RTE Late Late Show viewers were tearing up this week after the latest episode saw a heartbreaking moment grip the nation.
The show returned to screens following its annual Christmas break and the emotional episode saw Patrick Kielty returning to the hotseat once again.
Friday night’s The Late Late Show kicked off the return of the season and showcased the best of Ireland’s established and emerging musical talents celebrating this year’s TradFest with folk singer songwriter Aoife Scott, musician Wallis Bird, singer songwriter Mike Hanrahan and sean-nós singer Seán Keane.
On Friday night’s show, musicians honoured the late Johnny Duhan who passed away in November last year by performing The Voyage.
The 74-year-old man lost his life tragically off the coast of Co Galway after his body was recovered in a major search operation.
Johnny’s decades-long career left a mark on Irish music. His most famous tune, The Voyage, is one of the most revered songs in the national canon.
Duhan was an accomplished singer-songwriter and guitarist, who recorded almost several albums across a celebrated and prolific career.
Christy Moore once termed Johnny “one of our greatest songwriters,” while the late Ronnie Drew described him as “one of my favourite songwriters”.
Johnny Duhan, Rest In Peace
Joining the Friday night TradFest party was Mundy, Laois folk artist Molly Donnery, Cavan Gaeilgeoir Sinéad McKenna and Guadeloupean singer songwriter Ines Khai. Uilleann piper Louise Mulcahy, who made Fleadh history winning four senior all Ireland titles were among the guests on Friday night’s show.
Making it a proper session, multi-instrumentalist Alan Connor, guest fiddler with The Chieftains Tara Breen, folk singer-storyteller Daoirí Farrell and percussionist Robbie Harris were in studio; with dancers Ruth Charles of Riverdance and Jordo and the Legs adding to the hooley.
Banjo player and former Dubliner Gerry O’Connor paid tribute to Dubliner Barney McKenna, while multi-instrumentalist Josephine Marsh and Nigerian Segun Arkano, frontman of The Yankari Afrobeat Collective gave performances to beat the band.
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Combine all that with Dublin-born comedian David Nihill and viewers got a great night of music and entertainment. David had a crippling fear of public speaking and tried standup comedy in an attempt to fight his phobia. Having overcome his fear, he has gone on to become the biggest selling Irish comedian in America and joined Patrick to share his extraordinary story.
In a week that saw Elon Musk stake a claim on British politics and Donald Trump on Greenland; political podcasters Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper joined Patrick to reveal their predictions for the year ahead in global and Irish politics and how a Trump presidency will affect Ireland.
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