Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcaster | Raidió Teilifís Éireann(RTÉ) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 57 (46 finals) |
First appearance | 1965 |
Highest placement | 1st:1970,1980,1987,1992,1993,1994,1996 |
Host | 1971,1981,1988,1993,1994,1995,1997 |
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RTÉ page | |
Ireland's page at Eurovision.tv![]() | |
![]() Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 |
Irelandhas participated in theEurovision Song Contest57 times since making its debut at the1965contest inNaples,missing only two contests since, in1983and2002.The contest's final is broadcast in Ireland onRTÉ One.Ireland shares a joint record total of seven wins withSweden,and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland has finished second four times, while Sweden has done that just once.
Ireland's seven wins were achieved by the following artists:Danawith "All Kinds of Everything"(1970),Johnny Loganwith "What's Another Year?"(1980) and "Hold Me Now"(1987),Linda Martinwith "Why Me?"(1992),Niamh Kavanaghwith "In Your Eyes"(1993),Paul HarringtonandCharlie McGettiganwith "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"(1994) andEimear Quinnwith "The Voice"(1996). Johnny Logan also wrote the 1992 winning entry. Ireland, who also finished second withSean Dunphy(1967), Linda Martin (1984),Liam Reilly(1990) andMarc Roberts(1997), has a total of 18 top five results.
Since the introduction of the qualifying round in1994,Ireland has won the contest twice. Since the introduction of semi-finals in2004,Ireland has failed to reach the final 11 times, and has twice finished last in the final, in2007and2013.Ireland's only top 10 result between 2007 and 2023 wasJedward's eighth-place in2011.Bambie Thugscored another top ten result for Ireland by finishing sixth in2024,marking Ireland's best result in 24 years.
History[edit]
Raidió Teilifís Éireann(RTÉ) is Ireland's representative broadcaster at the contest. The semi-finals are broadcast onRTÉ2,with the final onRTÉ One.[1]
Ireland has sent 50 entries to the Eurovision Song Contest; of these, seven have won and eighteen have finished in the top five, making Ireland the most successful country in the contest overall as of 2021. Since its debut in1965,the country has missed only two contests: the1983 contestinMunichand the2002 contestinTallinn.A strike atRTÉin 1983 meant that the station lacked the resources to send a participant, so RTÉ broadcast the contest with theBBCcommentary feed. Ireland was relegated in 2002, but in keeping withEBUrules since they intended to return in 2003, RTÉ broadcast that year's event and a TV commentator was sent to the contest in Tallinn. Ireland have hosted the contest on seven occasions; all were held in the Irish capitalDublinexcept for the1993 contest,which was staged inMillstreet,a town in north-westCounty Corkwith a population of 1,500 people.[2]All of Ireland's entries have been performed in English with the exception of the1972entry, "Ceol an Ghrá",which was sung inIrish.
Seán Dunphyfinished second at the1967 contest,behindSandie Shaw,followed byPat McGeeganfinishing fourth in1968,beforeDanagave Ireland its first victory in1970with "All Kinds of Everything".The country's next best result of the 1970s was in1977,whenThe Swarbriggs Plus Twofinished third. This was followed by fifth-place finishes for bothColm C.T. Wilkinson(1978) andCathal Dunne(1979).
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Johnny Loganbrought Ireland its second victory in1980with "What's Another Year?".Girl groupSheebathen finished fifth in1981.Logan went on to write the1984entry "Terminal 3",performed byLinda Martin,which finished second. In1987,Logan returned to the contest as a performer, and became the first entrant to win the contest twice, achieving his second victory with the self-penned "Hold Me Now".
Ireland's most successful decade to date is the 1990s, beginning withLiam Reillyfinishing joint second in1990.Ireland subsequently achieved an unequalled three consecutive victories in the contest: in1992,the 1984 runner-up Linda Martin returned to win with "Why Me?"– penned once again by Johnny Logan, giving him a total of three victories as either a performer or writer; in1993,Niamh Kavanaghwas victorious over theUnited Kingdom'sSoniawith "In Your Eyes";and in1994,Paul HarringtonandCharlie McGettiganwon withBrendan Graham's "Rock 'n' Roll Kids".The winning streak was broken in1995when Hiberno-Nordic groupSecret Garden,representing Norway, won with the almost entirely instrumental "Nocturne". The group does contain an Irish member,Naas-bornFionnuala Sherry.The decade would see yet another victory for Ireland in1996whenEimear Quinnwon with another successful Brendan Graham composition, "The Voice";Marc Robertswould also finish second for Ireland in1997,which marked the end of Irish domination of the contest.
