Listen back to some of the highlights of The Last Word from this week, including:

• Andy O'Donoghue discusses the best apps of 2019, as picked by the Apple and Google Play stores.
• Should parents be giving Christmas gifts to their children's teachers?
• A new study has found that children as young as 14 are getting actively involved in drug gangs. Johnny Connolly from the University of Limerick and Fianna Fáil TD John Curran discuss what can be done about it.
• Singer Mary Coughlan is our latest inductee to the Culture Club. She shares her favourite music, movies, books and TV shows.