The Late Late Show Guests: Ashley Campbell, Nathan Carter and Jesse Sludds
The Late Late Show is on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player every Friday night, hosted by Patrick Kielty, and RTÉ announces each week's guests on the Thursday before. This page keeps the current line-up at the top and the previous Fridays underneath, so you can see who has been on since the new series began on 18 September.
- Friday 2 October: a Country Music Special, with Ashley Campbell and Nathan Carter.
- Time and channel: 9.35pm Irish time on RTÉ One, with the episode on RTÉ Player.
- Friday 25 September: Rosie O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke and Kate O'Connor headed the line-up.
Who is on The Late Late Show on Friday 2 October?
RTÉ's own announcement, published on Thursday 1 October, builds the night around country music. Ashley Campbell, the American singer-songwriter and daughter of Glen Campbell, comes in from Nashville to talk about touring with her father and her love of Ireland, and she performs a rendition of Gentle On My Mind. Nathan Carter performs his new single Walk on Faith from the album Doing Alright and talks about playing Carnegie Hall in New York at Halloween, his first time there.
Cliona Hagan and a group of Irish country stars mark the life and music of Dolly Parton, with stories and songs. Jesse Sludds, who won The Late Late Show Opening Act competition in April and later opened for Shania Twain at Thomond Park in Limerick, returns to announce his new single Dear Home. Una Healy, who helped launch the Opening Act search, chats and sings with Clodagh Lawlor and Claudia Buckley. Jimmy Buckley, Sandy Kelly, David James, Trudi Lalor and Ciarán Rosney are also on the bill.
What time is The Late Late Show on?
RTÉ lists the show for Fridays at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, and that is the slot given in each of this series' guest announcements. RTÉ One is free-to-air in Ireland. For the other Irish soaps and dramas around it, see Fair City spoilers, Tall Tales and Murder on RTÉ One and which soaps are on in Ireland each night.
Every Late Late Show guest this series
Newest first, as RTÉ announced them. A night with a long list shows the headline names only.
| Date | Guests |
|---|---|
| Friday 2 October | Ashley Campbell, Nathan Carter, Cliona Hagan (Dolly Parton tribute), Jesse Sludds, Una Healy with Clodagh Lawlor and Claudia Buckley, Jimmy Buckley, Sandy Kelly, David James, Trudi Lalor, Ciarán Rosney |
| Friday 25 September | Rosie O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke and Kate O'Connor, Donncha O'Callaghan and Emma Doran, Gráinne Seoige, Dave Lofts (Late Late Show debut) |
| Friday 18 September | Liam Neeson, Siobhán McSweeney, CaitrÃona Balfe, the All-Ireland-winning Mayo football team (among the guests RTÉ named for the return of the series) |
When does RTÉ announce the next Late Late Show guests?
The pattern this series has been a Thursday release: the first line-up came out on Thursday 17 September, the second on Thursday 24 September and the Country Special line-up on Thursday 1 October. We add the Friday 9 October line-up here once RTÉ publishes it, and until then it is not confirmed. The big December date is covered on our Late Late Toy Show page.
Looking for other shows? The Graham Norton Show in Ireland and The Chase on Virgin Media have their own channel and day guides, and our UK sister site UK Quiz On Air covers the British quiz hour.
Sources
- RTÉ: Here's the line-up for Late Late Show Country Special, Thursday 1 October 2026, checked Thursday 1 October
- RTÉ: Late Late Show reveals Friday night guests, 25 September 2026
- RTÉ Press Centre: The Late Late Show is back, 17 September 2026