In the 21st century, Ireland has fared less well, achieving considerably poorer results in comparison to the 1990s. The country's only top 10 placement of the 2000s came whenBrian Kennedyfinished tenth in2006.At the2007 contest,Ireland's representatives wereIrish folkgroupDervishperforming "They Can't Stop The Spring";having automatically qualified for the final, the group finished last with five points (all fromAlbania,whose jury votes prevented Ireland from achieving its first no-point score), becoming the first Irish entrants to come last in a final. In2008,Dustin the Turkeyfailed to qualify for the final with his song "Irelande Douze Pointe";the same fate befellSinéad MulveyandBlack Daisyin2009.[3]
In2011,Ireland's luck changed whenX FactorfinalistsJedwardfinished in eighth place with 119 points, thus making them Ireland's most successful entry in 11 years. Their song "Lipstick"topped theiTunescharts in Austria, Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Jedward represented Ireland again in2012with "Waterline",but after making it through to the final, they were awarded only 46 points, finishing in 19th place. In2013,Ireland came last in the final for the second time.
In 2018, Ireland qualified for the final for the first time since 2013 withRyan O'Shaughnessyand "Together",but four more non-qualifications followed in2019,2021,2022and2023.The country returned to the final in2024withBambie Thugand "Doomsday Blue",and finished in sixth place with 278 points, achieving Ireland's best result since2000and breakingPaul HarringtonandCharlie McGettigan's record for the most points achieved by an Irish entry in the final.
Seven singers have represented Ireland more than once at the contest:Johnny Logan(1980,1987),Linda Martin(1984,1992),Niamh Kavanagh(1993,2010),Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg(as "The Swarbriggs" in1975and part of "The Swarbriggs Plus Two" in1977),Maxi(as a soloist in1973and as part ofSheebain1981) andJedwardin2011and2012.
Eight people have written and composed more than one Irish entry:Brendan Graham(1976, 1985, 1994, 1996), Johnny Logan (1984, 1987, 1992),Jonas Gladnikoff(2009, 2010, 2014), Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg (1975, 1977), Liam Reilly (1990, 1991), Joe Burkett (composer 1972, lyricist 1981), Niall Mooney (2009, 2010) andJörgen Elofsson(2017, 2023).[4]
In the years when the live orchestra was present in the contest, almost all of Ireland's Eurovision entries were conducted byNoel Kelehan.The exceptions were 1965 (Italian host conductorGianni Ferrio), 1970 (Dutch host conductorDolf van der Linden), from 1972 to 1975 (Colman Pearce), 1979 (Proinnsias Ó Duinn), 1994 (no conductor, although Kelehan conducted three other entries from Romania, Greece and Poland) and in 1997 (Frank McNamarawas the musical director for the contest staged in Dublin, but the Irish entry was played with a backing track with no orchestra).
Ronan Keating(who presented the 1997 contest) collaborated on the 2009 entry forDenmark.[5]
RTÉ presenterMarty Whelanhas been the national commentator since2000.[6]
Records[edit]
Ireland holds the record for the most victories (joint with Sweden): seven wins including three consecutive wins. The country has also achieved second place four times and third once.
Ireland is one of the few countries to have achieved consecutive wins (along with Spain, Luxembourg and Israel) and the only country to win consecutively three times, and the nation won again in 1996, thereby accumulating four victories in five years.
Ireland is the only country to host the contest consecutively and is one of eight countries never to turn down the chance to host the event.
Out of 55 appearances and 45 finals, Ireland has reached the top ten 31 times and the top five 18 times. As of 2023, Ireland has not reached the top five since 1997.
Ireland holds the record for most points from one country in a year (alongside France) in the 'one point per juror' voting system, achieving nine votes out of a possible ten from Belgium (in1970). France had achieved this same feat in1958.
Ireland has an average of 74 points per contest, the highest average, two points above theUnited Kingdom.
During the first semi-final of the 2014 contest, it was revealed that the duo Jedward hold two Eurovision records: the highest hair (18.9 cm) and the biggest shoulder pads.
Participation overview[edit]
1 | First place |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
† | Upcoming event |
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest[edit]
Ireland was one of two countries to have two entries entered intoCongratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest,with the1980entry "What's Another Year?"and the1987"Hold Me Now".Co-host of the1997contestRonan Keatingappeared. Johnny Logan performed his single "When a Woman Loved a Man". Irish winnersEimear Quinn,Charlie McGettiganandLinda Martinperformed as backing singers to most of the songs withJakob Sveistrupwho representedDenmarkin 2005.Marty Whelanprovided commentary of the contest for Ireland onRTÉ.
