The Late Late Show will return for the first time in 2025 tonight, kicking things off with a TradFest special to showcase the best of Ireland's established and emerging musical talents.
The special will feature folk singer songwriter Aoife Scott, musician Wallis Bird, singer songwriter Mike Hanrahan and sean-nos singer Sean Keane, the Irish Mirror reports.
In what has become a Late Late Show favourite, joining the Friday night TradFest party will be Mundy, Laois folk artist Molly Donnery, Cavan Gaeilgeoir Sinead McKenna and Guadeloupean singer songwriter Ines Khai.
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Uilleann piper Louise Mulcahy, who made Fleadh history winning four senior All-Ireland titles, will also be among the guests on Friday night's show.
Making it a proper session, multi-instrumentalist Alan Connor, guest fiddler with The Chieftains, Tara Breen, folk singer-storyteller Daoiri Farrell and percussionist Robbie Harris will be in studio, with dancers Ruth Charles of Riverdance and Jordo and the Legs adding to the hooley.
Banjo player and former member of the Dubliners Gerry O'Connor will be paying tribute to the late Barney McKenna, while multi-instrumentalist Josephine Marsh and Nigerian Segun Arkano, frontman of The Yankari Afrobeat Collective, will give performances to beat the band
Also on Friday night, musicians will honour the late Johnny Duhan, who passed away in November last year, by performing The Voyage.
Combine all that with Dublin-born comedian David Nihill and you've got a great night of music and entertainment. David had a crippling fear of public speaking and tried stand-up comedy in an attempt to fight his phobia. Having overcome his fear, he has gone on to become the biggest-selling Irish comedian in America and joins host Patrick Kielty to share his extraordinary story.
In a week that saw Elon Musk stake a claim on British politics and Donald Trump on Greenland, meanwhile, political podcasters Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper will join Patrick to reveal their predictions for the year ahead in global and Irish politics and how a Trump presidency will affect Ireland.
The Late Late Show airs on RTE One tonight at 9.35pm.
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