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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: Pope Leo XIV, Israel At Eurovision & Calls For Social Media Ban For U-16s

2 days ago - 24 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Lorcan Finnegan On Directing Nicolas Cage

2 days ago - 11 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Tech Thursday: The Best E-Readers And Audiobook Apps

3 days ago - 10 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

How We’ve Become Slaves To Our Mobile Phones

3 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Personal Finance: Families Swapping Branded Groceries In Bid To Save Money

3 days ago - 9 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Culture Club: Mark McCabe

4 days ago - 33 mins

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

World Football In Turmoil Over Proposed Super League

Twelve of Europe's top football clubs have announced they are launching a breakaway league, to be called the European Super League, which will be independent of UEFA. They plan to do this while maintaining membership of their respective domestic leagues. The clubs in question are Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan. FIFA and UEFA have condemned the plans, issuing warnings that players involved in the league will be banned from representing their countries, and clubs will be banned from playing in their domestic leagues. Mark Lawrenson and Miguel Delaney joined us to look at the impact the Super League would have on world football. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/04/19185132/LW-Super-League.mp3"][/audio]