The Irish podcast, ‘The Comeback’, recently spoke to Joe McCaul, who represented Ireland at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, alongside his sister Donna with their song “Love?” – however they failed to qualify from the semi final. During the podcast, Joe McCaul had the following to […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 29th, we are continuing with Marija Šerifović. She represented Serbia with “Molitva”, taking 1st place with 268 points. […]
An Austrian city council has passed a motion in support of hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Following the vote, the City Council of Vienna has formally supported the bid to host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2026. SPÖ parliamentary group leader Josef Taucher, […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 28th, we are continuing with Lucy Diakovska. She represented Germany as part of No Angels, with “Disappear”, taking […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 77 today Do you think it’s true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before English came along. Other languages, however, never really seemed to hit the mark. Today’s birthday girl […]
Another Austrian city has withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. The City of Graz has decided not to bid to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Elke Kahr, Mayor of Graz, had the following to say: “In view of the tense financial situation of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lozano from North Macedonia is 40 today Do you like the plethora of languages that the songs on our favourite TV show are sung in? Do you like to hear songs in that particularly obscure tongue? Or do you prefer a decent song sung in a language […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have announced the core team ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. ORF have announced their core team as they set out their plans for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Many of the personnel are familiar from either the Austrian delegation or from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marc Roberts from Ireland is 57 today The home entrant. It could be disappointing if you like travelling. Especially if you miss out on a place warm and sunny. Or it means you might be able to go home between rehearsals. If you were Irish in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre from Spain is 55 today Do you love to laugh? Do you love a good joke? Do you want to see the lighter side of any situation? Then let me introduce you to word that might give you all manner of dread. That word is […]