Episode Details

‘Zombie’ traffic lights are to be installed on Tara Street in Dublin City in a bid to get people who are distracted by looking at their mobile phones to pay attention to oncoming traffic.

Is this a good idea, or an indication that we’ve become too dependent on our devices?

Adrian Weckler, Tech Editor at the Irish & Sunday Independent and Aoife Barry, author of Social Capital, spoke to Matt on Wednesday’s The Last Word.

Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.