{"id":600121,"date":"2026-08-21T11:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600121\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:26:09","slug":"late-late-toy-show-kicks-off-search-for-this-years-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600121\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Late Toy Show kicks off search for this year&#8217;s stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Late Late Toy Show team has started the search to find the next generation of youngsters to feature on this year&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p>Host Patrick Kielty is gearing up for another unforgettable night, promising mischief, mayhem and magical moments.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know a child that has that special Toy Show sparkle? Whether they dream of demonstrating this year&#8217;s must-have toys, or stepping into the spotlight for a standout performance &#8211; this is their chance to be part of one of the biggest TV spectacles of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The stars of the Toy Show have always been our amazing kids. And this year we\u2019re looking forward to them shining brighter than ever,&#8221; Kielty said.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;So if you want to dream big and show Ireland and the world what you\u2019ve got, the adventure starts here&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keelan and Dylan sing Lewis Capaldi on the Late Late Toy Show\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0023962b-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nThe countdown to the most wonderful night of the year has officially begun!<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/tv\/programmes\/latelate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RT\u00c9.ie\/latelate<\/a> to complete the application form and help a child take their first step towards becoming part of this year&#8217;s Toy Show.<\/p>\n<p>Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 27 September.<\/p>\n<p>For more TV news, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/television\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Late Late Toy Show team has started the search to find the next generation of youngsters to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":["post-600121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}