{"id":382751,"date":"2026-04-05T06:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/382751\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T06:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:13:21","slug":"shake-up-on-rte-as-late-late-show-axed-from-tonights-line-up-with-replacement-confirmed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/382751\/","title":{"rendered":"Shake-up on RT\u00c9 as Late Late Show axed from tonight&#8217;s line-up with replacement confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Late Late show will not air tonight due to a seasonal schedule shake-up.<\/p>\n<p>The long-running show which sees presenter Patrick Kielty sit down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Irish<\/a> and International celebrities, sport stars and political figures to name a few, usually airs on RT\u00c9 One at 9.35pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/national-news\/2053927\/five-arrested-following-garda-chase-after-car-failed-to-stop-and-smashed-into-two-vehicles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #800080;\">READ NEXT:\u00a0Five arrested following Garda chase after car failed to stop and smashed into two vehicles<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans of the show will have to wait until next week as the beloved programme will take a break this Good Friday as host Kielty will take a week off for the Easter holidays.<\/p>\n<p>In its place, RT\u00c9 will be showing the 2024 musical biographical movie Bob Marley: One Love.<\/p>\n<p>The hit movie starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch is based on the life of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the Late Late Show will skip a Friday night this year. In early March, the show was replaced by a highly anticipated Six Nations match between Ireland and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his third season of presenting the iconic Irish show, which will draw to a close later this year, presenter Kielty told RSVP magazine that the job means so much to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love the job,2 he said, &#8220;It&#8217;s no secret in saying the gig means so much to me, in terms of me growing up and watching it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/national-news\/2051283\/alert-urgent-recall-underway-across-ireland-as-faulty-air-fryers-pulled-from-shelves.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ALERT: Urgent recall underway across Ireland as faulty air fryers pulled from shelves<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on whether he will remain as host for a fourth season, Kielty said,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing is forever, and I&#8217;ve always said I&#8217;m a lighthouse keeper. The show is bigger than the host and there were hosts before me and there will be hosts after me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;None of these things are set in stone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Late Late Show will return to Irish screens on April 10.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Late Late show will not air tonight due to a seasonal schedule shake-up. 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