Artist | Song | Language | AtCongratulations | At Eurovision | |||||
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Final | Points | Semi | Points | Year | Place | Points | |||
Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year?" | English | Failed to qualify | 12 | 74 | 1980 | 1 | 143 | |
Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 262 | 3 | 182 | 1987 | 1 | 172 |
Hostings[edit]
Ireland is the only country to have hosted multiple contests in succession; three in a row between 1993 and 1995. Six of the seven contests held in Ireland have been held inDublin;three at thePoint Theatre,two at theRDS Simmonscourtand one at theGaiety Theatre.In addition, the 1993 contest was held inMillstreet,County Cork.Dublin holds the record for hosting the most contests of any Eurovision host city.
Year | Location | Venue | Executive producer | Director | Musical director | Presenter(s) | Ref. |
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1971 | Dublin | Gaiety Theatre | Joe Kearns | Tom McGrath | Colman Pearce | Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir | [7] |
1981 | RDS Simmonscourt | Noel D. Greene | Ian McGarry | Noel Kelehan | Doireann Ní Bhriain | [8] | |
1988 | Liam Miller | Declan Lowney | Michelle RoccaandPat Kenny | [9] | |||
1993 | Millstreet | Green Glens Arena | Anita Notaro | Fionnuala Sweeney | [10] | ||
1994 | Dublin | Point Theatre | Moya Doherty | Patrick Cowap | Cynthia Ní MhurchúandGerry Ryan | [11] | |
1995 | John McHugh | John Comiskey | Mary Kennedy | [12] | |||
1997 | Noel Curran | Ian McGarry | Frank McNamara | Carrie CrowleyandRonan Keating | [13] |
Awards[edit]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[edit]
Year | Category | Performer | Song | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
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2011 | Artistic Award[c] | Jedward | "Lipstick" | 8 | 119 | ![]() |
Related involvement[edit]
Conductors[edit]
Year | Conductor[d] | Notes | Ref. |
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1965 | ![]() |
Host conductor[e] | [15] |
1966 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1967 | |||
1968 | |||
1969 | |||
1970 | ![]() |
Host conductor[f] | [16] |
1971 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1972 | Colman Pearce | ||
1973 | |||
1974 | |||
1975 | |||
1976 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1977 | |||
1978 | |||
1979 | Pronnsías Ó Duinn | [g] | |
1980 | Noel Kelehan | [17] | |
1981 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1982 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1984 | |||
1985 | |||
1986 | |||
1987 | |||
1988 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1989 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1990 | |||
1991 | |||
1992 | |||
1993 | Noel Kelehan | [h] | |
1994 | No conductor | [i] | |
1995 | Noel Kelehan | [j] | |
1996 | Noel Kelehan | ||
1997 | No conductor | [k] | |
1998 | Noel Kelehan | [l] |
Heads of delegation[edit]
Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
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2008 | Michael Kealy | |
2009–2012 | Julian Vignoles | |
2013–present | Michael Kealy |
Commentators and spokespersons[edit]
For the show's broadcast on RTÉ, various commentators have provided commentary on the contest in theEnglish language.At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.[22]
Over the years RTÉ commentary has been provided by several experienced radio and television presenters, includingLarry Gogan,Jimmy Greeley,Gay Byrne,Ronan Collins,Pat KennyandMike Murphy.Marty Whelanhas provided the RTÉ television commentary since 2000, although Whelan himself had previously commentated for the 1987 event. Ireland did not participate in the 1983 edition in Germany due to a strike, nor did they send a commentator to Munich that year, but instead broadcast the BBC feed of the contest withTerry Woganas commentator, who welcomed viewers in Ireland during his introduction. RTÉ Radio, however, did provide commentary byBrendan Balfe.
