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Ryan Tubridy will host The Late Late Show from London this evening.

Staying in tonight?

Care to meet Official Ireland’s chosen diaspora and assorted chancers?

Gareth Naughten writes:

Tonight’s  show, will be a celebration of the Irish in Britain and their contribution to their adopted country.

Ryan will be chatting with some of the Irish people who have made a splash in showbiz and others who have been making waves in their own fields.

…Graham Norton, Brendan O’Carroll, Nigel Farage, Alastair Campbell, Laura Whitmore, Angela Scanlon, Mick McCarthy, Eamonn Holmes, Imelda May and Barry McGuigan.…

No Richard Corrigan?

Geldof?

Ó Briain?

Was it for this, anyone?

The Late Late Show London special at 9.35pm on RTÉ 1.

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Pat Kenny on his last Late Late Show

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Gareth Naughton writes:

Fresh from their gold medal winning victories at the World Rowing Championships, Paul and Gary O’Donovan and Sanita Puspure will be chatting about their wins and how they are positioned for a dominant display in the Tokyo Olympics.

As broadcaster Pat Kenny celebrates being inducted into the IMRO Radio Awards Hall of Fame, he joins Ryan to chat about a career that spans five decades

After a year of wildly unpredictable weather, Met Éireann’s Joanna Donnelly will be in studio to chat about why our climate has changed so dramatically,

Nathan Carter will be giving a special performance of a Willie Nelson classic.

Plus music from Villagers….

*moves dial*

The Late Late Show tomorrow at 9.30pm.

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Johnny Logan after his Eurovision win in the Hague, 1980

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Gareth Naughton writes:

Former Ireland and Leinster No 8 Jamie Heaslip  will join Ryan Tubridy on Friday night to chat about his Grand Slam and Heineken Cup winning career.

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to walk down the aisle for a wedding watched all around the world, long time chronicler of the British royal family Andrew Morton will be in studio.

Eurovision winners Johnny Logan and Secret Garden will be singing You Raise Me Up, the worldwide hit penned by Secret Garden’s Rolf Lovland and another Irish Eurovision winner, Brendan Graham.

Plus new music from Ash.

*gives telly to touring, hell-raising rock band*

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One at 9.35pm

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Linda Martin, winner of the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest

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Gareth Naughton writes:

The Late Late Show will be celebrating all kinds of everything Eurovision with Irish winners Paul Harrington, Charlie McGettigan and Linda Martin as they perform some of the contest’s biggest hits. And they’ll be taking part in a game of ‘Eurovision Spin and Sing’ alongside Jake Carter, Ronan Johnston and Rory Cowan.

The Happy Pear twins Dave and Steve Flynn will be in studio to chat about their ever expanding vegan food empire and how to convince younger eaters that veggies are not only good for them but tasty too.

Professor John Crown and health editor Susan Mitchell will discuss the continuing fallout from the Cervical Check controversy.

Howth fisherman ‘Big’ John Hayes, who travelled to Mozambique to live and work alongside a local fisherman for The Hardest Harvest, will chat about what it was like to find himself fishing with just a line and some bait on a tiny boat far out into the Indian Ocean.

*sings ‘Why Me?’*

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One at 9.35pm

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Big Tom McBride

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Gareth Naughton writes:

The Late Late Show pays tribute to Big Tom tomorrow night as the Country Special brings together the biggest names in the business to celebrate the music he loved.

Daniel O’Donnell, Nathan Carter, Susan McCann, Paddy Cole and Fr Brian D’Arcy will join Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late couch to discuss the impact Big Tom had on the Irish country scene and his legacy.

Boyzone singer Ronan Keating will be telling viewers about the country origins of one of his biggest solo hits When You Say Nothing At All and he’ll be performing it with one of the newest stars of the scene, Lisa McHugh.

Derek Ryan and Sandy Kelly will sing the classic Islands in the Stream and Nathan Carter and Cliona Hagan will be bringing viewers their version of Hurts So Good.

Ryan will also be joined by Gloria, Philomena Begley, Jimmy Buckley, Declan Nerney, Mike Denver, Michael English and Robert Mizzell as The Late Late Show dons its Stetson and goes full country for the night…

Yee.

Haw.

