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I think some of HFBs stuff is quite good. He has a decent body of work there. He's also great live. Seeing him in RHK would be pretty cool.

The poor will always be with us.

Hard to believe it's 14 years since they played Slane, not that I was there or anything, but still...

Lots of medical conditions preclude the suffer from driving, as do some learning disorders which impact the ability to tell how close/far away they are from obstacles.

24 years after he was first offered it, would of been just 28 if he took it back in 99, could of been a very different show

I've only one question and excuse my ignorance.. but who is this Patrick Kielty??

The LLS is unlikely to survive his tenure, which will probably be the shortest. There were better candidates, but the trick was to ask them to do it, not apply and risk rejection. Surely Brendan O'Connor, Baz, or Ciara Kelly would be more relatable.

Btw, the Irish Mirror this morning had a gushing article before the announcement that there were joint contenders now in the ring, it hotly tipped the new LLS co presenters to be.... Vague and the noise beside her. Yikes!

Everyone you have mentioned there are worse options than Kielty.

This, to me, seems like a rare good appointment by RTE.

Ciara Kelly would be more relatable??

To whom, any **** in a 'I Love Thatcher' T-shirt?!

We'll see. As #Furze99 asked, "who is he?". Nice guy, and an interesting guest on the LLS for 15 minutes, but the LLS is a peculiary Irish institution, it doesn't travel, it's host needs to be relevant to the day to day goings on of Irish art, media and politics. All three suggested hosts tick that box, whether you like or hate them, and are clued in to our daily lives. Count your blessings. You nearly had Vogue and her echo.

Cat Deeley's husband

I think the fact Patrick fell off the radar the last few years probably concentrating on marriage and family so it's like an unknown newbie getting the job is interesting

I would have put him younger than Tubs

Anyone interested in some stats* for this season?

Total Episodes: 36 - Note: "Special" eps guests apps are not considered in number of apps for guests (Taking care of biz, Toy Show, Eurovision, Valentines, Repair challenge)

Total "celeb" Guests: 189

Season Start Date: 02/09/2022

Season End Date: 26/05/2023

Most frequent guests this season:

• Daniel O'Donnell (2 apps)
• Mario Rosenstock (2 apps)
• Nathan Carter (2 apps)
• Vogue Williams (2 apps)
• Joanne McNally (2 apps)
• Richie Sadlier (2 apps)
• Panti Bliss (2 apps)
• Santis O'Garro (2 apps)
• Vera Pauw (2 apps)
• Aoife Moore (2 apps)
• Nicola Tallant (2 apps)
• Rory O'Connor (2 apps)
• The Academic (2 apps)

Shortest gap between between guests' previous appearance on the show:

• Nathan Carter (2 apps) appeared 03/03/2023 and again 4 weeks later on 31/03/2023
• Nicola Tallant (2 apps) appeared 06/01/2023 and again 13 weeks later on 07/04/2023
• Vogue Williams (2 apps) appeared 09/12/2022 and again 23 weeks later on 19/05/2023
• Mario Rosenstock (2 apps) appeared 09/12/2022 and again 23 weeks later on 19/05/2023
• Panti Bliss (2 apps) appeared on 02/12/2022 and again 11 weeks later on 17/02/2023
• Rory O'Connor (2 apps) appeared on 11/11/2022 and again 26 weeks later on 12/05/2023
• Daniel O'Donnell (2 apps) appeared on 28/10/2022 and again 22 weeks later on 31/03/2023
• Santis O'Garro (2 apps) appeared on 07/10/2022 and again 14 weeks later on 13/01/2023
• Joanne McNally (2 aps) appeared on 07/10/2022 and again 32 weeks later on 19/05/2023

Of guests who appeared this season, Top 10 highest number of appearances since Tubs became host in 2009:

• Daniel O'Donnell (14 apps)
• Mario Rosenstock (14 apps) - a late equalizer last Friday to level it up with Daniel
• Brendan O'Carroll (9 Apps) - this only includes apps where he was announced in press release
• Eamon Dunphy (8 apps) - surprising given his "family of chinless wonders" comment in the past
• Imelda May (7 apps)
• Dermot Bannon (7 apps)
• Nathan Carter (7 apps)
• Pádraig Harrington (7 apps)
• Vogue Williams (7 apps) ((Joanne Mc on 4apps))
• Amy Huberman (6 apps) ((BOD on 5 apps))

*Stats based on a combination of information available at https://thetvdb.com/series/the-late-late-show-ireland/allseasons/official and (where thetvdb didn't list the eps) via RTE press releases/articles for guest lineups.

The first guest on the PK2 show will be Tubridy, telling us all he has terminal cancer and only 6 months left to live!!