Year | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson | Ref. | |||
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Channel | Television commentator | Channel | Radio commentator | |||
1963 | Telefís Éireann | Unknown | No broadcast | Did not participate | ||
1964 | ||||||
1965 | Bunny Carr | Radió Éireann | Unknown | Unknown | ||
1966 | Unknown | |||||
1967 | RTÉ | RTÉ Radio | Gay Byrne | |||
1968 | Brendan O'Reilly | Unknown | ||||
1969 | Unknown | |||||
1970 | Valerie McGovern | |||||
1971 | Unknown | No spokesperson | ||||
1972 | Mike Murphy | |||||
1973 | Liam Devally | |||||
1974 | Unknown | Unknown | ||||
1975 | ||||||
1976 | ||||||
1977 | ||||||
1978 | Unknown | |||||
1979 | RTÉ 1 | Mike Murphy | ||||
1980 | Larry Gogan | RTÉ Radio 1 | ||||
1981 | ||||||
1982 | Pat Kenny | |||||
1983 | Terry Wogan[m] | Unknown | Did not participate | |||
1984 | Gay Byrne | Unknown | ||||
1985 | Linda Martin | Larry Gogan | ||||
1986 | Brendan Balfe | |||||
1987 | Marty Whelan | RTÉ FM3 | ||||
1988 | Mike Murphy | John Skehan[n] | ||||
1989 | Ronan CollinsandMichelle Rocca | RTÉ Radio 1 | Eileen Dunne | |||
1990 | Jimmy GreeleyandClíona Ní Bhuachalla | [90][91][92][89] | ||||
1991 | Pat Kenny | |||||
1992 | 2FM | |||||
1993 | RTÉ Radio 1 | |||||
1994 | ||||||
1995 | ||||||
1996 | ||||||
1997 | ||||||
1998 | ||||||
1999 | Clare McNamara | |||||
2000 | Marty Whelan | Derek Mooney | ||||
2001 | Unknown | Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh | ||||
2002 | Unknown | No broadcast | Did not participate | |||
2003 | RTÉ 1 | Marty Whelan andPhil Coulter | Pamela Flood | |||
2004 | N2(semi-final) RTÉ 1(final) |
Marty Whelan | Johnny Logan | |||
2005 | RTÉ 2(semi-final) RTÉ 1(final) |
Dana | ||||
2006 | Eimear Quinn | |||||
2007 | RTÉ Radio 1(final) | Larry Gogan | Linda Martin | |||
2008 | RTÉ 2(semi-finals) RTÉ 1(final) |
RTÉ Radio 1(semi-final,final) | Niamh Kavanagh | |||
2009 | Maxi | Derek Mooney | ||||
2010 | RTÉ Radio 1(final) | |||||
2011 | RTÉ Radio 1(semi-final,final) | Shay Byrneand Zbyszek Zalinski | ||||
2012 | RTÉ Radio 1(final) | Gráinne Seoige | ||||
2013 | RTÉ Radio 1(semi-final,final) | Nicky Byrne | ||||
2014 | ||||||
2015 | ||||||
2016 | Neil Dohertyand Zbyszek Zalinski | Sinéad Kennedy | ||||
2017 | Nicky Byrne | |||||
2018 | RTÉ Radio 1(semi-final) RTÉ 2fm(final) |
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2019 | Sinéad Kennedy | |||||
2020 | Not announced before cancellation | N/A | ||||
2021 | RTÉ 2(semi-finals) RTÉ 1(final) |
Marty Whelan | RTÉ Radio 1(semi-final) RTÉ 2fm(final) |
Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | |
2022 | RTÉ Radio 1(semi-final,final) | Linda Martin | ||||
2023 | RTÉ 2(SF2) RTÉ 1(SF1,final) |
RTÉ 2fm(semi-final,final) | Niamh Kavanagh | |||
2024 | Paul Harrington |
Photo gallery[edit]
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Butch Moorein Naples (1965)
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Red Hurleyin The Hague (1976)
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Johnny Loganin The Hague (1980)
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Dustin the Turkeyin Belgrade (2008)
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Niamh Kavanaghin Oslo (2010)
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Ryan Dolanin Malmö (2013)
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Kasey Smithin Copenhagen (2014)
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Molly Sterlingin Vienna (2015)
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Nicky Byrnein Stockholm (2016)
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Brendan Murrayin Kyiv (2017)
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Ryan O'Shaughnessyin Lisbon (2018)
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Sarah McTernanin Tel Aviv (2019)
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Lesley Royin Rotterdam (2021)
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Wild Youthin Liverpool (2023)
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Bambie Thugin Malmö (2024)
See also[edit]
- Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest– Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Ireland in the Eurovision Young Dancers– A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Ireland in the Eurovision Young Musicians– A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
Notes[edit]
- ^abAccording to thethen-Eurovision rules,the top ten non-Big Fourcountries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- ^The 2020 contest was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
- ^Voted by commentators.
- ^All conductors are of Irish nationality unless otherwise noted.
- ^Conducted by Noel Kelehan at the national final.
- ^Conducted by Noel Kelehan at the national final.
- ^Conducted by Noel Kelehan at the national final.
- ^Kelehan also conducted the Bosnian entry.
- ^Irish commentatorPat Kennyand British commentatorTerry Woganboth erroneously credit Kelehan as the conductor of the Irish entry. The song was performed without orchestral accompaniment. Kelehan did, however, conduct the Greek, Polish, and Romanian entries.
- ^Kelehan also conducted the Polish entry. The interval act, "Lumen," was conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn.
- ^That year's Irish national final was presented with a smaller band.
- ^That year's Irish national final was presented without an orchestra.
- ^via theBBCin the United Kingdom.
- ^Confirmed by host Pat Kenny during the broadcast.[83]
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External links[edit]
- Ireland Eurovision fan websiteescireland.com
- Points to and from Irelandeurovisioncovers.co.uk