Episodios
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The Last Word remembers some of the famous people who passed away in the last year.
Journalist and broadcaster Tommie Gorman
Jim Beard, keyboardist with Steely Dan
John Savident, who played Fred from Coronation street
Tito Jackson from the Jackson 5
Actor James Earl Jones
Musician and producer Quincy Jones
Former Minister and TD Mary O’Rourke
Singer Marlena Shaw
Actor Dame Maggie Smith
Paul Di’Anno from Iron Maiden
Journalist and activist Nell McCafferty
Writer Edna O’Brien
Actor and musician Kris Kristopherson
Actor Donald Sutherland
Actor Shelly Duval
Philip Dadae Harvey from Soul II Soul
Actor Shannen Doherty
Actor and singer David Soul
Singer Liam Payne
Journalist Charlie Bird
Singer Dickie Rock
Comedian Jon Kenny
Commentator and national treasure Micheal O'Muircheartaigh
Musician Eoin French known as Talos
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Tabitha Monahan, political reporter with the Independent, journalist Lise Hand, Dave Hanratty, host of the No Encore podcast, and Eoghan Tomás McDermott, MD of the Communications Clinic, all join The Last Word to look back on the biggest news stories of 2024.
Stories include:
• Donald Trump's return to the White House
• General Election 2024
• Nikita Hand’s civil rape case against Conor McGregor
• Cillian Murphy's Best Actor win at the Oscars
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Roe McDermott and Brian Lloyd join The Last Word to chat about the best movies released in the last year.
There's been huge blockbusters like Dune Part Two and hits from Irish stars like Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal and Kneecap.
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Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post, joined Matt to discuss the biggest business stories that made the headlines throughout 2024.
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Judith Boyle, beverages lecturer in TU Dublin, joins The Last Word to discuss her top choices for whiskeys, gins, vodka and even poitín. Perfect for a last minute gift or as something special to sip on Christmas Day.
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From STEM gifts for curious minds to headphones and beer dispensers, Andy O'Donoghue has a comprehensive list of last minute tech gifts to suit everyone
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Dave Fanning was the latest inductee into The Last Word’s Culture Club on Wednesday.
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RIP.ie has announced it will be charging funeral directors €100 to post a death notice from January.
Clare Ann Irwin of Irwin Funeral Directors in Galway City joins The Last Word to discuss the change to one of Ireland's most popular websites.
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The cost of the average Christmas dinner is on the rise, according to new figures from Kantar.
Meanwhile, Chill Insurance is urging homeowners to keep their homes secure due to the fact that the Christmas period is a peak time for burglaries.
Charlie Weston joined Will O’Callaghan for Wednesday’s Personal Finance slot.
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Coimisiún na Meán is to join a European Commission election integrity investigation into video-sharing platform TikTok.
Andy O'Donoghue, tech journalist, joins The Last Word to discuss what this could mean for the social media company which is also facing an outright ban in the US.
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ABC News has agreed to pay Donald Trump $15 million to settle a defamation action, sparking concerns that the incoming President could bring more cases against other media outlets.
Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated US columnist, and Marion McKeone, US correspondent with the Business Post, join The Last Word to discuss this and more of the weeks news from the US.
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Ian Guider was joined by Off The Ball’s Will O’Callaghan and Chief Football Writer with The Independent, Miguel Delaney to discuss the weekend’s Premier League results.
Man City’s poor run of form continued as they suffered a late defeat at home to Man United, meanwhile Gary O’Neil and Russell Martin became the latest managers to be sacked after Wolves lost to Ipswich Town and Southampton were hammered 5-0 at home to Tottenham.
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Stuck for a Christmas present? Sarah Slattery, from travelexpert.ie, joins The Last Word to give her top gift ideas for anyone who loves to travel.
She has great value short breaks, hotel vouchers, travel accessories and more.
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Joe O’Shea and Elaine Burke spoke to Ian Guider on Monday’s The Last Word, where they gave their picks for their favourite TV shows of 2024.
Among their choices were Ripley, Rivals and Wolf Hall.
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Eoin Hayes suspended from the Social Democrats, Donald Trump is Time's Person of the Year and the real-life Succession plans.
Breda Brown, communications director at Unique Media, and Lorcan Nyhan, head of training with the Communications Clinic, join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories.
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The Climate Change Advisory Council has proposed reducing emissions in Ireland by 67% by 2040, stating that the country has failed to rise to the challenge of tackling climate change.
Environment commentator John Gibbons spoke to Matt about this warning on Friday’s The Last Word.
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Michael Foley, Sportswriter with The Sunday Times and Chief Sportswriter with the Irish Daily Star, Kieran Cunningham, joined Matt to look back at the best sports books that were released in 2024.
Among their choices were “The Racket” by Conor Niland, “Unladylike” by Hayley Kilgallon and Johnny Sexton’s “Obsessed”.
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Andy O'Donoghue joins The Last Word to talk through his top picks for sound tech, phones and tablets for gifts this Christmas.
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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe and journalist Lise Hand were back once again for The Last Word’s review of the best non-fiction books of the past 12 months.
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Actor Simon Delaney is the latest inductee into the Culture Club.
The author of new novel 'Watching Over You' joins The Last Word to discuss his favourite music, movies, TV and more.
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