#BIRTHDAY: Emma Marrone from Italy is 38 today Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Seven top 10 finishes in their last nine attempts, including two runner-up spots. Which other of the Big Five can boast that record? Of course, for […]
#ESC2022: Interview with BBC’s Richie Anderson Eurovision Ireland caught up with Eurovision fan Richie Anderson. He tells us about life at BBC Radio 2, his Eurovision memories and, of course, his favourite cake. Did you enjoy the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest? Did the right songs do well? Tell […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviewed… The Jury Final On Friday evening, the Eurovision Ireland team were lucky enough to watch the Jury Grand Final from Turin. They picked their highlights. How close were they to final result? Were you happy with the result? Tell us what you think. Author: […]
Buona sera Europa! Buon giorno Australia! This is Turin calling for the Jury Final of Eurovision 2022! 25 acts will compete tonight in order to impress the National Juries from each country and score as many points to win the Eurovision 2022 trophy! Eurovision Ireland’s own veteran Bogdan […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland predicts… Semi-final 2 The Eurovision Ireland team managed to watch the jury show of the first semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. We were joined by TV’s Lisa-Jayne Lewis. We discuss our highlights and predict what songs we think will qualify, using the scientific […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: Some ESC 2022 Semi-final 2 stats As we eagerly anticipate the Second Semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, here are some more stats to delight or bamboozle you. As we know, eight countries will bow out tonight, adding to the seven who have already […]
#ESC2022: The Turin Eurovision Village Eurovision Ireland discovered the Eurovision Village in the Parco del Valentino. It’s big. Click on the video below for a tour. Are you in Turin? Will you be visiting the Eurovision Village? Tell us what you think Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2022: What’s in the bag? If you’re super lucky enough to get one of the onsite press accreditations, you often get a bag of merchandise. Eurovision Ireland’s Richard is one of the super lucky club. But what’s in the bag? Are you impressed? Tell us what you think. […]
#ESC2022: Day trip to Lugano Eurovision Ireland loves its history. And what better was to indulge this by visiting the home of the first Eurovision Song Contest. So we took an excursion from Turin to Lugano to see what the Swiss lakeside town had to offer. And did […]
#ESC2022: Staggy Day 3 Turin is close to Lugano, where the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956. So he had to go! Authors: John Stanton, Staggy Ristamouse Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2022: Brief tour of Turin We at Eurovision Ireland had a bit of time to ourselves on Sunday 1 May, so had a wander around Turin’s fair city. Obviously there is so much to see, so here’s a very small flavour of what we found. Is there anywhere […]
#ESC2022: Staggy Days 1-2 Staggy has been exploring the city of Torino. Here are some of his first pictures… Stay tuned for more of his adventures Author: Staggy Ristamouse, wrangled by John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2022: Turin – the first views Eurovision Ireland – well, some of it – has made it to Turin. We can’t get into the Press Centre until Wednesday 4 May. But it doesn’t stop us looking around nearby. We found the impressive Piazzale Grande Torino and the park […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VII We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. We have a guest reviewer […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 61 today All Eurovision eyes are increasingly focussing on the oddly anatomically shaped country that is Italy (we understand some riotous cavalcade of quality song takes place there next month). And so are we! Our friends in Italy have at times had […]