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Liam Gallagher has hit out at critics of his 'angelic tones', saying that 'imposters' are not welcome at the Oasis reunion shows.
John Caddell and Dee Reddy join The Last Word to discuss this as well as news that Justin Timberlake will play two gigs in Ireland next year and more.
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Laura Kennedy joins Matt int eh studio to discuss her new book, Some of Our Parts.
As a philosopher and author, Laura takes us through the complexities of the labels we place upon ourself and how we can navigate these.
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Driverless taxis have been operating in San Francisco since last August marking a significant milestone in the progress for autonomous vehicles.
Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech's Sake podcast, was recently in the city and joins The Last Word to talk about her experience of being a passenger in a driverless car.
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The Government has been slammed for dropping plans for hate speech laws because of a lack of the consensus on the wording.
Also, President Michael D Higgins has claimed that a letter he wrote congratulating his Iranian counterpart was leaked by Israel.
Daniel McConnell, editor of the Business Post, Alan Shatter, former minister for justice and Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers join The Last Word to discuss the hate speech legislation and the President’s letter to Iran.
President Higgins has also clashed with Taoiseach Simon Harris in relation to immigration and homelessness. Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD, and Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward join The Last Word to discuss this.
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Are you a binge watcher or do you space out your series?
This week on the Last Word on TV and Streaming, Elaine and Joe give us the best in TV and streaming to get you through the week.
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Sarah Slattery from TheTravelExpert.ie joined Matt for The Last Word’s weekly travel slot, giving you all the best tips and tricks for booking a ski holiday this winter.
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The United Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Leinster away to Edinburgh on Friday night, Munster hosting Connacht and Ulster facing Glasgow Warriors on Saturday.
Matt spoke to Billy Holland, Liam Toland and Paul Wallace about each province’s ambitions for the season ahead.
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Molly Nic Céile, author of Gaeilge i mo Chroí, joins The Last Word to talk about learning to love the Irish language.
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John Gibbons joins The Last Word to discuss climate change causing the earth to vibrate, life or death for cities should the earth continue to warm and overcoming climate fatalism.
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Tom Clonan, Independent Senator, retired Army Officer and former Lecturer at TU Dublin, joined Mario Rosenstock to give his assessment of this week’s walkie-talkie and pager attacks in Lebanon which left dozens dead and hundreds injured.
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A study by Maynooth University has suggested that homework tasks of up to 15 minutes can be more beneficial than longer time periods.
Mario Rosenstock was joined by Professor Andrew Parnell, Hamilton Professor and Director of the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University and Jennifer Horgan, teacher and Irish Examiner columnist, to discuss the findings.
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But for how long? Will it disband in November for the election or in January for a rumored February election?
Gary Murphy, Elaine Loughlin and Kevin Cunningham join Matt to discuss the potential timeline.
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Comedian Killian Sundermann was the latest inductee into The Last Word’s Culture Club this week.
Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear all his favourite music, book, film & TV choices!
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Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate after wave of exploding pagers killed 12 people and injured thousands in cities across Lebanon.
Hannah McCarthy, foreign correspondent in Beirut, joins The Last Word to outline the situation in Lebanon as there are reports of a second wave of explosions.
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Amazon has told its staff that they must return to the office five days a week in January 2025, ending its hybrid working policy.
Meanwhile, Intel have announced that they are postponing new factories in Germany and Poland for two years, meaning that the Leixlip plant will remain as the company’s “lead European hub”.
Ian Guider covered these topics on Tuesday’s business news.
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Many children in Ireland are overweight "because they have to be driven everywhere" according to the deputy leader of the Green Party.
Senator Róisín Garvey joins The Last Word along with Prof Dónal O'Shea, HSE clinical lead on obesity, and Jen Hogan, parenting columnist with the Irish Times, to discuss the factors that are leading to around 20 per cent of primary school children being overweight or obese.
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The new book is out now; Sophie: The Final Verdict.
Author Senan Molony joins Matt to discuss how the evidence is laid out in his book and why a case was never brought forward that ended in a life sentence for Ian Bailey.
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Donald Trump has received criticism after conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer joined his campaign trail, with some Republican supporters concerned the move could cost him Georgia and North Carolina in November’s election.
Nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone, US Correspondent with the Business Post, joined Matt to discuss.
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It's prostate cancer awareness month and the Marie Keating Foundation are asking men to 'stand up for your prostate and pay attention to your pee' to recognise any signs and symptoms of prostate cancer early.
Helen Forristal, Urology Nurse Specialist and Director of Nursing Services at the Marie Keating Foundation is here to give us all the information.
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