The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Pascal Donohoe, joins Frank Greaney following the publication of Ireland's mid-year expenditure performance review.To catch the full conversation, hit the 'play' button below...

Clodagh Lawlor, one of Ireland's youngest award-winning Country Music stars joins Matt for this week's Culture Club.For the full conversation, hit the 'play' button below...

Sarah McGuinness, Assistant News Editor with the Business Post joined Matt for Wednesday’s business news. They discussed how Coca- Cola HBC has has seen a drop in sales in the first half of 2024 due to the introduction of the deposit return scheme.Meanwhile, Eirgrid has warned of a mass exodus of data centres from Ireland if new connection agreements aren’t signed off on.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Irish author Donal Ryan discusses his latest book, Heart, Be At Peace, where he returns to the terrain and characters of his debut novel, The Spinning Heart.To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button below

Joanne Geary, Managing Director, MyHome.ie, discusses the latest analysis on the second hand housing market.Dara Keogh, CEO of GeoDirectory, outlines the number of new addresses that have been recorded up to June, where Dublin saw the highest proportion of new homes.To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button below.

Following the news that Kamala Harris has selected her VP pick, Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone join Matt to discuss the latest updates in US politics.For the full conversation, hit the 'play' button below...

On this week’s music slot, Matt was joined by John Caddell and Dave Hanratty, host of the No Encore Podcast. They talked about iconic TV moments that were made even more memorable from their soundtracks.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

The National Cyber Security Centre has published a plan on how to deal with future cyber emergencies that may occur in Ireland.Richard Browne, Director with the NCSC joined Matt to discuss it.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Following the controversial defeat of Ireland's Daina Moorehouse at the Paris Olympics, Gavan Casey, Sportswriter at The42.ie joins the Last Word to discuss the future of boxing at the olympics. To catch the full conversation hit the 'play' button below...

After a busy week in the world of new, current affairs and pop culture, Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Star and Edel Coffey, writer and journalist join Matt to discuss the big headlines of the week.To catch the full conversation, hit the 'play' button below...