The Late Late Show is back tonight – and we couldn’t be happier. We’re already counting down the moments until we can bag our spot on the couch with a cuppa in hand.
As it’s the returning episode, Ryan Tubridy and his team have pulled out all the stops for a great first show.
Legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh joins Ryan in the historic setting of Croke Park to talk about the lost summer of the All-Ireland Championships, the importance of the stadium to Irish culture as it marks the centenary of Bloody Sunday, and why positivity is the medicine that has kept him going for 90 years.
.@officialgaa legend Mícheál O’Muircheartaigh turned 90!
We asked him what his secret was ahead of his appearance on the #latelate tomorrow night.@CrokePark @RTEplayer pic.twitter.com/xRrLWCcNpw
— The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) September 3, 2020
This weekend should have seen the return of the annual Electric Picnic Festival at Stradbally, Co Laois. Revellers missing out on their 17th annual pilgrimage to Stradbally can tune in to hear from Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, a would-have-been headliner on stage this weekend, as well as a special performance from The Frank and Walters.
Plus, the star-studded members of Irish Women in Harmony, who topped the official homegrown charts with their cover of The Cranberries’ Dreams in aid of Safe Ireland this summer, will also be in studio to perform.
In August, against the odds, cousins Ellen Glynn and Sara Feeney survived a night at sea, clinging to a lobster pot, after their paddleboards drifted from the shore in Co Galway. On Friday night, Ellen and Sara will be reunited with the locals who saved their lives – fisherman Patrick Oliver and his son Morgan. Patrick and Morgan will also discuss the vital work of the RNLI.
As Ireland and the world faces into wintering the Covid-19 pandemic, Ryan will be joined in studio on Friday evening by Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, who will give an insight into where he believes Ireland now lies in terms of the course of the pandemic, and take us through what could lie ahead.
Dr Samar Fatima Ali will also be in studio to discuss the devastating loss her family experienced this summer when her father, Dr Syed Waqqar Ali, a frontline doctor in the Mater Hospital, died after contracting Covid-19.
Sharing his excitement, Ryan said, “Much like everyone else in the country, we’ve had to recalibrate how we do things, but as ever we have a brilliant line-up of guests and musicians ready to go. Friday nights are back!”
Catch The Late Late Show, Friday, September 4th at 9.35pm on RTÉ One.