This Week's Late Late Show Guests Revealed

Michelle O'Neill announced for major TV appearance amid Drumcree standoff

First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, will appear on the Late Late Show as the Drumcree standoff rumbles on. The standoff between the Orange Order in Portadown, who wish to march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in nearly three decades, has continued without a resolution; thousands of protestors continue to block the road. Unionist politicians have called for a motion of no confidence against First Minister, …

Michelle O'Neill to appear on the Late Late Show amid Drumcree dispute

The First Minister is expected to discuss the ongoing stand-off and its impact

This week's Late Late Show guests revealed

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Baz Ashmawy and Deirdre O'Kane are among the guests on this week's Late Late Show.

Late Late Show announces uninspiring line-up after Country Music special

October got off to a successful start with the Late Late Show's Country Music special, which saw Nathan Carter have the sweetest full-circle moment. We should've known, then, that it'd be a tough act to follow, and what has followed is an uninspiring line-up of talent for this Friday's episode. RTÉ star Baz Ashmawy chats […]

Michelle O’Neill to discuss Drumcree dispute and united Ireland on Late Late Show

Thursday 08 October 2026 Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill will appear on The Late Late Show this Friday night to discuss the ongoing Drumcree and Garvaghy Road dispute, its impact on Northern Ireland and what the controversy could mean for the debate surrounding a united Ireland. The Sinn Féin vice-president will join host Patrick Kielty in the RTÉ studio as tensions surrounding the Orange Order parade dispute continue to attra…