Ryan hopes toy show will make a bang

He might not be expecting a record breaker, but interest in The Late Late Toy Show is almost at fever pitch as more than 120,000 people applied for the just 200 Golden Tickets for tonight’s show.

Last year a record 1.4m viewers tuned in for the annual event, which for many families signals the start of Christmas, but host Ryan Tubridy feels this feat might be impossible to top — although it would be nice.

“I don’t think that’s realistic at all,” said Tubridy when he and a group of children met the media on the Toy Show set yesterday.