THE NEW-LOOK LATE LATE

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen will be the first guest on the new season of the Late Late Show tonight as Ryan Tubridy takes over the hottest seat in Irish TV.

The 36-year-old broadcaster takes over the reins of the world’s longest-running chat show by scooping the first major TV interview to be given by the embattled Taoiseach in the past few months.

While there may not be an economic recovery for everyone in the audience, Tubridy hopes the interview will effectively become a “state of the nation” address by the Fianna Fáil leader.