The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Manchester City lost their fourth consecutive game for the first time in Pep Guardiola’s career, leaving his side 5 points adrift of Liverpool at the top of the table.How concerned should Guardiola be about City’s form, and is Liverpool’s momentum sustainable throughout the season?Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with The Independent and Off The Ball’s Will O’Callaghan joined Matt on Monday for a debrief of the weekend’s Premier League results.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

In the first of our election debates, Eoin Ó Broin, housing spokesperson for Sinn Féin, and Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure and Fine Gael housing spokesperson, joined Matt to debate the housing crisis, which remains the biggest issue for many voters heading to the polls on November 29th.To catch the full debate, press the 'play' button on this page.

Fine Gael is scrambling to limit the fallout after controversial comments Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary made about teachers at a party event.Daniel McConnell, editor of the Business Post, joins The Last Word to discuss what's been going on in the first few days of the general election campaign.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Orla Ryan from TheJournal.ie and Eoghan Tomás McDermott, Managing Director at the Communications Clinic, join Matt to discuss the big news stories of the week. Donald Trump’s victory hailed as ‘the biggest political comeback in US history,’ General Election 2024 gets underway at home, and fans clash in Amsterdam after Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv tie. For all the week's biggest news, hit ‘Play’ now. 

The 2024 general election is officially underway with just three weeks until polling day on Friday, November 29.Gary Murphy, professor of politics at the School of Law and Government in DCU, Sarah Carey, columnist with the Irish Independent, and Daniel McConnell, editor of the Business Post, join The Last Word to discuss the issues that could define the general election campaign. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with The Independent, has released his new book “States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football”. It looks at how modern football has never been more powerful, yet the injection of money into the sport is creating a host of issues on a global scale.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear his chat with Matt.

Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to talk about the best home sound system tech to elevate your listening experience.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

After Donald Trump was elected as the 47th US President this week, environmental campaigners have expressed concerns about his impact on attempts to tackle climate change.Environmental commentator John Gibbons joined Matt to discuss this on Thursday’s The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

Eoghan Murphy was Minister for Housing from 2017 to 2020 and it was a tenure that received widespread criticism as homeless figures continued to rise and the housing crisis worsened.He has released his book “Running from Office: Confessions of Ambition and Failure in Politics” about his time in government and on Thursday, he joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss it.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post, joins The Last Word to discuss what impact Donald Trump's US presidential victory will have on the economy in Ireland, Europe and the rest of the world. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!