The Late Late Show Country Special on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

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Joe Brolly

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Gareth Naughton writes:

Ruby, Katie and Ted Walsh will be in studio to give their first joint television interview since Ruby’s unfortunate fall at Cheltenham.

Outspoken pundit Joe Brolly joins host Ryan Tubridy to discuss everything…

Ryan O’Shaughnessy will be in studio to chat about heading to Lisbon for this year’s contest and the controversy around the Russian take on the video for his Eurovision entry ‘Together‘:

We’ll also welcome Dermot Higgins into studio as he celebrates becoming, at 55, the oldest person ever to travel around the world by bicycle.

Plus music from the up and coming Five Grand Stereo…

*Uses money set aside for licence fee on gambling spree*

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One, tomorrow at 9.35pm.

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Bob Geldof

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Gareth Naughton writes:

Rock star and charity campaigner Bob Geldof will join Ryan Tubridy on Good Friday’s Late Late Show….

For 21 years Bryan Dobson anchored the main evening news on RTÉ, paying witness to some of the biggest events to happen on this island and beyond. He will discuss some of the most memorable and significant moments of his time helming Six One

New York based Corkonian comedian Maeve Higgins joins Ryan to chat about making a name for herself on the US scen

As he launches his new album, having signed a new record deal at the tender age of 71, Finbar Furey joins Ryan to chat about why his love for music is as strong as ever and he will be performing.

Hugh Wallace,Deirdre Whelan and new judge Patrick Bradley, will be discussing what it takes to be declared Home of the Year…

*heads to pub*

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One, Good Friday at 9.35pm.

Hugh Bonneville

Gareth Naughton, of RTE, writes:

The Bafta, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor Hugh Bonneville will be live in studio to talk about his fascinating new documentary, Countdown to Calvary, a blow-by-blow account of the last days of Jesus Christ’s life. He’ll be telling viewers why he left his theology degree behind for a life in front of the camera…

As they travel around the country looking at some of the most beautiful houses in Ireland, Hugh Wallace, Deirdre Whelan and new judge Patrick Bradley, join Ryan Tubridy to chat about what it takes to be declared Home of the Year.

Former Cork Rose Ruth Carroll will share her incredible story of triumph over adversity.

Entrepreneur Niall McGarry, founder of Maximum Media, the company behind JOE, Her and SportsJOE, will join Ryan to chat about taking it from humble beginnings to one of the fastest growing media companies in Ireland and Joe’s successful expansion into the UK market.

Plus music from Bad Wolves, whose cover of The Cranberries’ classic Zombie is storming up the charts.

The Late Late Show is on tomorrow night, on RTÉ One, at 9.35pm.

Brendan O’Connor on The Late Late Show last year

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Gareth Naughton writes:

Author Louise O’Neill captured the Zeitgeist with her last novel, Asking for It, She joins Late Late host Ryan Tubridy on Friday night to discuss the inspiration behind her new novel

Ryan will also be catching up with social media star Pippa O’Connor as she adds another string to her bow, branching out into the luxury home accessories market.

Presenter and journalist Brendan O’Connor will talk all things Cutting Edge and give his take on where the nation is at…

We’ll be introduced to the people taking on this year’s Late Late Show Antiques Challenge.

Plus music from Thanks Brother…

*assembles meth pipe*

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One at 9.35pm

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Seán ‘Jacksepticeye’ McLaughlin

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Gareth Naughton writes:

Singer-songwriter Phil Coulter and his wife Geraldine Branagan will be in studio to share their 45-year love story, that started when he asked her to sing his song in Eurovision (she came fifth) and has endured ever since.

Athlone video-game vlogger Seán McLaughlin, better known as Jacksepticeye, has more than 16 million subscribers to his YouTube channel and an estimated fortune of €2.5 million, He joins Ryan on Friday night to share the secret of his success and why people look at him weirdly when he tells them he’s a YouTuber!

As they prepare to celebrate the 1,000th episode of Europe’s second longest running game show Winning Streak, Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy will chat about being masters of the wheel that everyone wants to spin.

Plus music from Mundy and Kila.

*opens ‘horse tranquilisers’*

The Late Late Show, Friday, February 23rd at 9.35pm on RTÉ One

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