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

• Do we really need a €22 million white water rafting facility in Dublin city centre? Dermot Morley from Canoeing Ireland and Independent Councillor Nial Ring debate the issue.
• Two schools in Malahide have begun a new initiative which bans parents from dropping their kids off at the school gates. But would this work around the country?
• Glenn Patterson, author of Backstop Land, joins us to talk about the impact Brexit is having on people's perceptions of Northern Ireland and what it's been like in the years since the Good Friday Agreement.
• In our Last Word Gadget Show, reviewers and tech expert Andy O'Donoghue discuss the best Christmas present ideas including drones, smartwatches, smart home devices and more.