Donegal presenters among lineup featuring on Celebrity Gogglebox

Donegal presenters are among the lineup set to feature on the new season of Celebrity Gogglebox.

Eric Roberts and Ciara Doherty are featured on season 12, which is set to air on Wednesday, September 9 at 9pm on Virgin Media One.

The show will see the celebrity cast deliver unfiltered opinions and reactions to some of the week's biggest television moments.

From Downings, Eric has risen to fame through TikTok, featuring on Dancing With The Stars and presenting Ireland AM. A Letterkenny native, Ciara previously hosted The Tonight Show and now presents on Newstalk. Eric is set to be teamed up with Ireland AM Presenter Elaine Crowley and Dancing With The Stars Judge Karen Byrne on the show. While Ciara will share a couch with fellow Newstalk Presenter Claire Byrne.

Dublin GAA star Michael Darragh Macauley, whose late father Michael was from Lettermacaward, will also take part, teamed up with Ian Dempsey. An array of celebrities outside Donegal will also feature, such as Ricky Tomlinson and Asa Murphy, Kyla Cobbler and Mike Rice, Ryan Tubridy and Mark Wogan. PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey alongside Liz O'Kane, Siobhán McSweeney and her best friend Jess, Kerry Katona and Alison Spittle, Love Island stars Fitzy and Lola, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Ian O'Reilly, Olympian Ciara Mageean and Mario Rosenstock, Brian Dowling Gourounlian and Lottie Ryan, Muireann O'Connell, Dr Katriona O'Sullivan, Elaine Cruz and Karen Byrne will also take part in the celebrity special.

Separately, Eric is also set to feature on Crisis in the Classroom, where he meets families, principals and SNAs across the country to explore the growing pressures facing special needs education in Ireland. The documentary airs on Monday, September 28 at 9pm on Virgin One.