The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Liam Gallagher has hit out at critics of his 'angelic tones', saying that 'imposters' are not welcome at the Oasis reunion shows. John Caddell and Dee Reddy join The Last Word to discuss this as well as news that Justin Timberlake will play two gigs in Ireland next year and more.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Laura Kennedy joins Matt int eh studio to discuss her new book, Some of Our Parts.As a philosopher and author, Laura takes us through the complexities of the labels we place upon ourself and how we can navigate these.

Driverless taxis have been operating in San Francisco since last August marking a significant milestone in the progress for autonomous vehicles.Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech's Sake podcast, was recently in the city and joins The Last Word to talk about her experience of being a passenger in a driverless car.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

The Government has been slammed for dropping plans for hate speech laws because of a lack of the consensus on the wording.Also, President Michael D Higgins has claimed that a letter he wrote congratulating his Iranian counterpart was leaked by Israel.Daniel McConnell, editor of the Business Post, Alan Shatter, former minister for justice and Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers join The Last Word to discuss the hate speech legislation and the President’s letter to Iran.President Higgins has also clashed with Taoiseach Simon Harris in relation to immigration and homelessness. Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD, and Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward join The Last Word to discuss this.Catch the full chat by pressing the ‘Play’ button on this page.

Are you a binge watcher or do you space out your series?This week on the Last Word on TV and Streaming, Elaine and Joe give us the best in TV and streaming to get you through the week.

Sarah Slattery from TheTravelExpert.ie joined Matt for The Last Word’s weekly travel slot, giving you all the best tips and tricks for booking a ski holiday this winter.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

The United Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Leinster away to Edinburgh on Friday night, Munster hosting Connacht and Ulster facing Glasgow Warriors on Saturday.Matt spoke to Billy Holland, Liam Toland and Paul Wallace about each province’s ambitions for the season ahead.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

Exploding pagers killing at least 12 people and wounding 3,000 people. This has led to an exchange of strikes between Israel and Hezbollah and growing fears of further escalation.Matt spoke to our foreign correspondent in Beirut, Hannah McCarthy to see how the situation is escalating.

Molly Nic Céile, author of Gaeilge i mo Chroí, joins The Last Word to talk about learning to love the Irish language.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

John Gibbons joins The Last Word to discuss climate change causing the earth to vibrate, life or death for cities should the earth continue to warm and overcoming climate fatalism.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!