RTE started broadcasting the daily liturgy after the cancellation of public masses due to the coronavirus.
The mass is followed by a short religious message from representatives of other churches and faith communities.
Roger Childs told Spirit Radio that the figures show the desire among people for faith-based programming at this time.
“Just at a time when many people are feeling most isolated, anxious and in need of some encouragement and community, they are least able to get those things because their own churches, and not just churches, but synagogues, temples, gudwaras, and mosques, are prevented from physical gathering”. He said they started the daily mass and multi-faith reflective slot to meet that need.
“65,000 people is an awful lot of people, so clearly it is fulfilling a need and I am delighted if people are finding something of value and succour and sustenance in that”, he added.