RTE star Patrick Kielty is returning on screens just days after the loss of his beloved mum.
The Down native will be back hosting the Late Late Show tomorrow after the death of his mum Mary.
Mary, who was aged in her 80s, passed away peacefully at her home in Co Down on Saturday, March 8.
A death notice described Mrs Kielty as a “loving mother” and “devoted grandmother” and added that she “will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her entire family circle, neighbours and friends”.
The funeral took place earlier this week on Monday at 1pm in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Dundrum.
And while Patrick grieves the loss of his beloved mum, he will be back hosting the St Patrick’s Day episode of his hit chat show on tomorrow at 9.35pm.
The 1990 Republic of Ireland squad will reunite on the Late Late Show to relive one of Ireland’s greatest sporting years, the year that was Italia 90.
Marking 35 years since Ireland first qualified for the World Cup, Patrick will be sitting down with Mick McCarthy, Niall Quinn, Packie Bonner, Ronnie Whelan, Ray Houghton, John Aldridge, Kevin Sheedy and David O’Leary.
As well as Andy Townsend, Chris Hughton, Chris Morris, Steve Staunton, Kevin Moran, Bernie Slaven, John Sheridan, Frank Stapleton and David Kelly.
The Riverdance cast will be taking over the RTE studio to showcase the global Irish phenomenon, which began as an interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.
They will be celebrating the performance that has become a huge success story around the world.
Grammy Award-winner and Cork singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot will be making an appearance to perform his new song Little Dreaming.
Patrick will be welcoming Cian, who’s straight from singing the National Anthems at the Six Nations, to speak about his headline 3Arena show later this year.
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And from one RTE studio to another, this year’s Dancing With The Stars finalists Jack Woolley, Rhys McClenaghan, Kayleigh Trappe and Danny O’Carroll will be chatting about their time spent on and off the dancefloor ahead of the big night.
They will be joined by their pro-partners Alexandra Vladimirov, Laura Nolan, Ervinas Merfeldas and Salome Chachua.
And last but certainly not least, viewers will be treated to a ‘Rollercoaster’ of a performance by B*Witched stars Keavy, Edele, Sinead and Lindsay.
Irish ruby fans in Rome will also have the chance to win a pair of tickets to the Italy v Ireland match this Saturday.
