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Data from a recent show that over 1 in 2 Irish students has taken illicit drugs in their lifetime. One in three will have taken an illicit drug in the last 12 months and 1 in 5 will have taken drugs in the previous month. [audio mp3="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/storage.publisherplus.ie/media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/01/20193630/2001Drugs.mp3"][/audio] Michael Byrne, Head of University College Cork (UCC) Student Health and lead of the DUHEI Project team and Conor Gallagher, Crime Correspondent, Irish Times joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

A pandemic bonus of €1000 was announced for about 100,000 frontline healthcare workers yesterday. However, the Gardaí, Pharmacists, Family Carers, GPs and haulage workers feel they are eligible. [audio mp3="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/storage.publisherplus.ie/media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/01/20192509/2001Bonus.mp3"][/audio] Dermot Twomey, president of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Brendan O’Connor GRA vice-president, Catherine Cox, spokeswoman for Family Carers Ireland and Dr Illona Duffy, GP, Monaghan joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. It affects 1 in 50 people and is ten times more likely to ail women than men. [audio mp3="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/storage.publisherplus.ie/media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/01/20191613/2001Health.mp3"][/audio] Dr Brian Higgins, GP at Galway Primary Care joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

The Sub Judice rule not only applies to the media but to the general public who may offer an opinion. Sub Judice means under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion elsewhere. [audio mp3="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/storage.publisherplus.ie/media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/01/20190656/2001Courts.mp3"][/audio] Frank Greaney, Court Correspondent, Today FM joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

This week's Culture Club inductee is Eoin O’Broin, Sinn Fein TD. First Single The World Turned Upside Down by Billy Bragg Favourite Album Little Debbie, from Fugazi’s album, Instrument Soundtrack Favourite TV Show The West Wing Best Gig Thirty seconds of Adabesi Shank playing live in Japan Favourite Artist Stimmung: Model 2 by KarlHeinz Stockhausen, Paul Hillier and Theatre Of Voices Favourite Movie Don’t Look Up Favourite Play Waiting For Godot