The Last Word with Matt Cooper

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October 23 The Week Trending: Airbnb Guests Freed From Chores, Fontaines DC Condemn AI, & Is Dublin Really The 6th Best City In The World?
Stripping the beds and taking out the bins, new Airbnb rules will limit chores imposed on guests.
Fontaines DC have said they were blindsided by the use of AI in their 'Marianne' music video.
And Dublin has ranked 6th overall in the 2026 Global Cities Index produced by Oxford Economics out of 1,000 cities worldwide.
Dave Hanratty and Emma Nolan join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories.
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20 min
October 23 Seismic Election Expected Next Week As Israelis Go To The Polls
Paul Kearns, journalist based in Tel Aviv, talks to Will O'Callaghan about the biggest challenge to Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership for years, as voting is due to take place in the country's first general election since the October 7th attacks.
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12 min
October 23 Tech Thursday: Websites Across The World Vulnerable To Hacking
Websites across the world were taken down for a period this week after it was discovered that the programming they use is vulnerable to being hacked.
Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to explain this issue and also to run through how you can better protect your own tech.
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13 min
October 22 How Are European Countries Preparing For This Weekend's Protests?
Over 2,400 arrests were made in France during last weekend's protests.
As students and trade unions prepare for another day of demonstrations this Saturday, how have neighbouring countries reacted?
Shona Murray, European Correspondent with Euronews, and Mary Fitzgerald, Irish journalist based in Marseilles, join The Last Word to to question if European authorities are prepared for what might unfold.
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8 min
October 22 Emma Heatherington: Together For Christmas
Bestselling author Emma Heatherington joins The Last Word to delve into her latest winter love story, Together For Christmas.
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14 min
October 22 The Last Word On Movies: Wildwood
Brian Lloyd has the latest movies releases including Wildwood and Klara And The Sun.
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13 min
October 21 Culture Club: Paul Savage
Singer songwriter Paul Savage, also known as Whozyerman, joins The Last Word to discuss his favourite movie, tv shows, and album.
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31 min
October 21 How 32 Irish Female Writers Came Together To Write About Their Fears
'Fear' is a new anthology of chilling short stories from 32 of Ireland's leading female writers who came together to explore some of life's greatest fears.
Authors Sam Blake and Edel Coffey both contributed to the book and they join The Last Word to discuss how it came about and what it was like to write about their own fears.
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13 min
October 21 Government Accused Of Betrayal Over Triple Lock
The Triple Lock is the mechanism by which the Government decides to send more than 12 serving defense personal overseas on peace missions. The three conditions are UN approval, a decision by Government and a Dáil vote.
Richard Boyd Barrett, TD, People Before Profit and Catherine Callaghan, Fine Gael TD and spokesperson on Defense, join Frank Greaney ahead of a contentious debate on the Triple Lock and the Government's plans to dismantle it.
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15 min
October 20 The Last Word On The US: Trump Criticises Zelensky
US President Donald Trump once again criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, this time for failing to reach a peace agreement with Russia.
Marion McKeone and Cal Thomas join The Last Word to give their two cents on the pairs every changing relationship.
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16 min

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On Ireland's most cutting edge current affairs show, Matt and his guests provide a running stream of intelligent opinions and heated debates on the issues that matter most to Irish listeners. You…