Rudy Giuliani Has A Meltdown Over Voter Fraud
20 November - 9 minsDonald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, took the president’s voter fraud claims even further on Thursday.
During a frenzied news conference he claimed that the fraud was nationally coordinated.
Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone spoke to Matt Cooper on The Last Word.
To catch the full chat hit the play button below.
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Could We See The Return Of Music Festivals Next Summer?
Music fans in the UK have received some potentially positive news, with the suggestion that festivals could return next summer. Health Secretary Matt Hancock indicated that life could begin to return to normal after Easter as vaccination programmes are rolled out in the coming months, which could mean the return of major music festivals such as Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds. Could we be in for similar news here in Ireland? John Caddell and Dee Reddy discussed this in our weekly music slot. They also gave their thoughts on new music from Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa, Bruce Springsteen, Sam Smith and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/24190354/LW-Music-24-November.mp3"][/audio]
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24 November Finished
The Best Black Friday Staycation Bargains To Be Had
If you're thinking of a weekend break around Christmas or New Year, there are some great Black Friday travel bargains to be had. Hotels around the country are offering free cancellation policies, providing consumers with peace of mind in uncertain times. Sarah Slattery of TravelExpert.ie joined us with some of the best staycation bargains out there. Hyatt Centric The Liberties, Dublin - €75 per person Portmarnock Hotel, Dublin - €76 per room (€38 per person) InterContinental Dublin - €145 per person Twin Trees Hotel, Ballina - €99 per person for 2 nights (New Year's Eve) Kenmare Bay Hotel - €258 for family of four for 2 nights, (29 December) Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - €55 per room (€28 per person) Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford - €45 per person Mount Juliet Estate, Kilkenny - €130 per room Lough Erne Resort, Fermanagh - £99 midweek, £139 weekends [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/24184057/LW-Staycation.mp3"][/audio]
8 mins
24 November Finished
Willie Walsh To Become Head Of International Air Transport Association
Catch The Last Word on Business weeknights from 6pm on Today FM, with Capital Flow. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/24182628/LW-Business-24-November.mp3"][/audio]
8 mins
24 November Finished
Female Students At Carlow School Told Not To Wear Tight-Fitting Clothes As It 'Distracts Staff'
Female students at a secondary school in Carlow have been told by teachers not to wear tight-fitting clothing to PE classes as it is "distracting" to staff. One parent told Today FM's Mairead Ronan that girls in all year groups at Presentation College Carlow were called in for an assembly last Friday and asked not to wear leggings or tight tracksuit bottoms. An online petition against the policy has so far been signed by 3,500 people. Parenting columnist Jen Hogan joined us on The Last Word to give her thoughts on the issue. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/24173401/LW-Carlow-School.mp3"][/audio]
5 mins
24 November Finished
Lockdown Exit: Hairdressers And Gyms Could Reopen Next Week
Cabinet ministers met this morning to discuss a phased lockdown exit strategy. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he wants the country to move to Level 3 restrictions next week. This would allow retail, hairdressers and gyms to reopen, with restaurants to follow the week after. People will also be allowed to visit their family members at Christmas, and travel anywhere in the country will be permitted. Daniel McConnell, political editor of the Irish Examiner, and Dr Tomás Ryan, Associate Professor in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD, joined us to discuss the plan and the impact it could have. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/24172553/LW-Lockdown-Exit.mp3"][/audio]
11 mins
24 November Finished
Housing Minister To Ban Co-Living Developments
Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has introduced a ban on new co-living developments. He expressed concern about the number of units in the pipeline and their planned locations as well as the pressure they could put on land prices. Taoiseach Micheál Martin previously warned that such developments, in which residents have their own room but share a kitchen and other communal facilities, could become "glorified tenement living". The Minister joined us on The Last Word to discuss the ban. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/11/23184201/LW-Co-Living-Developments.mp3"][/audio]
14 mins
23 November Finished
