The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Scotland blew this year’s Six Nations Championship wide open when they beat strong favourites France 50-40 at Murrayfield.Elsewhere, Ireland secured a bonus point win over Wales at the Aviva Stadium to keep their Triple Crown hopes alive, but did old issues rear their heads once again?Meanwhile, is Steve Borthwick’s job as England manager in doubt after losing to Italy for the first time in Six Nations history?Paul Wallace and Off The Ball’s Will O’Callaghan speak to Matt about the weekend’s action.

John Mooney, Investigations Editor with the Sunday Times, talks to Matt about his forensic investigation with Bellingcat into Christy Snr and Daniel Kinahan, who have been living in Dubai for a number of years, and who were thought to be living underground since a US bounty was offered for information leading to the arrest of the criminal gang leaders.To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button on this page.

President Catherine Connolly's statement on violence in the Middle East is expected to increase pressure on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to take a stand when he visits the White House for St Patrick’s Day.Ciarán Ahern, Labour TD for Dublin South West, and Larry Donnelly, law lecturer at University of Galway, join The Last Word to discuss whether the Taoiseach should use the opportunity of the Oval Office meeting to express Ireland's concerns about the war in Iran.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Sarah Slattery from thetravelexpert.ie joins The Last Word to chat about the great destinations Irish holidaymakers can fly to from Ireland West Airport Knock.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

As Iran continues to fire drones and missiles across the Gulf region, Irish stars including Marty Morrissey, Ryan Tubridy and Caelan Doris offered their best wishes to the thousands of Irish people living in the UAE.Emily Keegan, Today FM news reporter, and Dave Hanratty, podcast producer and host of No Encores podcast, join The Last Word to discuss this and more of the week's trending stories.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

A government review of legislation that gives employees the right to request working from home has been criticised by unions, who say there doesn’t need to be any changes to the current law.Minister for Small Business, Retail and Employment Alan Dillon TD will ask the Workplace Relations Commission to give clearer guidance for employees applying for remote work.Dr. Laura Bambrick, Head of Social Policy at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, speaks to Matt on The Last Word about the move.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the piece.

Earlier this week, Friends of the Earth warned that Irish households are still too dependent on the use of fossil fuels and therefore are likely to experience higher energy bills as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.Environmental commentator John Gibbons speaks to Matt on Thursday’s The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the piece.

Meta contractors are being told to review highly sensitive and intimate footage of Meta glasses users who may not be aware they are recording, according to a new investigation.Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to discuss this and also to explain what's going on with the AI company Anthropic and the United States' Pentagon.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Poet Dearbhla Mescal is the latest inductee into the Last Word Culture Club, where she tells Matt about her debut poetry collection, Finding Joy.Dearbhla also talks to Matt about the culture that influences her from music, to film to theatre, and she also reflects on being mum to musician Nell and actor Paul.

Earlier this week, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there’s a “degree” of price gouging being done by fuel companies in the wake of US-Israeli strikes in Iran.The Irish Road Hauliers Association has warned that the price of diesel could go beyond €2 per litre.Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor at the Irish Independent and CEO of Fuels for Ireland, Kevin McPartlan speak to Matt on The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the piece.