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  • Amazon Says Staff Must Return To Office 5 Days A Week From January
    Sep 17 2024

    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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    7 m
  • Is A Reliance On Cars Contributing To Childhood Obesity?
    Sep 17 2024

    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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    15 m
  • Now It Can Be Said: Ian Bailey Killed Sophie Toscan Du Plantier
    Sep 17 2024

    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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    14 m
  • The Last Word On The US: Who Is Laura Loomer And Why Is She On Trump’s Campaign Trail?
    Sep 17 2024

    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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    20 m
  • Irish Men Urged To Pay Attention To Your Pee
    Sep 17 2024

    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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    9 m
  • The Last Word On Travel: Ras Al-Khaimah
    Sep 16 2024

    Ras Al-Khaimah is the northernmost emirate in the United Arab Emirates and is quickly becoming a popular holiday destination, particularly for those in search of adventure.

    Sarah Slattery from the travelexpert.ie joins The Last Word to explain what Ras Al-Khaimah has to offer.

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    10 m
  • Housing To Be “Central To General Election Campaign”
    Sep 16 2024

    Tánaiste Micheál Martin said on Monday that Ireland’s Apple tax will be used to “copper-fasten” investment in housing in the country in the coming years.

    Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien joined Matt on from the Fianna Fáil think-in to discuss how much the issue of housing will influence the upcoming general election campaign.

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    16 m
  • How Rugby Became Part Of Ireland’s Social Fabric
    Sep 13 2024

    Matt was joined by Liam O’Callaghan, author of Blood and Thunder: Rugby and Irish Life: A History, which looked at how rugby in Ireland has become a sporting success, despite its small population.

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    17 m