The Last Word with Matt Cooper

BirdWatch Ireland has released a map highlighting over 70 of the most vital areas for seabirds around the country.Under EU legislation, Ireland must designate areas to protect the lifecycle of birds.Environment commentator John Gibbons spoke to Matt on Thursday’s The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Streaming giants Netflix and Spotify are in talks to team up and bring live concerts and award shows to audiences worldwide.Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post, joins The Last Word to discuss this and more of the latest business news. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Writer Ciara Geraghty is the latest inductee into the Culture Club. The author of ten novels for adults has now written her first children's book 'Wanda Broom' and she joins The Last Word to chat through her favourite music, books, movies and more. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has pleaded guilty to ten charges of deception by falsely claiming he needed money for cancer treatment.Mr. Carey, who won 5 All-Irelands with his county, was due to stand trial today on 21 fraud and forgery charges.Today FM’s Courts Correspondent, Frank Greaney, joined Matt to explain what happened in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the piece.

The feud between billionaire Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump has reignited as the Tesla chief renews his criticism of Trump's tax and spending bill.Musk claims that the legislation, known as "The Big Beautiful Bill", would undermine the work he did to cut government spending while in charge of Doge.Marion McKeone and Cal Thomas join The Last Word to discuss the clash between the former allies and more of the latest news from the United States.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor this morning withdrew his application to introduce new evidence as part of an appeal against the outcome of his civil rape trial.Last year, Nikita Hand won a lawsuit against the Mr. McGregor, whom she accused of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018.Frank Greaney, Today FM's Courts Correspondent, joined Matt on The Last Word.Hit the 'Play' button on this page to hear the conversation.

The four All-Ireland senior football semi-finalists were confirmed at the weekend after another hugely entertaining weekend of championship action.On Saturday, an impressive second half performance saw Donegal overcome Monaghan and 2021 champions Tyrone beat Dublin, leading to Dessie Farrell's resignation as Dublin manager.On Sunday, Meath put an end to Galway’s All-Ireland hopes while Kerry dumped current champions Armagh out of the competition.Matt spoke to Colm Keys, GAA Correspondent with the Irish Independent and Ray Silke, former All-Ireland winning captain with Galway, about the results.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

Known as the Pearl of the Adriatic, Dubrovnik is an affordable choice for a European short trip.From the boat tours, day trips, sunset cocktails and walking the city’s famous walls, Travelexpert.ie Sarah Slattery ran through the best of what the Croatian city has to offer.To catch the full conversation, press the ‘play’ button on this page.

UK police have launched a criminal investigation into comments made at Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s Glastonbury performances.This follows comments from the BBC stating that it regretted not cutting the stream of Bob Vylan’s performance, saying its “antisemitic sentiments” were “utterly unacceptable”.Joe O’Shea and Elaine Burke spoke to Matt on Monday.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

US Republicans and Democrats are sent in a spin as 'socialist' Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez take over Venice for star-studded wedding, and Glastonbury organisers say Kneecap will play, but will the BBC air the performance?Marion McKeone and Joe O'Shea join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!