The Last Word with Matt Cooper

John Gibbons joined The Last Word to discuss the way in which ancient fir trees are allowing scientists to measure climate change. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Andy O'Donoghue joined The Last Word to discuss the best tech available to make sure you get the most out of your 8 hours! Catch the full chat by pressing the ' Play' button on this page.

Keiran Cunningham, Chief Sports Writer with The Irish Daily star joined The Last Word to discuss comments made by Irish boxing star, Katie Taylor about her fighting on the same card as Mike Tyson. Listen by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

How much would it cost to bring Ireland's existing office buildings up to today's environmental standards? Ian Guider joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor of The Irish Independent joined The Last Word to talk about why you should always keep a close eye on your insurance documents! Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Regulations are finally coming in for e-scooter use on roads in Ireland. What do these new regulations involve? Aisling Dunne, Head of Policy at Bolt, and Ciaran Cuffe, MEP with the Green Party joined The Last Word to discuss.

Political candidates have been warned over a threat of violence while campaigning following a number of incidents in recent days. Cormac O'Keefe, Security Correspondent for The Irish Examiner, and Elaine Dunne, Fianna Fáil Local Election Candidate for Glencullen-Sandyford joined The Last Word to discuss.  Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

A new survey suggests some mortgage holders are paying twice as much as others on interest rates. Martina Hennessy, Managing Director of Doddl.ie joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

New potential benefits have emerged for users of a certain range of diabetes drugs, which include the well known drug 'Ozempic'. Professor Donal O'Shea, HSE Clinical Lead On Obesity joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Why has the Dublin-New York Portal been temporarily closed? Brianna Parkins, Columnist with The Irish Times, and Hazel Chu, Green Party Dublin City Councillor joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

While Bike Week is being celebrated, Dr. Damien O'Tuama, National Cycling Coordinator with the Irish Cycling Campaign and An Taisce, and Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor of The Sunday Independent joined The Last Word to discuss a new campaign from Cycling Ireland which hopes to raise awareness on Irish roads. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly plans to go to cabinet tomorrow to seek approval to raise the minimum legal age of the purchase of tobacco products from 18 to 21. Chris Macey, Director of Advocacy for the Irish Heart Foundation, and Ian O'Doherty, Columnist for The Irish Independent joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Why has the Church of Ireland's General Synod voted against a motion to allow all children of unmarried parents be baptised? Canon Gillian Wharton, Rector of Booterstown, Dublin, Church of Ireland, and Professor Patricia Barker, Lay Member of the Church of Ireland Synod joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

With the rain making a triumphant return after a blissful weekend, Sarah Slattery is back with some great get-away deals for May! Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Ian Guider joined The Last Word to discuss motoring giant Ford's decision to reverse prior plans to produce only electric vehicles after 2030. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Dublin portal, Netflix lawsuit and Kim Kardashian's waist... Ben Finnegan, TodayFM News Anchor, and Sarah McGuinness, Assistant News Editor for The Business Post joined The Last Word to discuss the week's biggest trending stories! Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Insurance firms are calling for mandatory telematics in the cars of young and inexperienced drivers. Gary McClarty, Director of MCL Insurance Services (Ireland) Limited, and Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor of The Sunday Independent joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Ireland has qualified in the Eurovision thanks to Bambi Thug Russell Alford, Today FM's Eurovision expert and Dave Hanratty, Host of 'No Encore Podcast' join Matt to discuss For the full podcast click the 'Play' button on this page.

Why are we so addicted to our dodgy boxes and smuggled cigarettes? Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent joins Matt to discuss For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

Israel has taken control of the Rafah crossing, Bel Trew, Chief International Correspondent with the Independent joins Matt to discuss For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

A man has been jailed for life following the murder of 3 siblings. Frank Greaney, courts correspondent for Today FM joins Matt to discuss. For the full podcast press the 'Play' button on this page.

As Bambie Thug is set to take the stage in the first Eurovision heat, John Caddell and Dee Reddy join Matt to discuss the full Eurovision breakdown. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

Following the release of 3 RTE reports, Ian Guider from The Business Post joins Matt to discuss these in detail. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.

Stormy Daniels is set to be called as a witness in the latest Trump case Cal Thomas, Nationally syndicated US columnist and Marion McKeone, Us correspondent with The Business Post join Matt to discuss. For the full podcast click the 'Play' button on this page.

How is the government handling those who are seeking international protection when entering the country? Daniel McConnell - editor of The Business Post, Sinead Gibney Social Democratic candidate and Senator Barry Ward of Fine Gail join Matt to discuss. For the full chat click the 'Play' button on this page.