#BIRTHDAY: Maggie MacNeal from the Netherlands is 72 today A host broadcaster never wants to win. They may tell you otherwise, but deep down they know that our favourite TV show is something that would get expensive if the hosts had it for a second – or even […]
#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. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Hopkin from the UK is 72 today What’s it like to be runner-up? If you’re the host country, then it’s ideal. If you think you’re in with a shot of winning, then you’ll always be ‘first loser’. Alternatively, there are times when winning is more embarrassing […]
#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
#BIRTHDAY: Engelbert Humperdinck from the UK is 86 today Eurovision is a young person’s game. Or is it? People of all ages from 11 to, well, unknown, despite a certain presenter in 1987 telling us about the rising stars taking part. Our friends in the UK are amongst […]
#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
#BIRTHDAY: Remedios Amaya from Spain is 60 today We love winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. But we should also remember that someone has to come last. Whether that song deserves to come last is another matter. Back in the day, the last placed song could have finished […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sennek from Belgium is 32 today Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite competing in our favourite TV show since the year dot. They’ve had a couple of near misses, but of the seven originals, that second won proves elusive. With Belgium, there’s […]
#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 […]
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