The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Brian Lloyd joins Mario to chat about Francis Ford Coppola's new release Megalopolis; a movie that has been postponed since the 80s.

Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to discuss the best digital and Bluetooth radios to allow you listen to your favourite shows. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Sinéad Crowley joins Matt in the studio for this week's Culture Club and to discuss the release of her new book Author of A Maid on Fifth Avenue. Subscribe to The Ray Foley Podcast wherever you get your podcast!

Three Wagamama restaurants in Dublin have closed after receivers were appointed to the restaurants that are part of the Press Up Group. Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post, joins The Last Word to discuss this and more in the business news. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, chief executive of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, spoke to Matt about calls for Government for the sector ahead of Budget 2025. To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button on this page.

Nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas and US Correspondent with the Business Post Marion McKeone joined Matt for The Last Word’s weekly US slot where Matt began by asking about the significance of the Pennsylvanian vote in November’s presidential election. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent joined Matt to discuss how taxi fares are to rise by 9% in December. Will this lead to more people opting to stay at home instead of going out? Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Liam Gallagher has hit out at critics of his 'angelic tones', saying that 'imposters' are not welcome at the Oasis reunion shows. John Caddell and Dee Reddy join The Last Word to discuss this as well as news that Justin Timberlake will play two gigs in Ireland next year and more. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Laura Kennedy joins Matt int eh studio to discuss her new book, Some of Our Parts. As a philosopher and author, Laura takes us through the complexities of the labels we place upon ourself and how we can navigate these.

Driverless taxis have been operating in San Francisco since last August marking a significant milestone in the progress for autonomous vehicles. Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech's Sake podcast, was recently in the city and joins The Last Word to talk about her experience of being a passenger in a driverless car. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

The Government has been slammed for dropping plans for hate speech laws because of a lack of the consensus on the wording. Also, President Michael D Higgins has claimed that a letter he wrote congratulating his Iranian counterpart was leaked by Israel. Daniel McConnell, editor of the Business Post, Alan Shatter, former minister for justice and Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers join The Last Word t...

Are you a binge watcher or do you space out your series? This week on the Last Word on TV and Streaming, Elaine and Joe give us the best in TV and streaming to get you through the week.

Sarah Slattery from TheTravelExpert.ie joined Matt for The Last Word’s weekly travel slot, giving you all the best tips and tricks for booking a ski holiday this winter. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

The United Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Leinster away to Edinburgh on Friday night, Munster hosting Connacht and Ulster facing Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. Matt spoke to Billy Holland, Liam Toland and Paul Wallace about each province’s ambitions for the season ahead. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

Exploding pagers killing at least 12 people and wounding 3,000 people. This has led to an exchange of strikes between Israel and Hezbollah and growing fears of further escalation. Matt spoke to our foreign correspondent in Beirut, Hannah McCarthy to see how the situation is escalating.

Molly Nic Céile, author of Gaeilge i mo Chroí, joins The Last Word to talk about learning to love the Irish language. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

John Gibbons joins The Last Word to discuss climate change causing the earth to vibrate, life or death for cities should the earth continue to warm and overcoming climate fatalism. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Tom Clonan, Independent Senator, retired Army Officer and former Lecturer at TU Dublin, joined Mario Rosenstock to give his assessment of this week’s walkie-talkie and pager attacks in Lebanon which left dozens dead and hundreds injured. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

A study by Maynooth University has suggested that homework tasks of up to 15 minutes can be more beneficial than longer time periods. Mario Rosenstock was joined by Professor Andrew Parnell, Hamilton Professor and Director of the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University and Jennifer Horgan, teacher and Irish Examiner columnist, to discuss the findings. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear t...

But for how long? Will it disband in November for the election or in January for a rumored February election? Gary Murphy, Elaine Loughlin and Kevin Cunningham join Matt to discuss the potential timeline.

Comedian Killian Sundermann was the latest inductee into The Last Word’s Culture Club this week. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear all his favourite music, book, film & TV choices!

Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate after wave of exploding pagers killed 12 people and injured thousands in cities across Lebanon. Hannah McCarthy, foreign correspondent in Beirut, joins The Last Word to outline the situation in Lebanon as there are reports of a second wave of explosions. Listen back to the full discussion by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Amazon has told its staff that they must return to the office five days a week in January 2025, ending its hybrid working policy. Meanwhile, Intel have announced that they are postponing new factories in Germany and Poland for two years, meaning that the Leixlip plant will remain as the company’s “lead European hub”. Ian Guider covered these topics on Tuesday’s business news. Hit the ‘Play’ button...

Many children in Ireland are overweight "because they have to be driven everywhere" according to the deputy leader of the Green Party. Senator Róisín Garvey joins The Last Word along with Prof Dónal O'Shea, HSE clinical lead on obesity, and Jen Hogan, parenting columnist with the Irish Times, to discuss the factors that are leading to around 20 per cent of primary school children being overweight...

Donald Trump has received criticism after conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer joined his campaign trail, with some Republican supporters concerned the move could cost him Georgia and North Carolina in November’s election. Nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone, US Correspondent with the Business Post, joined Matt to discuss. Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conver...