The Last Word with Matt Cooper

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.

The Allianz National Football League returned this weekend, and it was the first time fans got to see the new rules created by the FRC in an attempt to improve the state of the game.Which rules were a success, and will teams become more attack-focused because of them?Matt spoke to former Mayo footballer David Brady and Will O’Callaghan from Off The Ball about what we learned from the weekend’s fixtures.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear their chat.

Diageo has said it has “no intention” of selling the Guinness brand, following reports last week that it was considering doing so.Bloomberg News first reported that Diageo was exploring options for Guinness and that its value could be more than $10m.Ian Guider, Columnist with the Business Post, joined Matt for Monday’s business slot.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Conor Gallagher, Crime and Security Correspondent with the Irish Times, explained that an extensive file regarding alleged garda corruption has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.Organised crime and corruption charges are being considered against a former garda superintendent, Mr Hutch and two serving gardaí.To listen to the full conversation, press the ‘play’ button on this page.

Sarah Slattery from travelexpert.ie joins The Last Word for her weekly travel slot and this time she's got all the best things to do and see when visiting Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

It's been a big week for politics on both sides of the Atlantic, Roe McDermot, advice columnist with The Irish Times, and Larry Donnelly, law lecturer at the University of Galway and political columnist with TheJournal.ie, join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!