Late Late Show reveals this week's guests

Updated / Friday, 6 Nov 2026 07:45

This week's Late Late Show will celebrate Ciara Mageean’s remarkable life and legacy, with her friends and fellow athletes Ellen Keane and Thomas Barr joining host Patrick Kielty to celebrate her life and legacy.

Soap legend Julie Hesmondhalgh, best known for her role as Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street, will also be in studio to chat about her meteoric rise and fall on this year's Celebrity Traitors in the UK.

She'll also discuss her groundbreaking role as the first transgender character on the soap, life after leaving the cobbles behind, and why a previous visit to Ireland was her first real taste of fame.

The man who went toe-to-toe with Messi, Roberto "Pico" Lopes, will talk to Kielty about his incredible summer living the dream with the Cape Verde team in the World Cup, Shamrock Rovers’ championship success and how he keeps his feet on the ground back home with his family.

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) campaigner Emma Fogarty will join Kielty to talk about her forthcoming documentary The Slightest Touch.

The film follows Fogarty and her longtime friend, actor Colin Farrell, as they embark on the challenge of completing the Dublin Marathon together, raising over one million euro for Debra Ireland.

Fogarty will talk about her memories of this epic endeavour, her extraordinary friendship with Farrell, and how she feels about their story being released around the world.

Cork comedian Chris Kent will be live on the couch straight from the stage of the 3Arena. He'll chat about his new documentary, which followed his attempts to navigate life without the internet, and his new tour which brings his comedy all around Ireland.

As well as this, Kielty will meet the man who nearly beat the world number one darts star Luke Littler, Cavan’s Pearse Mackle.

Dublin singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe will perform his song Forever Now.

The Late Late Show, Fridays, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, 9:35pm.

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