The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post, joins The Last Word to discuss the impact of US President Donald Trump slapping tariffs on China and threatening Canada, Mexico and the European Union.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

China has slapped tariffs on a raft of goods coming from the United States in response to US tariffs on Chinese goods introduced by President Donald Trump.Marion McKeone and Cal Thomas join The Last Word to discuss the latest news from the US as Trump fires the first shots in what could become a global trade war.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

The delivery of houses in Ireland could fall short of the government’s targets in 2025, according to a report by Mitchell McDermott.This prediction comes off the back of CSO figures which showed that only 30,330 houses were completed in 2024, almost 10,000 lower than the 40,000 target.Paul Mitchell, Director & Co-Founder of Mitchell McDermott and Kate English, Chief Economist at Deloitte, discussed this with Matt on Thursday’s The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play button on this page to hear the conversation.

Ireland kick off their 2025 Guinness Six Nations campaign against England this Saturday as they bid to win a historic 3-in-a-row.Under interim head coach Simon Easterby, how are Ireland’s chances looking, and which players will be putting their hands up ahead of the Lions tour in the summer?Matt was joined by Fiona Hayes to discuss the weekend’s fixtures.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

On Thursday, Matt was joined by Armando Iannucci, the creator of iconic TV shows like Alan Partride, Veep and The Thick of It.He discussed his stage adaptation of the Stanley Kubrick classic, 'Dr. Strangelove', which is coming to the Bórd Gáis Energy Theatre on the 5th of February, along with his storied career that spans decades.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear their chat.

DeepSeek, a Chinese owned startup, is disrupting the AI sector amid claims it performs better than other popular technology at a fraction of the price.Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to explain what DeepSeek does and why it is scaring the world's tech giants.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Trevor Birney, journalist, documentary maker and producer of the Kneecap movie, joins The Last Word for the the Culture Club. He discusses his favourite cultural choices as well as the success of Kneecap and working on the upcoming Saipan movie.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Robert F Kennedy Jnr, Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, has said he is "not anti-vaccine" and has defended the President's anti-abortion policy during his confirmation hearing at the US Senate.Marion McKeone, US based journalist joins The Last Word to discuss RFK Jnr's appearance at the tense hearing.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

On Monday, Lady Gaga announced that her new album “Mayhem” will be released on March 7th.Meanwhile, Forbidden Fruit and Longitude have both revealed the first wave of artists that will play the festivals this summer.John Caddell & Dee Reddy joined Matt to run through the week's music news.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration has hit major cities across the US and led to mass arrests.Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated US columnist, and Marion McKeone, US correspondent with the Business Post, join The Last Word to discuss what US President Donald Trump has been doing in his first week back in office. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.