TUBRIDY v NORTON: The first line-ups of 2017 for the Late Late Show and Graham Norton are here

Conor Heneghan

Settle in.

First weekend after the Christmas season. Dry January. New Year’s resolutions.

Taking into account those factors and more, we reckon there’s a strong chance a lot of people will decide to stay in this Friday night.

If you’re one of them, here’s what you have to look forward to on the box.

The Late Late Show

Amy Huberman and Neil Morrissey

The stars of the new legal drama Striking Out will chat to Ryan about the show as well as what they’re getting up to in their own lives.

Amy will fill viewers in about some exciting new projects on the horizon and Neil will talk about his journey from very humble beginnings to becoming one of the biggest names on British television.

Clip via RTÉ

Dancing with the Stars contestants

Hughie Maughan, Teresa Mannion, Des Cahill and their dancing partners will be telling Ryan all about rehearsals for a show that begins on RTÉ this weekend.

Clip via RTÉ

Caitriona Perry

Having covered the election in the US for the last two years, RTÉ’s US correspondent Catriona Perry will give viewers an insight into what it was like to cover the Trump circus, how things are shaping up now and what it means for the undocumented Irish still living in the USA.

Ian Kehoe

Kehoe, who will appear on the documentary, The Great Irish Sell Off, next Monday, will discuss the vulture funds quietly buying up the country and how their actions are impacting ordinary people.

Clip via RTÉ

Blindboy Boatclub, Michael Harding, Stefanie Preissner

JOE Man of the Year 2016 Blindboy Boatclub will take part in a panel discussion about what 2017 may bring with actor and raconteur Michael Harding and Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope writer Stefanie Preissner.

Music from

Connor McKeon (with a tribute to some famous musical figures who passed away in 2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJVoXPe1hmA

Clip via Connor mc keon

Derek Ryan

The Graham Norton Show

We’ve heard about some of the amazing guests to come on the Graham Norton show in the next few weeks but tonight’s episode is a one-off special on the Graham Norton show as Graham tells the red chair story.

Clip via BBC

Described as “the tale of how this precarious flippable piece of furniture came to be a universally loved feature of his show and how it has played host to some amazing audience anecdotes,” it will no doubt revisit some classic red chair memories from over the years.

We hope this one makes the cut…