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Whelan has been RTE’s official commentator for the Eurovision song contest over the last two decades, and has said he is "all set" for this evening's Late Late Show which will see Ireland's entry for 2022 selected.

Viewers at home will have the opportunity to cast their vote to decide who will fly the Irish flag at Eurovision

The culchie comedians say they are are "absolutely buzzing to be leaving life in the fields" for the new show set to entertain "the farmers, the sandwich makers and the chicken roll eaters"

'Drive It with the 2 Johnnies' will air from Monday - Friday, from 3 - 6pm on 2FM.

The public will have a chance to cast their vote for Irelands Eurovision representative

Northern Ireland's first minister intends to resign later on Thursday in protest at post-Brexit trade rules, the BBC reported as the European Union warned Britain that it would breach international law if it lets Belfast halt some checks on goods.

His comments comes after IFTA-nominated film and TV director Diarmuid Goggins said landing a second series is a 'lottery'

People were left stunned as leader Kathleen Hurley Jones admitted that she had felt like 'Mrs Nobody' before deciding to participate in the show

The stars led a host of famous faces such as Brendan Gleeson and Brenda Fricker at the world premiere of Gabriel Byrne's Walking With Ghosts