Ryan Tubridy has warned that hat the airtime for tonight's Late Late Show show may be impacted by Joe Biden's planned visit to Ballina in Co Mayo.
Ryan told listeners to his RTE Radio 1 show this morning that the Late Late Show may be forced to air later than the scheduled time of 9.35pm, depending on how the US President's speech in Mayo plays out, the Irish Mirror reports. The US President's itinerary during his trip to Ireland has been delayed for a wide variety of reasons, so there is a chance that his speech in Ballina, which be broadcast on RTE One, could impact the start time of The Late Late Show.
On Thursday, President Biden made a historic address to Irish politicians in the Dail and attended a banquet in Dublin Castle last night. President Biden is scheduled to speak in Mayo at approximately 9.15pm and any delays would likely require The Late Late Show, which airs weekly at 9.35pm, to be pushed out.
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Speaking to his RTE Radio One listeners this morning, Ryan explained: "When he gets there [to Ballina] he's going to be doing lots of stuff. I've been glued to the wonderful coverage over the past few days and I've realised one thing - he can't turn down an extended hand to shake.
"When every hand in the country wants to shake that hand, pretty much, that means every diary, plan and schedule is put into a enormous shredder marked POTUS because nothing is going to happen on time. That's the way it is because he wants to meet everyone.
"He doesn't just want to meet the so-called posh people or so-called important people, he wants to meet everyone because he believes everyone is important," added Tubridy.
Guests on tonight's Late Late Show are singer Hozier, actor Bob Odenkirk and Stefanie Preissner, who may have to be kept waiting to join Ryan on the sofa.
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