The Last Word with Matt Cooper

This week is Menopause Awareness Week - the first ever in Ireland. To mark the occasion, we discuss the signs and symptoms of perimenopause with Dr Brian Higgins.

With the An Post Irish Book Awards 2022 drawing closer, we are delighted to announce the shortlists for Eason Novel of the Year and Eason Sportsbook of the Year. Bert Wright from the An Post Irish Book Awards joins us live in studio for the announcement, alongside a few familiar faces - Edel Coffey, Paul Howard, Aoife Dooley, Louise Kennedy and Aingeala Flannery.

Journalist and author Tommie Gorman discusses his new book ‘Never Better: My Life In Our Times’. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

More than 50% of people believe that companies with a pet-friendly policy are a more attractive place to work and 27% say it would influence their choice of where to work, according to a new survey from the ISPCA. With a lot of new dog owners in the country since lockdown, should more workplaces have pet-friendly policies? CEO of the ISPCA, Dr Cyril Sullivan and vet Tim Kirby joined The Last Word to discuss.

Charlie Weston, personal finance editor with the Irish Independent, and Michael Dowling, managing director of Dowling Financial explain what the Central Bank’s easing of mortgage lending rules mean for first time buyers. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Cabinet has signed off on a winter eviction ban which is expected to run from November until the end of March. How is it going to work and what does it mean for renters and landlords? Daniel McConnell, Political Editor of the Irish Examiner and Pat Doyle, CEO Peter McVerry Trust join us to discuss.

Andy O’Donoghue, tech journalist, outlines how Meta’s latest technology will track eye movements of users and why this raises privacy issues. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated columnist and Marion McKeone, US Correspondent with the Business Post discuss the latest news from the US, including Kevin Spacey’s testimony at his civil trial in New York where he has denied the claim that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old at a house party in 1986. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Arctic Monkeys and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head in the charts this week as they both release new albums. ‘The Car’ by Arctic Monkeys will be the band’s 7th studio album, while ‘Midnights’ will be Swift’s 10th, and the first since ‘Evermore’ was released in 2020. John and Dee joined Matt in studio to speculate about what we can expect to hear from both records. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Liverpool secured an impressive 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday which has left Guardiola's side four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. Matt was joined by Miguel Delaney to discuss whether the result can reenergise Jurgen Klopp's team after a slow start to the season. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.