The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Joe O’Shea & Elaine Burke, Editor of Silicon Republic, gave their tips on what to watch on TV and streaming services throughout the festive period. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

In this week’s The Last Word on Travel, Sarah Slattery from TheTravelExpert.ie looked at the popular destination of Lanzarote. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Argentina were crowned FIFA World Cup champions after beating France in an exhilarating final on Sunday. Tony Cascarino, Mark Lawrenson and Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer at The Independent discussed the result which saw Messi finally win the trophy he missed out on four times previously. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Orla Ryan from thejournal.ie and Damian McLoughlin, professor of marketing at UCD Smurfit Business School joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss the week's other news stories including Donie O'Sullivan being kicked off Twitter and influencers behaving badly. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Dave Hanratty and Zara Hedderman joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss their top podcast picks for 2022. ZARA'S TOP PICKS · Jokermen (Music) · Unreal: A Critical History of Reality Tv (Pop culture/Entertainment) · To Here Knows When: Great Irish Albums Revisited (Music) · Scamfluencers (Crime/comedy) · Bjork: Sonic Symbolism (Music) DAVE’S TOP PICKS · The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tara...

The Qatar World Cup will come to a close when title-holders France take on Argentina in Doha on Sunday. To preview the game Matt was joined by Miguel Delaney, Tony Cascarino and Mark Lawrenson. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Michael Foley, Sunday Times Sportswriter and Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sportswriter with the Irish Daily Star gave their choices on their favourite sports books from the last 12 months. Sports books choices: MICHAEL’S CHOICES: The Game, Tadhg Coakley (close to best book of the year) The GAA in 100 Objects (GAA book of the year) Scoring Goals in the Dark, Clare Shine (best football book, before I've...

John Gibbons joined Matt to give his tips for the best environmentally conscious gifts for a loved one this Christmas. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Figures provided to The Irish Times by An Garda Síochána show that just 71 fines have been given to motorists for dangerous overtaking of cyclists since legislation was introduced three years ago. Kevin Jennings, chairperson for the Galway Cycling Campaign and motoring journalist Geraldine Herbert spoke to The Last Word about how to improve safety for cyclists on our roads. Catch the full chat by...

With a GP shortage around the country, Dr. Brian Higgins from Galway Primary Care discussed the issue with Matt and advised the most effective ways to become registered with a practitioner. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Authors Kevin Power and Edel Coffey joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss their favourite fiction books of 2022. List of books: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Homesickness: Stories by Colin Barrett The Singularities by John Banville Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman The Geometer Lobochevsky by Adrian Duncan Common Decency by Susannah Dickey The Colony by Audrey Magee Edith by Martina Devlin The M...

The cross examination of Jonathan Dowdall has continued in the Special Criminal Court. Dowdall is a key witness in the murder trial of Gerry Hutch. Today FM courts correspondent Frank Greaney outlined on The Last Word what happened in court. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Around 100,000 people who have had their mortgages sold to vulture funds in the past are now seeing some of the highest interest rate hikes in the country. Charlie Weston, personal finance editor for the Irish Independent joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and journalist Lise Hand joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss their favourite non-fiction books of 2022. Here's the full list: Surrender: 40 Song, One Story by Bono The fall of Boris Johnson by Sebastian Payne Chums by Simon Kuper The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland Faith Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan Without Warning and Only Sometimes b...

A recent video of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar socialising in a Dublin nightclub which was viewed millions of times on social media has raised questions around privacy laws and whether there is a need for greater regulation on social media. Liam Herrick, executive director of the Irish Council of Civil Liberties, and Fianna Fail Senator Lisa Chambers joined Matt to discuss this. Catch the full chat by pr...

US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene bragged this week that if she was the ringleader for the US Capitol riots on January 6th, 2021, the violent crowd would have won and everyone in it “would’ve been armed”. Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss this as well as the week's biggest US news stories. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

This week for Tech Tuesday Andy O'Donoghue outlined some of the best tech to help you with your sleep. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Housing and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD discussed residents’ associations being banned from taking High Court actions against planning decisions, which represents a huge overhaul of Ireland’s current planning system. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Elaine Burke and Joe O'Shea joined Matt for The Last Word's weekly TV & Streaming slot where they selected their favourite shows from the last twelve months. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Miguel Delaney and Tony Cascarino joined Matt to discuss an exciting weekend of World Cup action. Tournament favourites Brazil were knocked out by Croatia on penalties and England's wait for a major trophy win goes on after their defeat to France. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

If you're looking for a fun break for the family but don't want to travel too far, then London might be the place for you. Sarah Slattery from TheTravelExpert.ie told Matt about all of the family friendly attractions that the UK's capital city has to offer. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

As the Netherlands face Argentina and France prepare to take on England, Mark Lawrenson and Tony Cascarino joined The Last Word to discuss the penultimate World Cup weekend. They also chatted Brazil's shock relegation from the competition tonight. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Jack Frost has arrived and he's here to stay. What can we expect for the next week? Cathal Nolan, climate scientist at UCC and founder of Ireland’s Weather Channel, and Keith Leonard, chair of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management joined us to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

After a week that saw Morocco celebrate their historic World Cup victory over Spain by waving the Palestinian flag, Aoife Barry and Mark Paul joined The Last Word to discuss this and other stories making headlines this week. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

World leaders and biodiversity experts are gathering in Montreal for the UN biodiversity conference COP15. Environmental commentator John Gibbons joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss COP15 as well as other environmental news. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.