#ESC25: And the next ten qualifiers are… The first semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has just finished. Fifteen countries went in, but only 10 have got the gold-ish tickets to proceed to the Grand Final on 17 May. But who are the lucky ten? In the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lia Vissi from Cyprus is 70 today Sisters. Sisters. Never were there such devoted sisters. You know the rest. But sisters have been know to be drawn to our favourite TV show. Whether they perform as equals. Or one with a higher billing then the other. Or […]
#ESC25: Review of the 2025 Semi-Final One With the first semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest over, Eurovision Ireland reviews the 10 lucky qualifiers. Do you agree with us? Tell us what you think. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC25: Best Eurovision lyric Part II 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alyosha from Ukraine is 39 today We love all songs here. For all their musical ability, or kickass prop, every song – and that’s EVERY song – will have at least one fan. Having said that, you must know there is that sort of song that few […]
#ESC25: And the first ten qualifiers are… The first semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has just finished. Fifteen countries went in, but only 10 have got the gold-ish tickets to proceed to the Grand Final on 17 May. But who are the lucky ten? In the […]
#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 […]
#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 […]