It has been announced that Go_A will be performing at this year’s Glastonbury festival. This year’s Glastonbury will take place between 22nd & 26th June. Go_A will take to the legendary John Peel stage on Saturday 25th June. Following the announcement, Go_A had the following to say on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicole Rieu from France is 73 today We has a song from the 1970s yesterday, and we have another one today. What are the chances? It is a different year, so if you’re unfamiliar with that decade, we’re hopefully educating you. In 1975, we went to the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paulo de Carvalho from Portugal is 75 today very song – in it’s own way – makes its own piece of history. It could be a country’s début song. It could be their lowest ever scorer. Or it could make its mark for wider reasons. In 1974, […]
It’s always one of our most read articles of the year! You loved it when we covered this in 2018, 2019, and 2021, so it’s time to crunch the numbers again for 2022! With the semi finals done for another year, it’s time to check in and see whose qualification […]
Tonight all the fun of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 continues with the Second Semi Final, coming to the world live from breath-taking Turin, Italy at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) With only 10 spots left in the final, […]
Tonight’s the night! The First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest will be coming to us live from beautiful Turin, Italy at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) Although in a few hours we’ll know just who […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Malta’s Emma Muscat Eurovision Ireland managed to catch up online with Emma Muscat, who will be singing I am what I am in the second semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. We talked about what a performer’s average day is, musical influences and, of […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#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: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part V 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. You can find our earlier […]
#INTERVIEW: Monika Liu at the 2022 London Eurovision Party Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to catch up at the 2022 London Eurovision Party, held this year in the Hard Rock Hotel near Marble Arch. She told us about her experiences so far, and of course her favourite cake. […]
#INTERVIEW: James Newman at the 2022 London Eurovision Party Eurovision Ireland caught up with the UK’s James Newman. In good spirits, he told us about his life since 2020, and of course his favourite cake. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Samanta Tīna from Latvia is 33 today For some, taking part in our favourite TV show becomes all-consuming. They try, and try, and try to win that golden ticket to a city somewhere in or near Europe, desperately wanting the chance to show us all how good […]
On the lead up to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which is been held in Turin, we are looking back at the countries participating in the Contest and their histories – past and present. Today we continue with Ukraine’s story – in full. Ukraine didn’t participate at the […]