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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

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4 days ago - 6 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Last Month Was The Hottest January On Record

4 days ago - 8 mins

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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 Week Trending - Taoiseach Describes Racism As A Virus

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described racism as a virus, and said that we "don't have to look across the Atlantic" to find it. Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, he said that there had been an "absence of moral leadership" in the United States in the wake of George Floyd's death, and that we have "many examples" of racism in Ireland which need to be tackled. Lise Hand and Donal O'Donoghue joined us for The Week Trending to discuss this and some of the other stories making the news this week, including the criticism of Donald Trump's response to the protests and Luke 'Ming' Flanagan baring his bottom half to European Parliament. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.