The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Today FM
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.
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Jul 19, 2023 • 6min
Government Watchdog Responds to John Delaney Scheme
Recently, the Sunday Independent tracked down a "Money for Jam" scheme supposedly ran by former Head of the FAI, John Delaney.
Mark Tighe, Co-Author of Champagne Football and Journalist with the Sunday Independent joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 19, 2023 • 12min
Proposed Minimum Wage "Unaffordable" for Many SMEs
The Low Pay Commission is set to recommend a 12 percent or €1.40 increase in the hourly minimum wage.
Joining The Last Word to discuss is Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive of ISME and Dr. Tom McDonnell, Co-Director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute.
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Jul 19, 2023 • 9min
The Price of A Pint is Going Up
Diageo has announced yet another price rise from August. Draught beer of Hop House, Guinness, Carlsberg, Rockshore, and Smithwhicks will rise by at least 4c.
Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 11min
Ireland Has Become Warmer And Wetter In The Last 30 Years
A new report from Met Eireann today states that Ireland has become 'Warmer and Wetter' in the last 30 years.
John Sweeney, emeritus professor of geography at Maynooth University and Ciara Ryan, climatologist, Met Éireann join the show to discuss why they believe this is.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 13min
RFK’s Family Condemn His “Deplorable” Claims That Covid Was Engineered To Kill Black And White People
Following a dramatic turn of events at dinner, RFK's family condemned his claims that covid was deliberately engineered to kill people.
Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated columnist and Marion McKeone, US correspondent, The Business Post join the show to discuss.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 7min
House Prices Continue To Slow Down According To CSO Figures
CSO figures have shown that house prices are falling, but is this a positive thing?
Ian Guider, Business columnist, Business Post joins the show to discuss.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 15min
The Last Word on Music: Taylor Swift Ticket Madness Is About To Descend On Ireland
You don't have to be a 'Swifty' to know the world is going mental for Taylor Swift tickets, and the madness has just hit Ireland.
John Caddell and Dee Reddy join the show to discuss.
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Jul 17, 2023 • 13min
Is There A Need for Satellite TV Anymore?
Is it game over for telly? Has the satellite dish had it's day?
Our weekly TV and Streaming Slot continued this week with Joe O'Shea and Elaine Burke.
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Jul 17, 2023 • 13min
It's Kerry V Dublin in the All Ireland Football Final
Kerry Vs Dublin are to square off in this year's All Ireland Football Final following a busy weekend of Semi Final action in Croker.
Marc O'Sé and Dick Clerkin joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 17, 2023 • 12min
The Review of Ireland's Rail Network and It's Proposals
A train line from Ballina to Rosslare and high-speed inter-city trains are among the proposals highlighted in a review of the Irish rail network.
Mark Gleeson of Rail Users Ireland and Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation at Trinity College joined The Last Word to discuss.
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