The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at University of Galway & Political Columnist with TheJournal.ie and US Correspondent with the Business Post, Marion McKeone, joined Matt to discuss how Joe Biden is facing calls to step down from the US Presidential race.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Barra Roantree from Trinity College Dublin and Minister of State for Financial Services, Neale Richmond join Matt to discuss the likelihood of any changes in inheritance tax in the 2025 budget.

Gearoid Farrelly joins Matt for this week's Culture Club ahead of his show at the Paddy Power Comedy Festival.

Leading food economists say reducing herds is not the way to go in the fight against climate change.Food economist Ciaran Fitzgerald and ecologist Padraic Fogarty join Matt to discuss the issue.

Should blockbuster movies that feature extreme weather events focus more on explaining the effects of climate change? That’s a question commentator John Gibbons asked on this week’s environment slot.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Dermot O’Leary, General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union, joined Matt to discuss a number of antisocial incidents that have recently occurred on bus routes in Co. Limerick, and what can be done to help drivers in such situations.Click the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the full conversation.

Andy O'Donoghue explains why learning coding is beneficial for kids and gives a run down of the best Apps to learn coding and how your kids can begin with creating their own Apps.To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button below.

Marion McKewon and Cal Thomas join Matt Cooper to discuss a busy week in American politics, including the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump and the addition of JD Vance to the republican presidential ticket

Ian Guider of the Business Post joins Matt to discuss the top business stories of the day include a spike in office spaces being rented in DublinThe Last Word on Business with thanks to Forvis Mazars, the next exciting chapter for Mazars. Same local team, new global reach.Press the 'play' button below to catch up on the full conversation...

After gardaí were called to investigate an alleged assault at an under-15 hurling match in Co. Waterford this week, former President of the GAA Liam O’Neill said that not enough is being done to tackle violence at GAA matches.He and Sinéad O’Carroll, Editor of TheJournal.ie, spoke to Matt about the issue.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Following violent protests that broke out at the former Crown Paints factory location in Coolock yesterday, 30 have been arrested and 19 charged in relation to public order offences.Conor Lally, Crime and Secutrity Editor of the Irish Times, joins Matt to discuss what took place today in the aftermath of the incident.Trina O'Connor, Criminologist and Lisa Chambers, Fianna Fail Senator and Leader in the Seanad join the Last Word to discuss yesterday's incident further.To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button below...

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