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The Last Word with Matt Cooper Today FM
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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 might not always agree, but you'll never want to miss a Word.
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Ireland To Fall Well Short Of Emissions Cut Targets
Ireland is on track to miss its legally-binding emissions reduction targets by a long way according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The latest projections from the EPA show Ireland is set to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by only 29 per cent by 2030, compared to a target of 51 per cent.
Hannah Daly, professor of sustainable energy at University College Cork, joined The Last Word to discuss why Ireland is so far behind and what can be done to get emissions reductions back on track.
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Ireland's Teenagers Have Fewer Friends Than A Decade Ago, Study Finds
A study by the Economic and Social Research Institute has looked at how teenagers’ relationships with their families and peers have changed over the last 10 years. It found that Ireland’s 13-year-olds now have fewer friends than they did a decade ago.
Author of the report, Dr. Emer Smyth and Jen Hogan, Parenting Columnist with The Irish Times, joined Matt to discuss the findings.
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If We Have An Open Border, Why Are Gardaí Running Immigration Checks?
50 Migrants without Visas were refused 'leave to land' in the last week.
Jim O’Callaghan, and Liam Herrick discuss the issues around these immigration and document checks.
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Top Tips For Visiting Los Angeles
Beaches, theme parks, movie stars and more!
Sarah Slattery from thetravelexpert.ie joined The Last Word to give all the advice you need for a trip to Los Angeles, California.
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Nearly 5,000 Hospitalised With Cannabis-Related Mental Disorders In Five Years
Medical experts have expressed concern after the HSE published figures that show almost 5,000 people have been hospitalised with mental and behavioural disorders after taking cannabis products.
Dr Garret McGovern, Medical Director of the Priority Medical Clinic and Ray Walley, GP and Associate Clinical Professor at UCD debated the issue.
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The Week Trending
Extreme turbulence, 2FM's presenter exodus and a surprise UK election...
Orla Ryan, news correspondent with The Journal, and Dave Hanratty, host of No Encore podcast, joined The Last Word to discuss the week's biggest trending stories!
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