Gavin James will be joined by music legend and yer mam's favourite, Daniel O’Donnell. Fans will hear about how he got over a bout of nerves as he prepares to take to the stage again, as well as hearing about his experiences filming his RTÉ Christmas special and travelling around Ireland with wife Majella again for another series of their B&B Road trip. Wee Daniel will also be singing a tune as well.

Television presenter Angela Scanlon will also join the line-up, having spent the autumn hosting the new series of Robot Wars and getting ready to go nightly on the BBC’s The One Show. Angela will be sharing the secret the secret of her success.

Crime writer Paul Williams will be on the sofa revealing the origins of the current feud of gangland activity in Dublin.

Finally, comedian John Bishop will join Ryan to chat about how it was Ireland that gave him his first big break in television with appearances on The Panel and The Late Late Show.

Catch The Late Late Show Friday night from 9.35pm on RTE1.