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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: Donald And Melania Trump To Attend Pope Francis’s Funeral

10 hours ago - 22 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Legacy Of Pope Francis

a day ago - 17 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Dublin Councils Developing Plans For Tourist Tax In The Capital

6 days ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Tech Thurs: Google Pixel 9a And Other Alternatives To iPhones

6 days ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Acute Mental Health Patients Leaving EDs Without Appropriate Care, Report Suggests

6 days ago - 8 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Keith Donald

7 days ago - 34 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Case Against Lockdown: Are Prolonged Restrictions Doing More Harm Than Good?

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that any easing of COVID-19 restrictions will be "slow and gradual", with measures spaced out. Any decision made at the start of April will be based on four different criteria: disease prevalence, hospital and critical care occupancy levels, ongoing and steady progress on the vaccination programme and emerging information on variants. Ireland's restrictions have been in place for longer than anywhere else in the EU, but has the impact of prolonged lockdown measures on mental health and jobs been taken into account? Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU Business School, and Michael McNamara, Independent TD and Chair of the COVID-19 Committee, joined us to discuss these issues. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/02/24173348/LW-Case-Against-Lockdown.mp3"][/audio]