The Last Word with Matt Cooper

MM fighter Conor McGregor has been ordered by the High Court not to publish or share the CCTV footage shown during the recent civil action taken by Nikita Hand.Frank Greaney joins The Last Word to outline what was heard in court.

Irish hospitals took in almost €16 million in car parking charges in 2023 according to a new report from Irish Country Living. Hospital parking remains a burden on sick people and their families despite Taoiseach Simon Harris promising in 2020 that the charges would be capped at €10 per day.Ciara Leahy, editor of Irish Country Living, joins The Last Word to discuss the report.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page

A deal for the next government was agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Regional Independent Group and Independent TDs Michael & Danny Healy Rae.Micheál Martin will be Taoiseach until November 2027, with Simon Harris taking over for the remaining two years of the government’s term.Matt was joined by Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill, Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Sean Canney TD from the Regional Independent Group and Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins TD on Wednesday's The Last Word to discuss this.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Roisín O’Donnell has just released her debut novel, Nesting, a tense exploration of one women’s attempts to get away from a coercive partner, and a portrait of life inside the housing system.In the culture club, she spoke to Matt about the books, movies, music and TV that have influenced her.

January is often considered 'divorce month' as the new year see lots of couples take the first steps towards splitting up.Michelle Brown, divorce consultant, specialist family mediator and author of Scars of Divorce, joins The Last Word to discuss how to get a divorce in Ireland while keeping the costs down and relationships as amicable as possible.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Marion McKeone, US correspondent with the Business Post, and Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated US columnist, join The Last Word to discuss the devastating LA fires and preparations for President Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

A study in England and Wales has suggested that there has been an increase in the proportion of women seeking abortions, despite using “natural” methods of preventing pregnancy, such as fertility tracking apps.How accurate are these apps, and how much data is stored on them?Dr. Laura Cullen, Cork GP and Director of Women’s Health with the Irish College of General Practitioners and Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech’s Sake podcast, joined Matt to discuss this.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

Charity shops across Ireland have seen an increase in clothing donations purchased from fast fashion sites such as Shein, some of which have never been worn.Is fast fashion taken seriously enough when it comes to environmental and labour issues?Broadcaster and content creator Fionnuala Jones joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss this.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear their conversation.

Man United knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup on Sunday, bringing a miserable week to an end for Mikel Arteta’s side.With the North London derby just two days away, can Arsenal rediscover their form?Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with The Independent and Off The Ball’s Will O’Callaghan joined Matt on Monday to discuss the weekend's results.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

The Commercial Court has heard that Michael Flatley is willing to repay a €5.6million loan at the centre of a dispute with a lender.It was made to Blackbird Film Productions Ltd by Novellus Finance Ltd, who says there has been default on repayment. Mr. Flatley denies this.Peter O’Dwyer, Head of News at the Business Post, joined Matt for Monday’s business news.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.