Here is your host, Patrick Kielty!
Olympic gold and bronze medallist and world champion, Daniel Wiffen will be sitting down with Patrick for the first time since becoming an Olympic champion. Daniel will be looking ahead to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, he will be sharing stories of racing fans in a swimming pool in Bali and also, going head-to-head with his brother Nathan for the first time in four years.
Ireland Head Coaches Heimir Hallgrímsson and Carla Ward will join Patrick this Friday night. Together they will be chatting about taking over as the new men’s and women’s Head Coaches, looking ahead to 2025 fixtures, World Cup qualifications and the future of Irish football.
In 2019 a Dublin Poker Festival hit the headlines when one of its players disappeared. 41-year-old Jón Jónsson had arrived from his home in Iceland, visiting Ireland for the first time. Within 24 hours of arriving in Dublin, he vanished. A new RTÉ podcast series Where is Jón has been investigating Jón’s disappearance; tomorrow night Jón’s mother Hanna, his sister Anna Hildur and brother David will join Patrick on The Late Late Show. Jón’s family will be making a special appeal to the Irish public to come forward with any information on his disappearance.
After a tumultuous week in American politics with reverberations felt around the world, Patrick will be chatting to Kerry’s man in the US, CNN senior correspondent Donie O’Sullivan. Donie will be chatting about all things Donald Trump, MAGA and how Taoiseach Micheál Martin should approach his upcoming visit to the White House.
Singer songwriter Kate Nash will be in studio tomorrow night to have a chat about her career, her Irish roots, reconnecting with Irish music and how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting touring musicians.
Music producer Moio has been rising amongst the music scene and is now being recognised for his own talents. He will be making his Late Late Show debut with his performance of Moments.
The Late Late Show is proudly sponsored by PTSB.
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6 March 2025
RTÉ Communications: Jilly McDonough
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