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Donald Trump is considering imposing further sanctions on Russia as it continues its large scale attack on Ukraine.
The US President's relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin appears to have soured with Trump saying that the Russian president has 'gone absolutely crazy'.
Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone join The Last Word to discuss Trump's changing attitude toward Putin and more of the latest news from the United States.
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Lorraine Keane was one of the first women to break the taboo around discussing perimenopause and menopause in Ireland.
She joins The Last Word to discuss why she feels it is so important for women to talk to their family and friends about the changes they are going through.
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The Premier League season concluded on Sunday amid huge celebrations at Anfield after Liverpool were crowned champions.
With Arsenal securing their place in next year’s Champions League last weekend, several teams were battling it out to make the final 3 spots.
In the end, there were few surprises as Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle all qualified for Europe’s biggest competition for 2025/2026.
Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with The Independent and Off The Ball’s Will O’Callaghan spoke to Matt on The Last Word.
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Sarah Slattery from the travelexpert.ie joins The Last Word to chat about all of the best things to see and do in Las Vegas.
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Bono: Stories Of Surrender is set for release on Apple TV+ this Friday, May 30th. Directed by Andrew Dominik, the documentary received a seven-minute long standing ovation at the Cannes film festival.
Joe O’Shea and Elaine Burke talked to Matt on The Last Word on TV & Streaming.
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'La-Z-Boy' recliner among requests for TD's Leinster House office; controversial robot trees are removed from Cork City; and Government signs off on plans to celebrate Ireland's Norman history.
Lorcan Nyhan, head of training at the Communications Clinic, and Laura Byrne, voices editor and podcast producer with The Journal.ie, join The Last Word to discuss all of the week's trending stories.
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The latest cost estimate for building Dublin’s Metrolink was approximately €23 billion. However, could that figure now be too low?
Work is set to start in 2026, with its completion estimated to be in the mid-2030s.
Dr. Sean Sweeney, Programme Director of Metrolink spoke to Matt on The Last Word.
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On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump accused South Africa of committing white genocide as the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House.
Meanwhile, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night.
Marion McKeone and Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at University of Galway & Columnist with TheJournal.ie, spoke to Matt on Thursday.
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The Irish Postmasters’ Union has warned that without funding of €15 million per year for the next five years, post offices around the country face “rapid, unrestrained closures”.
Ian Guider, Columnist with the Business Post, joined Matt for Wednesday’s business news.
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Author Pat McCabe was this week’s entry into the Culture Club as he celebrated the release of his new book ‘Golden Glove’.
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Earlier this week, a report by Daft.ie found that the average rent in Ireland has now exceeded €2,000 a month, which is almost 50% higher than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic.
This, along with high insurance premiums, increasing TV and broadband prices, and the cost of nights out also rising means that low to mid-range earners have less and less disposable income available every month.
Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent and Sarah McGuinness, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail joined Matt for an extended personal finance slot on Wednesday to discuss the financial difficulties that young people face today.
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In 2018, author Jeanine Cummins published her novel American Dirt to a fanfare of praise and expectation. It didn't take long for online opinion to turn on the author.
The author was accused of cultural appropriation and misrepresentation of Latino cultures. Despite the criticism, American Dirt was a bestseller.
Jeanine Cummins spoke to Matt about over coming being cancelled, her Irish and Puerto Rican roots, and her new novel, Speak To Me Of Home.
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Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated columnist, and US Correspondent with The Business Post, Marion McKeone, join Matt the go through all the latest in US politics.
With Joe Biden being diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, and the Russia-Ukraine peace talks taking place – this week has been more than eventful in the White House.
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The All-Ireland Gaelic football championship sprung to life at the weekend as Dublin reminded everyone of their credentials by beating an in-form Galway side by a point at Pearse Stadium, Kerry had a comfortable win against Roscommon, and Cavan earned a superb win over Mayo in MacHale Park to put Kevin McStay’s side on the back foot for their remaining fixtures.
In hurling, Limerick stormed to a 16-point victory over league champions Cork, while Tipperary confirmed their place in the knockout rounds by beating Waterford at Semple Stadium.
To discuss the weekend’s football, Matt was joined by former Roscommon footballer Paul Earley and Galway’s Ray Silke, while former Limerick hurler Joe Quaid and former Tipperary manager Michael Ryan covered Sunday’s action.
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Joe O’Shea, Editor at Cork Beo, and Today FM’s own Alison Healy are here to give all the latest in this week’s TV and Streaming news.
A curious Eurovision saw Ireland gave Israel the maximum 12 points in Eurovision semi-final and 10 points in the final, raising some eyebrows in the country.
Everybody’s talking about the Netflix documentary covering the murder of Jason Corbett, A Deadly American Marriage, and the guys also get in their Picks of the Week.
Listen here to get all the best conversation on this week’s TV and streaming.
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David French, brother of Valerie French Kilroy who was murdered by her husband James, outlines his family's campaign to have the parental rights curbed for those who kill their spouses.
David remembers his sister Valerie and writes about the aftermath of her murder in his book, For Valerie.
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New figures released by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland have shown that in the final quarter of 2024, almost €200m was borrowed to fund car purchases.
Loans for home improvement projects also hit highs never seen before.
However, given the current economic climate, should borrowers exercise more caution when deciding to take out a loan?
Matt spoke to Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent and independent economist Austin Hughes about this on The Last Word.
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People who live near golf courses are more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, due to pesticides used on the lawns.
That’s according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which looked at data from 27 counties in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
John Gibbons joined Matt for Thursday’s environment slot.
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As the US PGA gets into full swing, Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to talk about all the best new golf tech.
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