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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

Ireland Head To Murrayfield For Round Two Of The Six Nations

3 days ago - 16 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Week Trending: How To Boil An Egg, Thousands Still Without Power And Trump's Ethnic Cleansing

3 days ago - 24 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

New Speed Limits Come Into Effect On Irish Roads

4 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Latest In Fitness Tech For Every Price Range

4 days ago - 6 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Last Month Was The Hottest January On Record

4 days ago - 8 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Family Of Joe Drennan Calls For Sentence For The Man Who Killed Him To Be Appealed

4 days ago - 10 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Best Non-Fiction Books Of 2022

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and journalist Lise Hand joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss their favourite non-fiction books of 2022. Here's the full list: Surrender: 40 Song, One Story by Bono The fall of Boris Johnson by Sebastian Payne Chums by Simon Kuper The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan Without Warning and Only Sometimes by Kit de Waal Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War by Deborah Cohen Negative Space by Cristin Leach What Just Happened? - Dispatches For Turbulent Times by Marina Hyde Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.