The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Conservative Party has won the British general election. But what does the result mean for Brexit, and for Ireland? Tánaiste Simon Coveney joined us to discuss the outcome. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.

The X Factor: The Band has got off to a poor start, as it emerged that only 1.65 million viewers tuned into the second episode of the series. More people apparently watched a Channel 5 documentary about the German supermarket Aldi. Could this be the end of the road for Simon Cowell's franchise? Jennifer Gannon and Joe O'Shea discussed this and more in our weekly TV slot. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.

Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to criticise Greta Thunberg after the 16-year-old climate activist was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Trump tweeted that the news was "ridiculous" and that Greta needed to "work on her "Anger Management problem". So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019 Lorcan Nyhan and Brianna Parkins joined us to discuss this and some of the other stories making the news this week. Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.

With 2019 almost at an end, Brian Lloyd and Dee Molumby from entertainment.ie joined us to look back on some of their favourite movies of the last decade. See below for the full list. The Death of Stalin (2017) Whiplash (2014) The Social Network (2010) John Wick (2014) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Get Out (2017) Inception (2010) Lady Bird (2017) Boyhood (2014) Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.

Bank of Ireland's new mobile banking app has been delayed again. A spokesperson said the app would be rolled out "on a phased basis" over a number of months next year due to the large number of customers migrating. It was originally due to be launched in the first half of 2019. Ian Guider, markets editor of The Business Post, discussed this story and more in our business round-up, including: The world's most valuable company is worth $2 trillion for the first time Economic think tank the ESRI has issued the latest warning to the government on corporation taxes 81 RTÉ workers offered contracts after review of staff misclassified as self-employed Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.