RTE's Ryan Tubridy has spoken out about an "upsetting" moment following Friday night's Late Late Show appeal, which he described as "deeply moving".
The special programme was dedicated to the Ukrainian crisis to raise vital funds for people affected by the Russian invasion.
The show was a huge success raising over €3 million for the Irish Red Cross as they continue to provide aid to those who have been displaced and injured in the war.
Host Ryan Tubridy said he was blown away by the generosity of Irish people yet again.
Speaking on his RTE Radio One show, Ryan explained that he had an emotional moment after the show ended.
He said: "The show ended, and people put their coats on, and they went their separate ways to their cars, taxis and buses to go home.
"I went into a room where we had all the Ukrainian contributors to the programme.
"They were standing around putting on their coats and saying goodbye to each other, they were shaking hands and exchanging details, and I was saying thank you to them."
Ryan went on to explain that someone backstage then began to sing the Ukrainian anthem.
He said: "Somebody in the room started to sing in a very low way the Ukrainian national anthem.
"Within ten seconds, everyone had their hands on their hearts, standing around singing this very, very plaintiff Ukrainian anthem in the room.
"It was probably the most moving piece of music I've ever seen performed in my life because they were singing like their lives depended on it.
"It was like something I'd never heard or seen before ever in my life. It was deeply, deeply moving, it was upsetting but moving.
"I just thought these people are extraordinary."
The devastation caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine has continued into its third week, with the Ukrainian president claiming that a child has died from dehydration in Mariupol on Tuesday.
The funds raised on the Late Late Show hope to help support the Ukrainian people as the United Nations confirmed the death toll for civilians since the invasion has reached 1,207.
Speaking of the tragedy, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said: "Mariupol was surrounded, blocked, is being exhausted, tortured.
"For the first time in dozens of years, perhaps for the first time since the Nazi invasion, a child died of dehydration. Hear me, today, dear partners! A child died of dehydration in 2022!"
