Who's on this week's Late Late Show? Guests revealed

The line-up for this week's (Friday December 2) Late Late Show has been revealed. 

In a week when she hit the headlines, leader of the opposition and president of Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald, joins Ryan in studio to discuss the party's performance in the polls, what a united Ireland might look like and her reaction to Shane Ross's biography about her. 

Garda who has served with distinction in Kilkenny retires

Republic of Ireland manager, Vera Pauw, is also due to appear to discuss her history-making work guiding the national team to its first ever appearance at a World Cup final in Australia/New Zealand next summer. She will talk to Ryan about life since that big night in Scotland and how she is feeling about 2023. 
 
Dancing with the Stars returns to our screens in January, and we will meet the first four celebrity dancers who’ll take to the dancefloor in the hopes of lifting that glitterball trophy next year. 

Singer and Eurovision star Brooke Scullion, former GAA player Paul Brogan, businesswoman, TV presenter and influencer Suzanne Jackson, and drag artist and activist Panti Bliss (aka Rory O’Neill) will be chatting to Ryan about being the class of 2023, who’s already the one-to-watch, and who plans on wearing the most sequins! 

After nearly 50 years in the business, Lenny Henry will chat about singing with Kate Bush, writing a children's novel and an autobiography, as well as having an Irish accent in The Lord of the Rings prequel, Rings of Power. 

Land in Kilkenny sells for record price

One of last week's Toy Show superstars, Saoibh Lonergan, joins Ryan on the couch to catch up after an incredibly busy week and tells us about hanging out with her music therapist Alison, singing at Temple Street and planning her trip to Disneyland Paris. 

Plus, Andrea Corr will be live in studio to perform 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' from her new release The Christmas Album while Col Patterson makes his Late Late debut performing his critically acclaimed single 'Bedford Falls'. 

The show airs on Friday December 2 at 9.35pm.