IRELAND: Call for songs for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest We have news from Ireland, in its quest for that elusive eighth win. RTÉ Entertainment, in conjunction with RTÉ 2FM, is pleased to announce that Ireland will be taking part in the 65th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Rotterdam, Netherlands in May […]
ESC2019: Statement on Grand Final jury result The EBU has acknowledged a mistake in the jury results from the Grand Final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. After the Belarusian jury was dismissed for the Grand Final, an aggregation of other jury scores were used to determine that […]
ESC2019: Final thoughts on Eurovision 2019 As our time in Tel Aviv comes to an end, we have some final thoughts on how we think things will unfold. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
STAGGY: Days thirteen and fourteen at Eurovision 2019 Chocolate! Squeak! Lots of time to relax! Squeak! Slavko! Squeak! Star treatment at the Eurovision Village! Squeak! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Where have we been? Eurovision Ireland has been working hard since early May, bringing you up to date news and features from Tel Aviv. But what does the press centre look like? Here’s Richard to show you around. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
MONTENEGRO: Interview with Slavko at Eurovision 2019 Eurovision Ireland caught up with Slavko Kalezić, who represented Montenegro in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv. He told us about new work, New York, and Shakespeare. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
STAGGY: Day twelve at Eurovision 2019 Going on an adventure! Squeak! It’s the ICC in Jerusalem (1979 and 1999)!!! SQUEEEEAK!!!!! The Church of the Holy Sepulchre! Squeak! The western Wall! Squeak! Jerusalem! Squeak! Souvenirs! Squeak! Pænda article! Squeeeeeeeak! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Pænda performs at the Irish Party in Tel Aviv Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to see one of our favourite performers sing her song Limits at the Residence of the Irish ambassador to Israel. She even ad-libbed. This video is shown with kind permission of the Austrian […]
#ESC2019: Live Blog of Semi 2 Jury Final #DareToDream from 21:00 CET Dusk may have fallen over Tel Aviv, not that it slows this bustling city down! We’re super excited here in Israel as it’s time for the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the Jury […]
STAGGY: Day ten at Eurovision 2019 Marty Whelan! Squeeeak!! RTÉ’s Rayna! Squeeeeaaaaak!!!! Michael Rice! Squeeeeak! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: Second semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: First semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Sarah McTernan at the Orange Carpet The official opening of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest took place on Sunday 12 May with a gala opening at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. All the stars parade along the Orange Carpet, and Eurovision Ireland caught a few words from Irish […]
STAGGY: Day eight at Eurovision 2019 It’s getting exciting in Tel Aviv! Squeak! It’s Tamta from Cyprus! Squeeeak! There’s life outside the Eurovision bubble! Squeak! Never try and catch a bus on Shabbat. Squeak! Euroclub!!! Squeak!!! It’s Hera Björk from Iceland!!! Squeeeeeeak!! It’s Rylan!! Squeeeeak! It’s joiking Fred-René […]
SWEDEN: Where does Carola come from? That may sound like an odd question. As you know, Carola Häggkvist has participated three times, finishing third, first and fifth in those appearances, the first when she was only 16 years old. Contest sponsor MyHeritage has been researching Carola’s family history. […]