Over half a million people watched Vicky Phelan on The Late Late Show on Friday 

More than half of those who streamed the show on the RTÉ player tuned in for Vicky Phelan alone

Vicky Phelan was met with a standing ovation when she walked on to the Late Late Show on Friday night

More than half a million viewers tuned in to the Late Late Show on Friday, making it the highest-rated programme on Irish television last weekend.

Some 563,000 viewers tuned in to the show, which featured Mario Rosenstock, Christy Moore and Vicky Phelan on the night.