The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed when the Big 5 will select their running order halves for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. The Big 5 will choose their running order halves, alongside the first set of qualifiers, after the first semi final. As there […]
#ESC25: The German/Austrian party Eurovision Ireland were given access to a party at a restaurant on the Rhine, laid on jointly by the embassies of Germany and Austria. JJ and Abor & Tynna were there to greet us all. Sadly, in order to protect his voice, JJ didn’t […]
#ESC25: Interview with Tautumeitas Eurovision Ireland were lucky enough to catch up with Latvia folk group Tautumeitas. They told us about their influences, their time in Basel and, of course, cake. Could Tautumeitas make it to the Grand Final on 17 May and get a good result? Tell […]
#BIRTHDAY: Simone Drexel from Switzerland is 68 today Do you look at those big anniversaries to see what happened 10, 20, 30 years ago (and so on). For a contest that’s been going for nearly 70 years, you have plenty of material. A mere fifty years ago, we […]
Ahead of tomorrow night’s first Semi Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö, here is a timely reminder on how you can vote during this year’s Contest. Here is a handy video from the European Broadcasting Union: Let us know what you think about the 2025 […]
SRG SSR, the Swiss national broadcaster, along with the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed the new Semi Final Qualifier Announcement format ahead of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. In a split screen for viewers, three countries will be shown at a time, with one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lill Lindfors from Sweden is 85 today Yesterday we had a lady from Sweden in this slot. And guess, what, here comes another one. Flickorna tar över, as they say in sunny Örebro. Now, Sahlene could only manage a pitiful third in her contest, and she was […]
#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 […]
#ESC25: The Basel Media Centre As ever, the media centre is always where some of the important action takes place. Eurovision Ireland got to Basel’s early, and managed to shoot a short video before it started filling up. Just so you know, it’s usually an ice hockey stadium. […]
If one semi final wasn’t enough, the Second Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 continues all the fun and spectacle leading up to Saturday’s grand final. This year, the show will be coming to us live from charming Basel, Switzerland on Thursday 15th May at 21:00PM CET […]