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Amy Donohoe

RTE Late Late Show line-up includes Michael D Higgins and Paul McGrath for a football special

The Late Late Show line-up this week includes Michael D Higgins and Paul McGrath for a football special.

Ryan Tubridy will sign off the summer break from Friday May 27, meaning this is the second last show of the season.

This week, the President of Ireland will be live in the RTE studios to speak with about his Machnamh 100 series of seminars on the War of Independence and Civil War.

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He will also reflect on his decade as president of Ireland.

Ryan will mark one hundred years of Irish football with some of the greatest players on the island.

Legends like Paul McGrath, Niall Quinn, David O'Leary, Packie Bonner and Shay Given will share their memories of the glory days in the green jersey.

Paul McGrath (Paul McGrath)

Current internationals Gavin Bazunu, Dara O'Shea, Jessie Stapleton and Chloe Mustaki and managers Vera Pauw and Stephen Kenny will also speak to Ryan.

Jack Charlton’s son, John Charlton will be making an appearance too and pay tribute to his late dad.

Singer-songwriter David Gray is set to perform ‘This Year’s Love’ and Dan McCabe will sing 'Fields of Athenry’.

The show will air on Friday at 9:35pm on RTE One and RTE Player.

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