Ryan Tubridy has called on the Irish abroad to take part in a St. Patrick’s Day special of The Late Late Show.
For the first time in history, the popular show will be broadcast on a Wednesday night to celebrate the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland.
Taking to his Instagram Stories on Monday, host Ryan asked Irish people living abroad to apply to be in the show’s virtual audience.
He said: “To all the Irish abroad… Your country needs (and wants) you! So we’re doing the Late Late Show on St Patrick’s Day, it’s a Wednesday night live from somewhere in Dublin.”
“We want the Irish abroad to take part in a virtual sense on the show on the stage that night.”
“All you have to do is go to RTE.ie, find the Late Late Show and apply. We’ll see you there.”
Speaking to RTÉ, Ryan added: “Since the pandemic hit, we have made it our business to embrace Ireland like never before on The Late Late Show and show the best of who we are, and that is what we are going continue to do on St Patrick’s day, and in some style!”
“People cannot come to Ireland this year, and we can’t go visit, so what we can do is put on an extravaganza that celebrates the joy, beauty, and passion of being Irish with some big names and familiar faces and an evening of celebration and escapism.”
The special show will be available to watch all around the world on RTÉ Player, and applicants for the virtual audiences can apply HERE.
