#ESC25: And the first ten qualifiers are… The first semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has just finished. Fifteen countries went in, but only 10 have got the gold-ish tickets to proceed to the Grand Final on 17 May. But who are the lucky ten? In the […]
#ESC25: Best Eurovision lyric Part I As we know, a song can live or die on that killer lyric, and could even rely on a single line in that lyric. We at Eurovision Ireland have had a look through the lyrics of the songs competing in Basel, and […]
The First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is just around the corner, coming to us live from hip Basel, Switzerland on Tuesday 13th May at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) Soon enough we’ll know who makes […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paul Oscar from Iceland is 55 today Just occasionally, we get songs that break the mould. A song so different that it has to be seen to be believed, and our favourite TV show is never quite the same again. And that brings me onto today’s song. […]
#ICELAND: And the winner is… Söngvakeppnin 2025 – the Icelandic selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest – has just finished. After a combination of public and jury voting, the act going to Basel for RÚV is… What do you think? Could it bring Iceland’s first win? Tell […]
#BIRTHDAY: Diljá from Iceland is 23 today Would you like to see Iceland win our favourite TV show? After all, they’re the only Nordic country yet to do so, even though they’ve had a couple of near misses. And would you be prepared to sell a kidney to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Inga from Iceland is 52 today It’s notable that some countries always have bigger journeys to make than others, when getting to our favourite TV show. Australia aside, those countries on the edges of Europe always have to make an effort. Take our friends in Iceland for […]
#BIRTHDAY: August from Iceland is 51 today It’s duet time. And one from over 20 years ago. It’s scary that when we talk about over 20 years ago, we can still be in the 21st Century. Does it make you feel old? In 2000, today’s birthday boy August […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jónsi from Iceland is 47 today We move north after our little sojourn into the Balkan world. And to someone who has been on that stage twice. Once alone, and once with a pal. You see it’s true that some just can’t get enough of the heady […]
With the semi finals done and dusted for another year, it’s time for one of our most popular annual articles – let’s find out which countries have had their qualification rates improved the most by reaching the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and who has […]