The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Today FM courts correspondent Frank Greaney discusses the updates within the ongoing case of the taxi driver Raymond Shorten as new information has arisen.

Roderic O'Gorman has just been appointed the fourth ever leader of the Green Party in Ireland. He joins Matt to discuss his new role and the state of the party.

Limerick’s bid for a historic 5 All-Ireland hurling titles in a row came to an end on Sunday when Cork defeated them in the semi-final on a 1-28 to 0-29 scoreline. They’ll play Clare in the decider in two weeks’ time after the Banner defeated Kilkenny on Saturday.Matt was joined by former Limerick hurler Joe Quaid and Will O’Callaghan from The Hurling Pod to chat about the games.Matt and Will also reacted to the news that Mickey Harte will step down as Derry manager after one season in charge, and they paid tribute to former Mayo, Leitrim and Galway manager John O'Mahony, who died on Sunday aged 71.Click the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the full conversation.

This week Sarah Slattery, from the travelexpert.ie, is taking us to Norway, Finland and other places to escape extreme heat.To catch up on the conversation, click the 'play' button below...

Sarah McGuinness, Assistant News Editor with the Business Post and environmental commentator John Gibbons joined Matt for the Week Trending.They covered the BBC’s and Channel 4’s coverage of the UK general election, Dublin’s traffic plan and a controversial Newsweek article questioning Taylor Swift's credentials as a role model.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the full chat.

Nick Ferrari, presenter of Nick Ferrari at Breakfast on LBC Radio, joins The Last Word to discuss Labour's landslide victory in the UK general election.Matt is also joined by journalist Amanda Ferguson to outline Northern Ireland's election results and Daniel McConnell, editor of The Business Post, to discuss what all of the results could mean for Anglo-Irish relations.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

The podcast explores the new app No Place, a platform for real-time updates and self-expression. It also discusses affordable and high-tech home gym equipment options like the Fit Cube and smart dumbbells. Additionally, it reviews the Nordic Track Commercial 750 treadmill for serious runners and innovative gym equipment like the Hydro rowing machine and Tempo Studio.

New Report says that people are aware of climate change but there is no urgency to do anything about it.John Gibbons joins Matt to discuss the findings from the report.Plus we're busting the myths around electric vehicles.

Mat Fraser, star of Loudermilk and American Horror Story, talks about the world premiere of Unspeakable Conversations, a play at this year's Galway International Arts Festival.To catch the full conversation press the 'Play' button below.

New figures released by Drinks Ireland have shown that the sale of non-alcoholic beer grew by 18% in 2023, which is an almost 100% increase in market share over the last four years.Ian Guider, Columnist with the Business Post, joined Matt for Thursday’s daily business news.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the full chat.