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 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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Jul 17, 2023 • 13min
Lack Of Care Places For Vulnerable Children Highlighted In New Report
A new report has highlighted the lack of places for vulnerable children.
Joining The Last Word to discuss was Maria Corbett, Chief Executive of the Child Law Project and Kathleen Funchion, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
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Jul 14, 2023 • 19min
Injury Doubt for Irish World Cup Squad
The Women's World Cup is just around the corner and with a feisty match against Columbia behind closed doors, what's the outlook like for the team and Denise O'Sullivan?
Lisa Fallon, FIFA High-Performance Technical Director and Sinead O’Carroll, Editor of thejournal.ie joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 14, 2023 • 26min
Six RTÉ Oireachtas Probes, Boris is Back and Calls for 12th July Bank Holiday
On the week trending this week, RTÉ continues to be under the microscope, Boris Johnson is back in the headlines and there had been calls to make the 12th of July an all-island bank holiday.
Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent with The Irish Examiner and Author Edel Coffey joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 9min
No Smartphone Policy For Primary Pupils Could Be Extended To All Schools, Education Minister Says
Minister for Education Norma Foley is interested in extending nationwide the idea of a no smartphone policy for primary school pupils.
Rachel Harper, Principal of St Patrick’s National School in Greystones, and Jen Hogan, Parenting Columnist with the Irish Times joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 16min
Heatwaves Return To Europe
More extreme heatwaves are set to hit Europe in the coming weeks, with the highest ever ground temperatures recorded in Spain yesterday.
Kevin Murphy, 2GoCup CEO and Founder, and John Gibbons, Environmental Commentator joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 17min
RTÉ To Ask Ryan Tubridy To Pay Back €150,000 From Outstanding Renault Events
Director General Kevin Bakhurst has said RTÉ will ask Ryan Tubridy to pay back €150,000 from outstanding commitments.
Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Mirror, and James O’Connor, member of the Public Accounts Committee and Fianna Fail TD joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 11min
How To Use Your Tech To Save Money
We could all do with saving a little more money! Could investing in technology help you out with your savings?
Andy O’Donoghue joined The Last Word to discuss.
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Jul 12, 2023 • 33min
Culture Club: Ed Smith
TodayFM's Ed Smith joined us for The Culture Club this week! He spoke to Matt about music, films, comedy and more.
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Jul 12, 2023 • 9min
Taoiseach Claims People In Emergency Accommodation Are Refusing "Multiple Offers" For Social Housing
At a press conference given yesterday by the Government in relation to Housing For All, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar claimed multiple offers for social housing have been refused by people in emergency accommodation.
Jim Gildea, Fine Gael Councillor for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, and Colette Bennett, Economics and Social Analyst at Social Justice Ireland joined The Last Word to discuss.
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