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Tall Tales & Murder and Amandaland star Philippa Dunne and trad group Beoga will be among Patrick Kielty’s guests on Friday’s Late Late Show on RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player.<\/p>\n

\"Philippa
\nPhilippa Dunne<\/p>\n

Announcing this week’s line-up, the Late Late said: “Mayo actor Philippa Dunne will make her Late Late debut on Friday night. She has become one of Ireland’s best-loved comedy stars with knockout performances in Derry Girls, Tall Tales & Murder, and Amandaland. She’ll tell us about her BAFTA nod and working with her comedy heroes.<\/p>\n

\"Sharlene
\nSharlene Mawdsley<\/p>\n

“Also joining Patrick on Friday night are Ireland’s Premier couple Mikey Breen and Sharlene Mawdsley. Both sports stars have represented county and country – Mikey has lifted the Liam McCarthy Cup for Tipperary three times while athlete Sharlene has wowed in the athletics world in recent years. They’ll chat about competing on the national and international stage and why they’ll always be each other’s biggest supporters. The pair will also be put through their paces in a unique sporting challenge.<\/p>\n

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\nMikey Breen<\/p>\n

“Host of Ireland’s Fittest Family Laura Fox will drop by ahead of the 14th season of the hit TV series returning next month. She’ll dish all the backstage gossip and explain why some of the coaches are more difficult to keep in check than others. She’ll also talk of her joy at getting married earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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“Traditional Irish music group Beoga will be in studio for a music performance and a chat. The band made headlines around the world recently when they took a stand for what they believe in and walked away from Ed Sheeran’s tour, amid controversy over the singer’s removal of Macklemore from his touring line-up.<\/p>\n

\"Beoga-RuthMedjber-7421
\nBeoga Photo: Ruth Medjber<\/p>\n

“As he prepares to take part in the Dublin Marathon, Iain Ward, known to millions of his followers as The King of Chemo, will discuss the life-changing diagnosis that sent him on a path that has taken him around the world raising money for cancer research.<\/p>\n

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“With the devastating consequences of drug-related intimidation in Ireland making weekly headlines, Investigations Editor of The Sunday World Nicola Tallant will be in studio to talk about the rise in violent crime and the communities across the country that are living in fear.<\/p>\n

\"Nicola
\nNicola Tallant<\/p>\n

“Known to many as the frontman of The Blizzards, Niall Breslin is now embarking on a very different musical path. Viewers will be treated to a performance from the Westmeath man as you’ve never seen him before.”<\/p>\n

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The Late Late Show, Fridays, RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player, 9:35pm<\/p>\n

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