Podcast Episodes

Calls For Pints Tax Rebate To Save Rural Pubs

The Vintners Federation of Ireland is calling on the government to introduce a 40% tax rebate in excise on pints of draught beer sold in pubs.

The ass…

1 year ago

Gaelic Football: After 3 Fantastic Finals, Do The Provincial Football Championships Have A Future?

The future of the provincial football finals has been a source of debate in recent years due to Dublin’s dominance in Leinster and Kerry’s in Munster…

1 year ago

Documentary Tells The Story Of Serial Scammer Samantha Cookes

Earlier this year, Samantha Cookes was sentenced to three years in prison for multiple counts of theft and deception. She was found to have posed und…

1 year ago

The Last Word On Travel: Utah

Sarah Slattery from the travelexpert.ie joins The Last Word to chat all about her recent trip to Utah in the United States.

Listen back by pressing th…

1 year ago

The Week Trending: Pope Leo XIV, Israel At Eurovision & Calls For Social Media Ban For U-16s

Leo XIV becomes the first North American pope; RTÉ demands 'discussion' on Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest; and Tánaiste Simon …

1 year ago

Lorcan Finnegan On Directing Nicolas Cage

Irish film director Lorcan Finnegan spoke to Matt about working with Nicolas Cage for his new film, the Australian set, psychodrama, The Surfer.

To c…

1 year ago

Tech Thursday: The Best E-Readers And Audiobook Apps

Andy O'Donoghue previewed the best e-readers and audiobook apps for every price point!

To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button on this…

1 year ago

Personal Finance: Families Swapping Branded Groceries In Bid To Save Money

More families are now buying own-brand products and shopping in discount stores in order to reduce the costs of the weekly grocery shop.

According to …

1 year ago

How We’ve Become Slaves To Our Mobile Phones

‘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…

1 year ago

Culture Club: Mark McCabe

DJ and producer Mark McCabe is the latest inductee into the Culture Club.

He joined Matt to talk about ‘Maniac 2000 (25th Anniversary Edition)’, which…

1 year ago