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The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Week Trending: Eurovision, Wordle, & The Mosquito That Killed Cromwell

It's Eurovision week but this year there is no Irish entry and viewers in Ireland will have to switc...
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5:00 PM - 15 May 2026



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Week Trending: Eurovision, Wordle, & The Mosquito That Killed Cromwell

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Today FM

5:00 PM - 15 May 2026

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It's Eurovision week but this year there is no Irish entry and viewers in Ireland will have to switch to the BBC if they want to watch the final in Austria.

In other TV news this week, Wordle, the popular online game, is getting a TV adaptation.

And, a statue to commemorate the mosquito that may have killed Oliver Cromwell has been proposed as a quirky new attraction for Cork city.

Paddy Duffy and Fionnuala Jones join The Last Word to discuss these and more of the week's trending stories.

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