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Shane Ross, Michael Conlan and Olympic Silver Medallists Annalise Murphy and Gary and Paul O’Donovan on Late Late Show this Friday
As the Olympic ticket scandal rumbles on in Rio, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross joins Ryan Tubridy on this Friday’s The Late Late Show.
Having found himself in the eye of the storm when he travelled to Rio after news broke of the ticket touting scandal, Minister Ross will give viewers his unique insight into what went down in Brazil, the questions that need to be answered and how he’s going about getting those answers. And after years of being a thorn in the side of many governments, we’ll be finding out from Minister Ross what it’s like to suddenly find himself in the firing line with the advent of new politics.
We’ll also be hearing from the man at the centre of one of the biggest upsets in Ireland’s Olympic history, Michael Conlan. The Belfast man’s comments in the wake of a widely denounced defeat despite being heavily-favoured for gold generated headlines around the world. Now that the dust has settled, we’ll be hearing how the father-of-one’s Olympic dream turned into a nightmare and what’s next as he contemplates life outside the amateur scene.
We will be celebrating the achievements of our Olympic heroes with silver medallists Annalise Murphy and Gary and Paul O’Donovan, the latter fresh from his gold medal win at the world championships, in studio to chat about achieving glory in Rio.
The Late Late Show, RTÉ One, Friday, September 2nd at 9.35pm