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Katie Gallagher

Who is on the Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy? President Michael D Higgins leads line-up of penultimate show

President Michael D Higgins will lead the Late Late show this week.

The president will be live in-studio to speak with Ryan about his passion project, his Machnamh 100 series of seminars on the War of Independence and Civil War, his decade as president of Ireland and his love of football.

Also on this week's penultimate show of the season, they will mark one hundred years of Irish football with some of the greatest players to have worn the green jersey.

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Paul McGrath, Niall Quinn, David O'Leary, Packie Bonner and Shay Given will share their memories of the glory days of Irish football.

Also joining the show will be current internationals Gavin Bazunu, Dara O'Shea, Jessie Stapleton and Chloe Mustaki and managers Vera Pauw and Stephen Kenny.

John Charlton will also be joining Ryan to pay tribute to his father, the late, great Jack Charlton.

Plus, there will be music from singer-songwriter David Gray who will perform ‘This Year’s Love’ and Dan McCabe will sing 'Fields of Athenry’.

RTÉ have confirmed Tubridy will sign off the summer break on Friday May 27th.

This comes after the popular long-running show celebrates its 60th anniversary this summer.

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