The Late Late Show (season 51) on a peddle powered tractor came out before spontaneously speaking Irish to Ryan Tubridy. When Tubridy responded by asking him if he had "any craic" Alex answered "Níl" before peddling off the stage. The 2013 Eurosong Final was held on "The Late Late Show" on 22 February. Five acts performed, with one selected to represent Ireland at Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. The winner of the national song contest was Ryan Dolan with the song "Only Love Survives". The Late Late Show (season 51) The 51st season of The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show, began on
The Late Late Toy Show for a 30-second slot during the Show. The Toy Show was streamed live on the International RTÉ Player free around the world. For the 4th year running, TV3 showed a rival version of the toy show. The show was presented by Lucy Kennedy and Dustin the Turkey. The show called the "TV3 Toy Show" was also shown on 2 December at 8pm and was 30 minutes long. The theme this year was "The Jungle Book". 320 children from all over Ireland will be taking part in the show with 72 who will performing with Ryan Tubridy in the show's opening