Phillipa Dunne is set to appear on Derry Girls-linked Late Late Show tonight, joining a guest list that RTÉ has lined up for tomorrow evening. The programme also puts Mikey Breen and Sharlene Mawdsley on the same bill, with the broadcast set for 9.35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
Mikey Breen and Sharlene Mawdsley
Breen and Mawdsley will use part of the hour to talk about competing at a national and international level, alongside how they support each other as a couple. That pairing gives the show an obvious live conversation hook: one appearance, two linked angles, and a sports-focused segment built around a relationship rather than a solo profile.
RTÉ also hinted that the couple will take part in a fun sporting challenge, but the broadcaster has not said what that challenge will be. That leaves the segment with a small amount of open anticipation heading into transmission, because the competitive element is the one part of the appearance that has not been spelled out yet.
Laura Fox and Iain Ward
Laura Fox will also appear on the programme, while Iain Ward is due in studio to discuss a life changing diagnosis that led him to raise money for cancer research. Put together, those bookings show the shape of the night: one entertainment slot with multiple interviews, each built around a different on-air purpose rather than a single headline guest.
Nicola Tallant is scheduled to talk about the rise of crime in Ireland, adding a harder news edge to the line-up. Niall Breslin will perform what RTÉ described as a very different performance to what people may previously have seen before, which suggests the show is using the booking to widen the range of the night rather than lean on one familiar format.
Beoga on RTÉ One
Beoga will perform as part of the same broadcast, giving the show a music slot alongside the interviews. For viewers, the practical answer is simple: the line-up is already set, the time is fixed at 9.35pm, and the programme will run across RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, so anyone following the guest list now knows exactly when the full mix of interviews and performances lands.
The only unresolved part of the night is the sporting challenge for Breen and Mawdsley. If RTÉ wants that segment to carry real weight, the reveal has to land on air, not in the preview.
