The Late Late Show - Season 62

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It's been a long hot summer, and The Late Late Show is back and ready to go!

As he comes home to play at the Irish Open, four-time major winner Rory McIlroy will join Patrick for a chat along the Royal County Down fairway covering all things golf and the very special project he is supporting across Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  

Think we can stop what they do? We doubt it! And we don't want to. Fresh from appearances at some of this year's biggest festivals, young rappers Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew are in studio to perform and chat about their viral hit 'The Spark', which gained widespread attention from celebrities the world over and amassed a whopping billion views on social over the summer.

While Team Ireland's time in Paris has come to an end following incredible performances by all our athletes, Olympians and Paralympians will come together for the very first time this Friday night on The Late Late Show. Patrick will welcome medallists home from the summer games!

Comedian John Bishop will be talking all about his eventful summer, from touring Ireland on a motorbike to getting lost in translation in the United States and… donkeys!

Folk music royalty John Sheahan and Phil Coulter join The Late Late Show to exclusively unveil John's new stage show 'The Dubliners Encore'. The new group will perform a rousing medley of The Dubliners hits.

And that's not all, Patrick has something he is really looking forward to telling you about, don't miss it!

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Fresh from the Emmy red carpet, four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan will be talking to Patrick this Friday night about her new film The Outrun, based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Amy Liptrot. Saoirse will share what drew her to this story of addiction and recovery and why she can now add ‘lambing' to her list of special skills.

Just this week Bundee Aki celebrated becoming an Irish citizen. New Zealand born, Irish rugby player Bundee has been living in Ireland for ten years and will sit down with Patrick to speak of the honour it has been for him to become a proud Irish citizen, his rugby career, playing for Connacht and more.

Dating Naked UK is Rylan Clark's new Paramount+ series and he will be in The Late Late Show studio to bear all. Rylan is set to speak about his tv and radio career since becoming a household name on The X-Factor in 2012; why he is bascially an Irish man and… KaRyoke!

Snow Patrol are back with a brand new album The Forest is the Path and on Friday night Gary, Nathan and Johnny will sit down with Patrick to tell him about their long awaited first album since 2018, perform a new song from the album and a megahit! Spoiled!

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In her Late Late Show debut, European champion sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke will be in studio for her first interview in Ireland since the Paris Olympics. Rhasidat joins Patrick this Friday night to talk about her record-breaking season, the Diamond League, coming home to Ireland, and her recent encounter with one of her biggest fans – Rihanna!
 
The Script's Danny O'Donoghue and Glen Power sit down with Patrick to share memories of their band mate Mark Sheehan; they will talk family, getting sober, flying high with PINK as well as playing live acoustic performances from their back catalogue.
 
In a week that has seen war spread to Lebanon, where the civilian death toll continues to rise amid fears of a major escalation, Irish humanitarian John Whyte is in studio to give a picture of his life working with UNRWA in the epicentre of the conflict in Gaza, before he returns there next week. 
 
Gaeilgeoir, podcaster and presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin is in studio to talk about the Irish words and phrases we should know and use and what he's been doing now that he's no longer making his weekly trip to the Hen House.

Plus, it's time to dust off your cowboy boots as Patrick will be going live to a secret location where country music fans will be in with a chance of getting their hands on the last pair of tickets to be in the audience for The Late Late Country Music Special, happening on Friday 4th October!
 

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Grab your Stetson, don the double denim, and shine those Cowboy boots! Get ready for a Late Late Show hoedown, it's the country music special!
 
This Friday night Patrick Kielty brings together the biggest and brightest stars on the Irish country music scene. This week's show will have something special for the newest of country music fans to the oldest. Lisa McHugh, Lee Matthews, Cliona Hagan and Sandy Kelly will showcase a host of tunes from chart topping hits to some old familiar classics.
 
The Late Late Show Country Music Special will remember the country singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who passed away earlier this week. Daniel O'Donnell and Eastenders star turned country singer Shona McGarty will pay tribute.
 
