Bryan Dobson to appear on Friday's Late Late Show

Bryan Dobson has been announced as Patrick Kielty's guest for Friday night’s Late Late Show.

Mr Dobson presents his final News at One on RTÉ Radio 1 tomorrow lunchtime ahead of his retirement after 37 years at the broadcaster.

The journalist and News at One anchor, who is married to his wife Crea and has two daughters Sophie and Hannah, announced his retirement last January.

Since joining RTÉ in 1987 as a reporter with the RTÉ Radio 1 This Week programme, he has presented all of RTÉ's flagship news programmes across television and radio and presented RTÉ's television coverage of elections and special state events.

Speaking last January, he said: "After 37 fantastic years with RTÉ the time has come to move on. I will miss working with some wonderfully talented and hardworking colleagues.

"RTÉ journalism depends on teamwork and I have worked with some of the very best.

"I am grateful too to the listeners and viewers who have given me their time and attention over the years. I hope to have repaid that trust with reporting that was relevant, fair and accurate."

Speaking about the public reaction to his retirement, he told the RTÉ Guide: "For me, it was just about turning up for work each day and doing my job, like everybody else."

The Late Late Show, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, Friday at 9.35pm