanly

4 days ago - 32 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Best Fiction Books Of 2022

Authors Kevin Power and Edel Coffey joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss their favourite fiction books of 2022. List of books: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Homesickness: Stories by Colin Barrett The Singularities by John Banville Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman The Geometer Lobochevsky by Adrian Duncan Common Decency by Susannah Dickey The Colony by Audrey Magee Edith by Martina Devlin The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan It Ends With Us/Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover The Amusements by Aingeala Flannery Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.