A new "in depth" chat show with Pat Kenny as host is set to hit our screens on UTV Ireland, and is believed to be starting next month. 

The show sees Pat Kenny sitting down for longer, more involved interviews than the usual chat show format that we might have expected from him given his history of working on the Late Late, and will be shot in the Round Room in the Mansion House in Dublin, hence the (somewhat iffy-sounding) title of Pat Kenny in the Round

The show is being produced by the Coco Television production company, and their head of television Linda Cullen states that it will bring something new to the scene, as audiences are tired of the "tell us about your book, and then let’s move on" format.

Cullen was keen to point out to The Irish Times that the show was not going to be like Piers Morgan's Life Stories, but that the one-to one interview feel would be different, and the show will be aired as-live (with minimal editing) in front of an audience of about 140 people. 

As yet, UTV Ireland have not announced what time slot the show will air in, as they're wary of TV3 and RTÉ swooping in with something to steal their thunder, but the closer we get to the potential air date (some time next month), the more we'll know.

Via The Irish Times