The Last Word

Matts refusal to point any finger of blame in the direction of the man he championed to be the President of America for the current situation in Gaza and Israel is typical of the hypocrisy on The Last Word.

If Trump had won the election and he was President now, we would be getting slot after slot on The Last Word outlining how the Americans are complicit in what's going on.

But no, Matt and his team of lily liberals can't see that their hero is just as bad as that other clown.

Is Matt still promoting his book,podcast etc?

If not I might tune back in.

#ibelieveher #metoo

Haven't listened to the show in over a year, after seeing a post saying McDermott is back I think I'll keep it that way.

The irony is that by resorting to name-calling, Matt Cooper is sinking down to Trump's level. As far as I can tell, Trump is the one who started the trend of dishing out derogatory nicknames to his opponents. It's unbecoming of politicians and it's not a good look for a current affairs presenter. I'd say the same thing if he was going on about Sleepy Joe Biden or whatever the current slur de jour is. It's not hard to find biased political commentators on either side of the political divide if that's your bag. We don't need to add Matt Cooper to the list.

If Trump wins the next election, Matt would be wise to book himself in for regular medical checkups. Trump hysteria is not healthy.

Yes, but you're assuming humans will be able to hear him. Matt's voice goes up an octave or two when he gets agitated. If Trump is re-elected, he'll only be audible to dogs.

I was listening to matts podcast with Ivan Cooper. It's called path to power.

I liked Matt but gave up on the last word due to the 5 at 5 stuff and the other nonsense that is on the show, but the podcast is all the things I think matt does best.

I have only heard the latest two episodes but will give it more time

Zara King was on covering for Matt on Friday again. Attrocious again. It's so much filler, especially all the cosy chats with Ben Finnegan who I think is pretty boring also. Persistently looking for voice notes from the public, if I wanted to hear the rubbish opinions of the public I'd listen to Liveline or Niall Boylan!! Talk to the contributors, let them have their say and move on.

I really hope she's not auditioning for the long term role as Matt's replacement. If she is I'll be moving over to Sarah McInerney.

Notwithstanding the fact that Zara King is a brutal presenter, you raise a valid point about the "cosy chats". I see it across most stations now, trying to make "personalities" out of the support staff. Be it AA roadwatch announcers, news anchors, they all seem to want their few mins of fame and to make a name for themselves. Who could blame them I suppose, but there's been an editorial decision somewhere to drive this. Find it very annoying, just do your job and move on would be my mantra.

It's pretty poor even with MC, a shadow of its former self.

Dunphy in his heyday was very good.I remember he was missing alot though at the time.

Yep Dunphy used to have more time off than RTE hosts. I remember around 2001, he was off air for about 6 months, was rumoured that he was in rehab

I don’t know anything about Roe, the only time I’ve ever encountered her is whenever she’s on the Week Trending slot. Every single time she’s on she repeatedly mentions the same things - misognyny, patriarchy, racism, homophobia etc.

I’m not for a second denying all those things exist and are a problem, but she shoehorns them in to every single topic even when you think it’s not possible. I can’t help but get the feeling that Roe would blame the wet spring we’ve had on the patriarchy aswell.

It's a pity that nobody has ever uploaded old episodes from the Dunphy era online. 1997-2002, Dunphy's last word got a lot of younger listeners interested in politics,

He throws that hissy fit nearly every week. Hes still incredibly sensitive about sweet Donnie but nowhere near as bad as he used to be.

Money talks & so does Cal

Heard that on podcast, Zara will not be impressed!

What was said? I think it's unfair for broadcasters to go back and edit things they say.

Stand by your convictions, don't edit yourself into everyone's good books.

Was it MC who said it? Wouldn't surprise me. Doesn't like to offend anyone these last few years, barely says anything controversial any more.

Lads, Matt is a gimp. And the show is a pale shadow of it's former self. Sin é.

The Tech fella talks like a male Miriam O Callaghan. His voice gets higher at the end of each sentence.

Paul McLoone was on the culture club today, a reminder of him and the eclectic music he played, but was also a decent segment with Matt.

Paul has nothing to be gained from bitching about his former employers. As much as anything else, potential employers like people with a good attitude. I would be very surprised if Louise McSharry, who famously bitched about her departure from 2FM, ever gets another radio job.