The Last Word with Matt Cooper

On this week’s environment slot, John Gibbons talked to Mario Rosenstock about Electric Picnic’s aims to go green and why Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s interview was described as “the dumbest climate conversation of all time”.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Ireland’s first e-scooter sharing scheme has been launched in Wexford.The scheme is a collaboration between e-scooter sharing platform Bolt and Wexford County Council.Aisling Dunne, head of public policy with Bolt, joined The Last Word to explain how the scooter rental works.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Bill Whelan, the composer of Riverdance, joins The Last Word to discuss his favourite music, books, tv, movies and more.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

New food trends are constantly popping up on social media and while some are super useful, others can be a complete food fad.Russell Alford from the Gastrogays joins The Last Word to discuss the trends that are worth the hype and what should be ignored.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

At least 11 inmates from the Portlaoise Prison were hospitalised after a suspected drugs overdose yesterday. Conor Lally, Crime and Security Editor with the Irish Times and Saoirse Brady, Executive Director, Irish Penal Reform Trust discuss the issue of overcrowding and drug taking in prison.To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button below.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said that Ryanair and Eir were the two most complained about companies when consumers contacted them in the first 6 months of 2024.Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent, joined Mario Rosenstock for The Last Word’s weekly personal finance slot to discuss this.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated US columnist, and Larry Donnelly, law lecturer at the University of Galway and political columnist with The Journal, join The Last Word to discuss Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump and more of the week's biggest stories from the United States.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Sunday Times restaurant critic and one half of The Gastro Gays, Russell Alford, joined Mario Rosenstock to give the best tips and tricks for preparing the perfect barbeque.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

Ian Guider, columnist with The Business Post spoke to Will O’Callaghan for Monday’s business news.Up for discussion was exit packages for Intel’s Ireland staff and the Hardware Association of Ireland’s plan to tackle Ireland’s housing crisis.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sportswriter with the Irish Daily Star and Gavin Cooney, Sportswriter with The42.ie, joined Will O’Callaghan to discuss the government’s pledge to provide an additional €400m of funding for sport following Team Ireland’s success at the Paris Olympic Games.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.