Schoolboy Fergal Smith, who sent a letter begging to co-host the Late Late with Ryan, has been granted his wish to appear on the popular RTÉ show. The 11-year-old from Cavan, had fired off a jokey email to the talk show host offering his hosting services to the show, claiming he had a disability called “middle child syndrome” – the email went viral. It read: Hi Ryan My name is Fergal smith I am 11 years old I am from Co. Cavan. I would love if I could co host on the Late Late Toy show for like a couple of mins with you because I am a middle child and I have this disability called ‘ ‘middle child syndrum’ ‘ this is a common disability I will tell you what side affects are. OK lets say your oldest like my brother Ciaran, he gets all the credit because when anybody comes to the house there always are like ‘ ‘you better look after your younger brothers’ ‘ and now lets say your the youngest like my brother Pearse Og everybody is like ‘ ‘ahh he is so cute’ ‘ I hope you can see my point because what do I get oh yeah NOTHING! look it, if you could find a place in your heart to let me co host the Late Late toy show I would be over the moon and I heard there is a few bob in it too but I am not doing it for the money more for the crack and joy of getting to co host the Late Late toy show with you. please send a reply by Friday Thanks Fergal smith P.S. I was only joking about the whole money idea “The first I found out about that email, I was after walking into work and my friends told me Ryan Tubridy had just read out an email from Fergal. I was flabbergasted,” his mother Mairead told The Irish Mirror. Mairead recalled how Fergal received the shock of his life when Tubridy called him, on-air, to take the young lad up on his offer. “He was watching the Late Late with his Daddy and his brothers. Then I handed the phone over to him. It was some gamble, but he was grand.” “I didn’t really expect it!” said Fergal. “I’m really excited, I can’t wait.” Fergal will appear on the Late Late Toy Show this week.