No Late Late show this week as RTÉ confirm replacement amid major Easter shake-up

The Late Late show will not air this Friday night due to a seasonal schedule shake-up.

The long-running show which sees presenter Patrick Kielty sit down with Irish and International celebrities, sport stars and political figures to name a few, usually airs on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

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Fans of the show will have to wait until next week as the beloved programme will take a break this Good Friday as host Kielty will take a week off for the Easter holidays.

In it's place, RTÉ will be showing 2024 musical biographical movie Bob Marley: One Love.

The hit movie starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch is based on the life of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley.

This is the second time the Late Late Show will skip a Friday night this year. In early March, the show was replaced by a highly anticipated Six Nations match between Ireland and Wales.

Speaking on his third season of presenting the iconic Irish show, which will draw to a close later this year, presenter Kielty told RSVP magazine that the job means so much to him.

"I love the job,2 he said, "It's no secret in saying the gig means so much to me, in terms of me growing up and watching it."

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Speaking on whether he will remain as host for a fourth season, Kielty said,

"Nothing is forever, and I've always said I'm a lighthouse keeper. The show is bigger than the host and there were hosts before me and there will be hosts after me.

"None of these things are set in stone."

The Late Late Show will return to Irish screens on April 10.