While many of us have enjoyed the warm and dry conditions experienced across the country throughout the summer months, Irish farmers say that working conditions have become increasingly difficult due to water shortages and increased costs.

Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association, speaks to Will O’Callaghan on The Last Word to explain the challenges facing the agriculture industry over the last number of weeks.

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Sinead Kennedy, travel expert, host of Wellness Activity Breaks, has the lowdown on Madeira.

An archipelago of four islands off the northwest cost of Africa, Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal. Famed for it's cooler climate and mountainous terrain, Madeira is becoming more popular with tourists.

Sinead has all you need to know from highlights, where to stay, what to eat and drink, when to go and how to get there.

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Daniel Kinahan woke up on Monday morning in Portlaoise Prison after his high security extradition from Dubai.

The alleged crime boss landed in Dublin on Sunday evening on the Government jet.

Conor Lally, crime and security editor with the Irish Times, joins The Last Word to outline what happened upon Kinahan’s return to Ireland.

Later, criminologist Trina O’Connor, Dr Pat Leahy, former assistant garda commissioner, and Greg Gatjanis, former associate director of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, discuss the significance of Kinahan’s arrest both at home and abroad.

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