The temptation to head out on the Friday of a Bank Holiday weekend will be strong, but here’s what’s on offer on the box if you’re staying in tonight.
The Late Late Show
Andrew Scott and John Butler
The director and one of the stars of new Irish movie Handsome Devil will be telling viewers about the inspiring message behind their critically acclaimed movie and what the marriage equality vote meant to them.
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Scott, meanwhile, will fill Ryan in on playing Hamlet on stage in London and what it’s like to play Moriarty, the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes.
Journalists Owen Conlon and Stephen Breen on the Kinahan v Hutch feud
Conlon and Breen will discuss the ongoing Hutch v Kinahan feud, which has resulted in the biggest outbreak of gangland violence on Dublin’s streets since the 1990s.
As well as that, they’ll reveal how their empires extend far beyond Ireland and detail why, despite the staggering size of the Kinahan crime cartel, the feud with the Hutches could yet prove to be their downfall.
Katherine Lynch
The Leitrim-born comedian will chat to Ryan about her recent appearances on Celebrity Operation Transformation and Dancing with the Stars and will pay tribute to her grand-uncle, the poet Patrick Kavanagh, 50 years after his death.
The new Irish
Some of Ireland’s newest citizens will tell the stories behind their coming to Ireland and why they’ve decided to stay.
Barry Devlin
Devlin, who will be known to many Irish music fans as a member of the Horslips, is also a former advertising creative and will be guiding viewers through some of the most iconic Irish advertisements following their recent restoration by the Irish Film Institute.
Junk Kouture
The winner of Junk Kouture, a national contest encouraging secondary students to create works of wearable art using everyday items that would normally become rubbish, will showcase their design in studio.
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Jesse Heffernan
Brendan Murray
Ahead of the Eurovision song contest next month, Irish hopeful Brendan Murray will perform Ireland’s entry ‘Dying to Try’ live in studio.
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The Graham Norton Show
Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn
Two of the funniest women in Hollywood, they’ll be chatting about teaming up for the upcoming mother/daughter comedy, Snatched.
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Orlando Bloom
We haven’t seen a whole lot of Orlando on the big screen lately (some would say we saw plenty of him in a photo that went viral not too long ago), but he’s starring in a host of movies due for release this year, including the latest Pirates of the Caribbean flick due out next month.
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John Boyega
All-round good guy John Boyega will no doubt be chatting about the third Star Wars movie in as many years (due out in December), as well as an upcoming role in a 19th century German play titled Woyzeck at the Old Vic.
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2017 UK Eurovision contestant Lucie Jones
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