The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Laureate for Irish Fiction, Colm Tóibín spoke to Matt about his latest book 'A Guest at the Feast', which is a collection of essays about his own life. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

There have been big changes to social media giant Twitter since Elon Musk’s takeover and more are expected to come. As a result lots of people have started looking for an alternative platform. Andy O’Donoghue spoke to Matt on The Last Word about Mastodon, a platform that has already seen a surge in users, as well as other alternatives to Twitter. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Miguel Delaney and Mark Lawrenson spoke to Matt on The Last Word about the potential sale of Liverpool and the weekend’s Premier League. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Matt was joined by Joe O’Shea and Elaine Burke on The Last Word to discuss the latest TV and streaming news, including the return of reality TV staple I’m A Celebrity and Netflix’s The Crown. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

The Northern and Western Regional Assembly has called for at least two electric charge facilities in every town and village in the country in order to meet electric vehicle targets. John Daly, chief economist at the Northern & Western Regional Assembly, joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss why more people aren’t switching to electric vehicles. Catch the full chat by pressing 'Play' button on this page.

Visiting New York with kids may seem daunting to some, but it can be the trip of a lifetime. Sarah Slattery from the travelexpert.ie spoke to Matt on The Last Word about her top attractions when travelling to New York as a family. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Twitter has begun laying off Irish staff as it plans to cut up to half of its global workforce. Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post and General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Owen Reidy spoke to The Last Word about what this means for the social media giant. Ian also has the day’s other business stories including Revolut’s plan to offer ‘100% digital’ mortgages. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Fifa have written to the teams competing in the World Cup asking them to focus on the football in Qatar and not allow the game “to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists.” Miguel Delaney spoke to The Last Word about the wave of controversies facing the tournament and how world football is dealing with them. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Roe McDermott, Irish Times advice columnist and movies editor with Hot Press and special correspondent with the Irish Examiner, Mick Clifford, discuss some of the other stories making headlines this week, including Twitter's layoffs and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Christmas gift guide. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

On The Last Word on Movies Roe McDermott and Brian Lloyd discuss this week’s biggest movie releases. These include Watcher, The Wonder and the latest project from Cartoon Saloon, My Father’s Dragon. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.