President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, actress Kathy Bates, Johnny Sexton, and Imelda May are the among guests on The Late Late Show tonight.
President Michael D. Higgins turns 80 this Sunday, and Ryan sat down with him at Áras an Uachtaráin to discuss the President's hopes for Ireland's future.
Kathy Bates, the Academy Award-winning actress and star of Misery, Titanic, and P.S. I Love You, will tell how she is trying to perfect a Ballyfermot accent for The Miracle Club, which she is due to film in Dublin with Maggie Smith and Laura Linney.
Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton will be chatting about his chances of making the Lions team, the return of Simon Zebo to Munster, and lending his support to DEBRA Ireland, which was set up in 1988 by families living with the painful, genetic skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
Claudia Scanlon, who has EB, will be joined by her mother Liz to speak to Ryan about living with the condition and thriving against the odds.
Singer Imelda May will perform her song Don't Let Me Stand on My Own, with Niall McNamee, from her new album 11 Past the Hour.
Also, on Friday, The Late Late Show also hosts the debut TV performance of Crybaby, the new collaboration between Noel Hogan of The Cranberries and actress and singer Bronagh Gallagher.
The Late Late Show, RTÉ One, Friday, April 16th at 9.35pm