Queens of Country Philomena Begley, Susan McCann and Margo will sit down for a chat with Patrick, while Derek Ryan and The Kilfenora Céilí Band will have viewers bopping in their seats!
 
Patrick will invite Janet Devlin, Garron Noone, Margo and Mike Denver to play the game Wild West Roulette and father and daughter, Jimmy and Claudia Buckley will perform a duet. Michael English and friends Chantelle Padden, Clodagh Lawlor, David James join together to celebrate country songs much loved the world over.
 
On the night, another star will be inducted into The Late Late Show Country Music Hall of Fame.

Also, there is a huge surprise for one unsuspecting Irish country fan...

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Irish comedian and television presenter Dara Ó Briain will drop by to chat about his new show Re: Creation as well as his jam-packed summer of sport and the one piece of music that's haunted him at every turn.
 
Broadcaster, author, jewellery designer and self-described messer Angela Scanlon will join Patick tomorrow night to talk about stepping into Graham Norton's shoes on the radio, wowing audiences with her Argentine Tango and why she is lending her voice and support to a very important upcoming documentary on RTÉ One.  
 
Galway hurler Joe Canning will be in studio as his new book My Story, with Vincent Hogan, is published. Joe will be chatting to Patrick about life after intercounty hurling, reflecting on the highs and lows of his incredible hurling career (5 All Stars, 1 All Ireland, 4 Club All-Irelands), becoming a father, and the promise he has made to his nephews.
 
Aeronautical engineer Dr. Norah Patten joins Patrick to talk about her lifelong quest to become the first Irish person in space, and how this dream will soon become a reality.
 
Victim of coercive control, Nicola Hanney will sit down with Patrick on Friday night. Her new book, Stronger: What Didn't Kill Me, Made Me is Nicola's harrowing account of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex, former Garda Paul Moody, who is due for release from prison later this year.

Australian Jason Donovan will be on the show tomorrow night chatting about his time in Neighbours, being a teen icon of the 80s, reuniting on stage with Kylie, and going on tour next year to celebrate 35 years of hits on stage and screen as well as performing one of his chart-topping hits. The Coronas will also perform a song from their new album Thoughts and Observations, which reached number one in the Irish charts this week knocking Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet from the top! 

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Patrick is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood actors Colin Farrell, Rupert Everett and Aidan Quinn live from Dublin on The Late Late Show this Friday night!
 
Tomorrow night Academy Award nominee, two-time Golden Globe winner and star of The Penguin, Colin Farrell will join Patrick live in studio along with his long-time friend, Emma Fogarty. Emma is Ireland's longest-surviving person battling the most severe type of agonising skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa (EB) also known as Butterfly Skin. Next week Colin will run the Dublin City Marathon with Emma to mark her 40th birthday and to raise funds for Debra Ireland.
 
Actor, writer, director and one of the stars of My Best Friend's Wedding, Rupert Everett will be chatting to Patrick about spending time in Ireland, being ghosted by Hollywood and his recent guest appearance in Emily in Paris.
 
Irish American actor and IFTA award winner Aidan Quinn will also drop by on Friday night to tell Patrick about why he loves coming back to Ireland and taking to the Abbey Theatre stage.
 
TV presenter and chart-topping podcaster Vogue Williams joins Patrick to talk about her recent tour with Joanne McNally, her new podcast, Never Live it Down and her pride after her husband Spencer Matthews broke a World Record over the summer. 
 
Hit maker Rick Astley is live in studio to chat about his rise to fame, returning to the spotlight after his early retirement, the rickrolling phenomenon, and his plans for the future. Rick will also be performing Never Gonna Give You Up with his big band!
 

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It's almost Halloween and this week The Late Late studio is dressed for a scarefest!
 
Actor, author and former presenter of The Great British Bake Off, Matt Lucas will be chatting to Patrick about his remarkable career in comedy, his debut musical novel The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas, and his cameo role in the hugely anticipated Gladiator II.
 
