The return date for the 2025 edition of the Late Late Toy Show has been confirmed by RTÉ as applications for children to take part opened.
Last year saw presenter Patrick Kielty presenting the iconic festive tradition for the first time since replacing Ryan Tubridy as the face of the long-running talk show on the national broadcaster.
It was a night to remember for families across the country, which included an instant classic segment with seven-year-old Sheamie, a Yeats reciting child, and Sophie from Tipperary getting the surprise of a lifetime after being brought to the studio to enjoy the show in person.
Average TV viewing for last year’s show came in at over 1.7 million people, including catch-up viewing on Saturday & Sunday, making it the most watched TV episode of the year.
While normally taking place on the last Friday of November, this year’s Toy Show will be taking place slightly later than usual on December 6, 2024.
An RTÉ spokesperson said: ‘The countdown to the most wonderful night of the year has just begun. This year it will be on Friday, December 6, so save the date!’
The search for Ireland’s next big star is underway, with applications already open for children to come on the programme and show off the toys on the top of Christmas lists this year.
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‘The Late Late Toy Show 2024 will be as magical as ever and we want you to be part of it. We’re looking for kids from all corners of the island so let us know what’s special about you,’ the RTÉ spokesperson added.
Applications must be sent in by Wednesday, October 2. To find out more and send your child’s application, please click here.
Meanwhile, Patrick’s second outing in the Late Late hot seat kicked off on Friday night, with the Co Down native joined by golfer Rory McIlroy and the Irish Olympic and Paralympic heroes.
Speaking about the show’s return, Patrick said: ‘With all of these things, things take time to settle in and get a natural energy. There was a curiosity about the first season, “who is this guy, can he walk, talk and steer the bus”.
‘I’ve had a long enough career to know that you take the rough with the smooth. We’re still just starting out here, whatever comes our way, comes our way. You just have to try make the best show you can. If you make a good show and if somebody likes it that’s good.
‘If you make a show that somebody doesn’t like and they’re telling you the truth, I don’t think you can be offended about that. That’s just the way it is,’ he said.
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.”
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