Louth's Kate O'Connor to join Late Late Show line-up this Friday
Dundalk’s Kate O’Connor will join fellow European Athletics Championships medallist Rhasidat Adeleke
Dundalk athletics star Kate O’Connor is set to make an appearance on The Late Late Show this Friday, joining host Patrick Kielty alongside some of Ireland’s biggest names from sport and entertainment.
O’Connor will join fellow European Athletics Championships medallist Rhasidat Adeleke to discuss their recent successes, the journeys that brought them to Birmingham and their hopes of inspiring the next generation of athletes.
The pair will be among a packed line-up on the RTÉ programme, which also includes comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell, broadcaster Gráinne Seoige, rugby legend Donncha O’Callaghan and comedian Emma Doran.
Two of the standout Irish stars of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Rhasidat Adeleke and Kate O'Connor, will join Paddy for a chat. They'll talk about how it felt to add two new medals to their haul, the ups and downs of their journeys to the Championships and inspiring the next generation of athletes.
Comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell will chat about putting down roots in Ireland, making a triumphant return to US television this summer and her upcoming stint on Broadway. She’ll also discuss the reaction to President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland.
Irish rugby legend Donncha O’Callaghan and comedian Emma Doran will tell Patrick about their eventful jaunt to the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland, as part of new RTÉ series Donncha's Away Games. They’ll also be talking about mortifying mams, disastrous dads, and why Ireland’s Fittest Family is a uniquely Irish phenomenon.
Broadcaster Gráinne Seoige will be joining Patrick. In 2024, while she was canvassing door to door for the general election, Gráinne was informed that AI-generated sexual deep fake images of her had been circulated.
Gráinne will discuss the impact these images had on her and how she feels action is needed to take back control in a rapidly-changing world. Rising singer-songwriter Dave Lofts from Co. Wicklow will be making his Late Late Show debut.
All this and lots more on The Late Late Show, tomorrow night at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.