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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 Salt Path: Journalist On Her Bombshell Investigation Into The Hit Memoir

an hour ago - 13 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Is The Cost Of Living Contributing To Declining Numbers In Restaurants?

3 hours ago - 12 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Tech Thursday: Best Travel Tech To Have This Summer

4 hours ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Aoife Dunne

a day ago - 31 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Five Irish Golfers To Take Part In The Open Championship

a day ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

An Post CEO Denies The Company Is In Crisis

a day ago - 12 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How Do We Make Train Travel Safer, Cheaper And More Efficient?

In our Monday debate, we looked at the standard of rail travel in Ireland. An increase in antisocial behaviour on trains has been reported over the last 18 months. What can be done about this and other issues impacting passengers, such as schedules and availability of trains, capacity and ticket prices? How do we make train travel safer, cheaper and more efficient? Mark Gleeson of Irish Rail Users, Barry Kenny, corporate communications manager of Irish Rail, People Before Profit TD Brid Smith and Siobhan Osgood, a PhD student at Trinity College researching Irish railway architecture, joined us to discuss this. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.