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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: An MEP's AI Letter, Bad Behaviour At Airports & Should Smoking Be Banned On Beaches

2 days ago - 18 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Richard Satchwell Found Guilty Of The Murder Of His Wife Tina

2 days ago - 13 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Secret Life Of Leinster House - How Irish Politics Really Works

3 days ago - 16 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Irish Tech Company Brightflag Sold For Over €400m

3 days ago - 8 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Plans To ‘Write-Off’ Some Rivers As No-Go Areas Criticised

3 days ago - 14 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Andrew Meehan

4 days ago - 30 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Week Trending - Mairead McGuinness Cuts Off Nigel Farage's Brexit Celebrations

Britain will leave the European Union tonight, ending 47 years of membership. Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage remarked in his final European Parliament address that Britain was "never coming back", while he and his colleagues waved union flags. Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness responded by cutting off Farage's microphone and telling the group to put their flags away. Amanda Brunker and Lorcan Nyhan discussed this story and more in The Week Trending. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.