The Late Late Tribute Shows

Series of special editions of The Late Late Show

The Late Late Tribute Shows

Genre| Talk show
Presented by| Ryan Tubridy
Country of origin| Ireland
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 34 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations| Dublin, Ireland
Original release
Network| RTÉ One
Release| 13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) –
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05)
Related
The Late Late Show

The Late Late Tribute Shows are a series of special editions of the world's longest-running[1] chat show, The Late Late Show broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland each Friday evening.

## History

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Over decades the shows have featured a broad range of well-known public figures including Micheál Mac Liammóir, Joe Dolan, Maureen Potter, Michael O'Hehir, Brian Lenihan, Jimmy Magee, Christy Moore, Mike Murphy and Paul McGrath.

In 1999, there was a special programme marking six months since the Omagh bombing and there was also a special show in the wake of 9/11.[2] There were also tribute shows celebrating Irish music and a Late Late Show special devoted to Irish comedians. Individual bands and musicians to have been given a tribute show include The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Chieftains, The Dubliners,[3] U2, Westlife[4] and, most recently, Ronnie Drew himself.[5]

The Tribute Shows, along with the Toy Show, tends to be one of the few editions of The Late Late Show to require advance preparation before the week of broadcast.[6]

## Tribute list

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Date  | Tribute/Special  | Guests

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13 May 1967  | The Clergy  |
16 March 1968  | The London Irish  | Eamonn Andrews
25 October 1969  | Micheál Mac Liammóir | Maureen Potter and Hilton Edwards
31 May 1975  | Michael O'Hehir |
6 January 1973  | Seán Keating |
18 December 1976  | Maureen Potter |
21 January 1984  | Seán MacBride |
28 April 1984  | The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem | Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Seán Cannon and Paddy Reilly
22 September 1984  | Gaelic Athletic Association |
1987  | The Chieftains | Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Guo Brothers, Van Morrison, Maire Brennan, Dolores Keana, John Faulkner and Gary Moore
6 March 1987  | The Late Late Show Tribute to The Dubliners | Luke Kelly, Ciarán Bourke, Eamonn Campbell, The Fureys & Davey Arthur, Charles Haughey, Jim McCann, Christy Moore, The Pogues, Stockton's Wing and U2
20 January 1989  | Jimmy Magee |
30 March 1990  | Brian Lenihan |
18 December 1992  | Sharon Shannon |
29 April 1994  | Noel V. Ginnitty  | Sonny Knowles, Tony Kenny, Danny Doyle and Deirdre O'Callaghan
7 October 1994  | Christy Moore |
17 March 1995  | John O'Shea | Olivia O'Leary, Mick O'Dwyer, Jimmy Magee
19 April 1996  | Dónal Lunny | Sharon Shannon
20 December 1996  | Daniel O'Donnell |
27 March 1998  | Michael Flatley | The Chieftains, Van Morrison
6 November 1998  | Joe Dolan |
20 November 1998  | Omagh | U2, The Corrs, Bob Geldof and Mary McAleese
19 May 2000  | Mike Murphy | Gay Byrne, Joe Duffy
12 December 2007  | Westlife | Bertie Ahern
22 February 2008  | Ronnie Drew | U2, Andrea Corr, The Dubliners, Sinéad O'Connor and Kíla
1 December 2008  | Joe Dolan |
19 December 2008  | Boyzone | Louis Walsh and Eoghan Quigg
27 December 2008  | Joe Dolan | Johnny Logan, Dustin the Turkey, Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Brady, Shane MacGowan, Ben Dolan, Larry Gogan and Sam Smyth
9 January 2009  | Gaelic Athletic Association | The Saw Doctors and the Artane Boys Band, Bertie Ahern, Eamon Dunphy, Oliver Callan, Pat Spillane, Eileen Dunne, Brush Shiels and Tommy Fleming
5 November 2010  | Johnny Giles | Nobby Stiles, Norman Hunter, Ray Houghton, Paul McGrath, Ronnie Whelan, Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady and Bill O'Herlihy
18 November 2011  | Brendan Grace | Red Hurley, Dickie Rock, Michael Flatley and Burt Reynolds
9 December 2011  | Daniel O'Donnell | Pat Shortt, Jason Byrne, Sinitta, Aled Jones and Rebecca Ferguson
1 June 2012  | The Late Late Show | Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, Liam Neeson, Bono, Horslips, Patrick Kielty, Pat Shortt, Twink, Sinéad O'Connor and Imelda May
5 November 2019  | Gay Byrne | Mary Black, Mary McAleese, Michael D. Higgins, Tommy Tiernan, Pat Kenny, Joe Duffy, Jon kenny, Frank McNamara, Pat Shortt, Finbar Furey and Bob Geldof

## See also

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* List of The Late Late Show episodes

## References

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1. ^ "Dima performs at The Late Late Show". Eurovision. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
* "Paisley on RTE's Late Late Show". BBC News. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
* "Late Late show getting new face". BBC News. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
* "Kenny's final viewer figures released". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
2. ^ "History". RTÉ. Accessed 24 November 2008.
3. ^ "The Late Late Show Tribute to The Dubliners" Archived 3 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Balladeers.com. Accessed 23 November 2008.
4. ^ "A holiday in Killinaskully". The Irish Times. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
5. ^ "U2 on the Late Late Show tonight". RTÉ. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
6. ^ "Gay Byrne Interview". RTÉ. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

## External links

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* Official site

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The Late Late Show

History|

* List of episodes
* Ryan Tubridy's first season
* Ryan Tubridy's second season
* Ryan Tubridy's third season
* Ryan Tubridy's fourth season
* Ryan Tubridy's fifth season
* Ryan Tubridy's sixth season
* Ryan Tubridy's seventh season

Special editions|

* Gaybo Laughs Back
* The Late Late Toy Show
* Toy Show The Musical
* The Late Late Tribute Shows

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