Comedian and actor, Ardal O'Hanlon will be in studio this Friday night to tell Patrick how he is preparing to go back out on the road next year with his new show. The pair will also catch up on meeting the Pope during the summer and as 30 years of Fr. Ted approaches, Patrick will be asking Ardal how his role as Fr. Dougal transformed his fortunes.
 
IFTA award winning actress, Victoria Smurfit will be talking about working with Dame Jilly Cooper, Aidan Turner and David Tenant on hit guilty pleasure TV show Disney Plus' Rivals.  Reviewers have given the steamiest show on TV 5 stars and Victoria will share how she manifested the role of Maud O'Hara from a young age; she will also speak of her return home to Ireland.
 
Eileen Walsh is in studio to chat with Patrick about her role in the hotly anticipated Small Things Like These. Adapted from Claire Keegan's novel of the same name, Eileen will share the story of a father who confronts the truth of one of Ireland's infamous Magdalene laundries. Playing opposite her good friend Cillian Murphy, Eileen will tell Patrick how their friendship goes back to the start of both their careers.
 
In true Halloween style, Jedward will banish any ghosts or ghouls from studio with a paranormal performance while Bambie Thug will perform their brand-new song Fangtasy ahead of their Irish tour dates.

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Legendary singer-songwriter Christy Moore joins Patrick to chat about his new album, A Terrible Beauty. He'll be performing some of his new songs, as well as an old favourite and explaining why these songs have resonated with him and his audience. Christy will tell Patrick about his love for living and gigging in Ireland, despite the major changes that have occurred in the country during his lifetime and will reflect on the successes of his career to date.

Also in studio on Friday night are Golden Globe nominees Colm Meaney and Paul Reiser to speak about working together on Ireland set comedy The Problem with People. The Beverly Hills Cop actor Paul Reiser and Colm will tell of Paul coming to Ireland to make this film that was 30 years in the making; meeting and working together for the first time, and how Colm introduced Paul to GAA in Croke Park!
 
Line of Duty star Vicky McClure will be in studio with Patrick to share her love of Dayclubbing and bringing it to Dublin this weekend. Nottingham born actress Vicky will also chat to Patrick about spending time in Ireland and being great friends with her former co-star Adrian Dunbar.

Stand up comedian Des Bishop is back in Dublin and will be live in studio tomorrow night to talk about moving back to America during the pandemic and meeting his now wife during that time. With lots to catch up on, Des will be chatting about married life and going back on the road in Ireland with his new show Lately; he will also share why he thinks Gen Z-ers are misunderstood.  

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In his first sit down Irish television interview, BAFTA award winning actor Paul Mescal will chat about his giant blockbuster Gladiator II. Paul will chat to Patrick about working with director Ridley Scott, his friendship with Saoirse Ronan and their appearance on The Graham Norton Show and coming home to his family.
 
U2 bassist and global rock superstar Adam Clayton will be live in studio this Friday to talk about Ballroom Blitz, his documentary about the Irish showband scene of the 60s and 70s and how it's in his blood; the Las Vegas Sphere and their 40-day residency, as well as sharing exciting news of previously unheard U2 tracks.
 
Graham Norton will be chatting about the inspiration for his fifth bestselling novel, Frankie; the ‘one - chat show guest - that got away' early in his career; and why he decided to get his weekends back by leaving his long running radio show. 
 
Keeping with the theme of Cork people doing great things, Samantha Barry is coming home to Ireland and will join Patrick to chat about her new role as Glamour magazine's first Global Editorial Director, life in New York post US Presidential elections and dancing with Beyonce at the recent Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
 
Comedian, actor and writer Brendan O'Carroll is home from Florida and will be chatting to Patrick about his hit series, Mrs. Brown's Boy's, which returns to our screens this Christmas. He'll also chat about his live show, The Musical for Moore Street, which tours Ireland in the coming weeks. 
 
Irish folk music band from Donegal and led by Mairead Ní Mhaonaigh, Altan, will be taking care of the music on Friday night. Ahead of tour dates around Ireland, Altan will perform a set of reels to get viewers hands clicking and toes tapping.

