The beginning of Friday night's Late Late Show on RTE left many viewers applauding as Ryan Tubridy gave a powerful speech on the crisis in Ukraine.
Opening without the usual titles, we instead saw Ryan directly address the cameras.
He said: "Tonight, ladies and gentlemen it's different. Tonight, we stand with Ukraine. With a million lost souls having been chased by Putin's missiles, we stand with the millions who are left in cellars, sewers and facing a long night of terror ahead of them. We stand against want and aggression, against blind violence to threaten democratic Europe.
