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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 - Trump Takes To Twitter To Criticise 'Person Of The Year' Greta Thunberg

Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to criticise Greta Thunberg after the 16-year-old climate activist was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Trump tweeted that the news was "ridiculous" and that Greta needed to "work on her "Anger Management problem". So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019 Lorcan Nyhan and Brianna Parkins joined us to discuss this and some of the other stories making the news this week. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.