Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! But before we Open Up to our readers […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jedward from Ireland are 29 today Do you think we’re short-changing you, with only one birthday per day. Well it wouldn’t be right if we were to dilute the attention we give to a birthday boy or girl. Unless it’s twins. And if you want twins, you’ve […]
#BIRTHDAY: Brian Kennedy from Ireland is 54 today Do you like a ballad or a banger? Or something in between? Or do you like all forms of song – yes, even Schlager? Our friends in Ireland are past masters at the ballad. They’ve won no end of contests […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ryan O’Shaughnessy is 28 today It’s always good to see a success story. One where someone gets through, despite the odds being against them. Which is a tenuous link to Ireland. Those heady days of the 1990s seem a long time ago, and past performance is no […]
Ireland’s entry at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, Brendan Murray, is back with his brand new single “500 Days”. Brendan co-wrote his new release with Jacob Henley, Janet Grogan and Mark Caplice. On the release of “500 Days”, Brendan had the following to say: “500 Days is an […]
#IRELAND: Review of Ireland’s Eurosong 2008 Ireland’s progress through the Eurovision Song Contest is more than just seven wins. There have been some other (in)famous entries that have graced the famous stage. Eurovision Ireland reviews the Irish national final from 2008. This show yielded an interesting song, that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Red Hurley from Ireland is 71 today It’s all very well being a singer, but you need that right song to sing in the first place. It could be one you’ve written yourself, in which you’ve only got yourself to blame if it goes wrong. Or you […]
Niamh Kavanagh has completed two stints at Tesco as a Customer Service Desk assistant during Lockdown, to help pay the bills. As an entertainer, all her work dried up after large indoor gatherings were banned. Niamh had the following to say: “We still need to feed ourselves. It […]
RTE have yet to announce an Irish participation at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – let alone whether Lesley Roy will be carried forward after the cancelled 2020 Contest or if another selection will take place. Lesley Roy however, is preparing a potential entry for the 2021 Contest, […]
HappyNewYear: The 2021 Eurovision Season starts here Happy New Year! You may be wondering why we’re playing a non-Eurovision song (even if it’s by an obscure Nordic band from the 1970s). Well, from today, any song released for public consumption is eligible for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. […]
#IRELAND: Review of Ireland’s Eurosong 2013 At Eurovision Ireland we like to delve into the history of our favourite TV show, and review what’s taken place. This time we review the Irish national final from 2013. As you may know, Ireland made it through to the Grand Final […]
In this series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Ireland. 2004 In 2004, Ireland was […]
IRELAND: Eurovision Ireland reviews the 1981 National Song Contest Hi folks. We at Eurovision Ireland have cast our discerning eyes over another one of Ireland’s national finals through the years. This time, we’ve chosen 1981. As you’ll know, Johnny Logan won in 1980, meaning a second ever contest […]
Former Irish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest, Brendan Murray, is back with his brand new single – “Let Go”. Brendan co-wrote his new single alongside Liam Geddes. You can watch “Let Go” here: Brendan represented Ireland at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, in Kyiv, with the song […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
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