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Bad Sister Sharon Horgan will sit down with Patrick this Friday night to chat about the return of black comedy series Bad Sisters, the reaction to the first season and what we can expect from the Garvey sisters this time around. Sharon will also speak to Patrick about an unexpected Royal visit on set and coming home to her family, who are just as busy as the Garveys!
 
Television host Piers Morgan will be discussing his turbulent relationship with President-elect Donald Trump and what he thinks the next four years have in store for America and the World; his YouTube show Piers Morgan Uncensored and why he loves to wind people up.
 
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Emily Maitlis will chat to Patrick about her infamous interview with Prince Andrew in 2019 which made headlines around the world. She'll also talk about adapting the story for screen in her Amazon series A Very Royal Scandal and the fallout from that interview five years on. 
 
Comedian and writer Russell Kane makes his Late Late Show debut and joins Patrick to chat about new children's book and his Hyperactive tour, which he brings to Ireland next year. 
 
Home from a number of gigs across the UK, Cork singer songwriter Allie Sherlock will be in studio on Friday night to perform her new song and to chat about her rising music career; and why she still loves busking on Dublin's Grafton Street!
 
And someone at home will be surprised with the very first pair of audience tickets to The Late Late Toy Show!

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Following his incredibly successful North American tour, Tommy Tiernan will chat to Patrick about gigging in the US during the presidential election and his love of travelling by tour bus. He'll also talk about bringing his Tommedian show across Ireland and Europe over the coming months and who he'd like to see on the ninth season of his chat show next year.
 
Live at 10pm, just after polling stations close in the 2024 General Election, Patrick will be joined by two of the presenters of the Behind the Ballot podcast, Katie Hannon, David McCullagh and Jennifer Bray, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times live in studio to deliver and discuss the RTÉ, The Irish Times, TG4, Trinity College Dublin joint Exit Poll carried out by Ipsos B&A.
 
Roseanna and Ollie Ruane will join Patrick ahead of next week's Late Late Toy Show. In 2020, when their daughter Saoirse was eight years old she appeared on The Late Late Toy Show and became the inspiration behind the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal, winning the hearts of the nation on the night. Saoirse passed away at the age of 12 in March of this year after a long battle with a rare form of cancer.
 
Tommy Bowe will be chatting about the launch of his brand-new skincare line Flow by Bowe, catching up with his former coach Joe Schmidt and looking ahead to Ireland v Australia this Saturday. He'll also be reflecting on getting his start in rugby and life after professional sport.
 
Celebrating four decades of music, Galway singer Mary Coughlan will be in studio performing her hit ‘I'd Rather Go Blind' ahead of the Irish conclusion of her 40th Anniversary Tour next month.

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This Friday night Patrick will welcome to the Late Late the next five contestants vying for the glitterball on the upcoming series of Dancing with the Stars. Putting them through their paces, the newest judge to the panel, Karen Byrne will also join Patrick. Two-time winner across seven seasons, Karen knows what it takes to win and she will be sharing her experiences from the cha cha to the rumba for the class of 2025.
 
Commandant Jane O'Neill and Private Adam Higgins recently returned from South Lebanon, where they were deployed as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). They join Patrick to share what life was like in Camp Shamrock and how it feels to be home for Christmas. 
 
Actor, writer and director Rupert Everett will be chatting to Patrick about spending time in Ireland, his new book The American No, his recent guest appearance in the Netflix hit Emily in Paris and his plans for Christmas.
 
Irish athlete Ciara Mageean will be chatting about a year that saw her win gold at the European Championships, the injury laid waste to her Olympic dream and why she isn't giving up that dream just yet. The County Down native will share her journey of recovery with Patrick and will also be looking ahead to the GOAL Mile, for which she is an ambassador.
 
Two of Ireland's best-known singers, Nathan Carter and Una Healy have joined forces for the first time to record a Christmas classic in aid of Barnardos. They'll join Patrick for a chat and will perform ‘Mistletoe and Wine' in studio with the children's choir from Corville National School in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.  

Join your Late Late host Patrick Kielty as he kicks off the New Year's celebrations from a star-studded studio filled with plenty of surprises and music performances.