{"id":348610,"date":"2026-02-21T07:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/348610\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:31:10","slug":"brave-epstein-survivor-to-appear-on-rtes-late-late-show-to-tell-her-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/348610\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave Epstein survivor to appear on RTE&#8217;s Late Late Show to tell her story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Phillips, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Bolger, Brian Redmond and Karen Byrne among the guests on this week\u2019s Late Late Show<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_unnamed-16.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Late Late Show presenter Patrick Kielty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Late Late Show presenter Patrick Kielty<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Brave Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips will appear on Friday\u2019s <a aria-label=\"Late Late ShowLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/the-late-late-show\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Late Late Show<\/a> to tell her story to Irish viewers for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Phillips will appear on <a aria-label=\"RT\u00c9Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/rte\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">RT\u00c9<\/a>\u2019s weekly flagship programme in a pre-recorded interview, recounting how she was drawn into Epstein\u2019s orbit, the powerful figures she encountered and her ongoing mission to expose perpetrators and seek justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The courageous survivor will appear alongside actors <a aria-label=\"Dominic CooperLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/dominic-cooper\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic Cooper<\/a> and Sarah Bolger, and Dancing with the Stars judges Brian Redmond and Karen Byrne on this week\u2019s show<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fresh from their appearance at the <a aria-label=\"IFTAsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/ifta-awards#:~:text=The%20IFTAs%20takes%20place%20on,the%20Dublin%20Royal%20Convention%20Centre.&amp;text=The%20awards%20will%20take%20place,at%20Dublin&#039;s%20Royal%20Convention%20Centre.&amp;text=Hollywood%20elites%20Liam%20Neeson%2C%20Pierce,of%20presenters%20on%20the%20night.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">IFTAs<\/a>, Hollywood actors Cooper and Bolger will drop into The Late Late Show studio to chat about co-starring in the upcoming film The Lightkeeper, as well as chatting about awards season, share stories from filming in Donegal and Mayo and reveal what audiences can expect from this film.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_DOMINIC-COOPER-100-SEXIEST.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dominic Cooper will appear on the show\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dominic Cooper will appear on the show(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Dancing with the StarsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/dancing-with-the-stars\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Dancing with the Stars<\/a>\u2019 Brian Redmond and Karen Byrne will look back at nine seasons of the hit entertainment show as it marks its milestone 100th episode on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Karen will reflect on being a two-time glitterball winner and finding love in the ballroom while Brian laughs off his &#8220;Mr. Nasty&#8221; tagline and recalls his dancefloor highlights and unforgettable moments from over the years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Often found cheering on her children Paul and Nell from the sidelines, Dearbhla Mescal will also take to the hot seat herself this week. She\u2019ll speak about what it\u2019s been like to watch both her children rise to international fame, overcoming illness to make it to the Oscars and her ongoing mission to find joy in the everyday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Serena Terry, also known as &#8216;Mammy Banter&#8217;, will chat to Patrick ahead of her upcoming tour across Ireland. She\u2019ll share how she first created &#8216;Mammy Banter&#8217; during lockdown in 2020 which has since grown into a global community of over four million followers, two best-selling books, and two sell\u2011out tours. In her honest and relatable style, Serena will offer her hilarious take on what it means to be a Mammy in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ahead of Ireland\u2019s clash with England in Twickenham this weekend, Patrick will be checking in with some Irish fans in London who don\u2019t have tickets and challenging our guests to see if they can change that!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Music on the night comes from the West End, with cast members of The Ballad of Johnny &amp; June performing live in the studio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: <\/strong><a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=39e53cb8-b266-4e33-8d00-e9f7a38f420c&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Sign up here.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lisa Phillips, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Bolger, Brian Redmond and Karen Byrne among the guests on this week\u2019s Late&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348611,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[265],"tags":[5071,49398,18,117,19,4723,17,15098,48706,3409,30168,128],"class_list":["post-348610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-dominic-cooper","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-in-the-news","tag-ireland","tag-jeffrey-epstein","tag-late-late-show","tag-patrick-kielty","tag-the-late-late-show","tag-tv"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116107456962408365","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}