#IRELAND: RTÉ puts out a call for songs RTÉ announced today that it is inviting accomplished songwriters and performers, with a proven track record of success in the music industry, to submit a song to be considered to represent Ireland next May. Executive Producer and Head of Irish Delegation Michael Kealy said: […]
#MACEDONIA: Vlatko Ilievski has died It’s been announced that Vlatko Ilievski, the representative for Macedonia at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest has died. He was found dead in his car on 6 July, just four days after his 33rd birthday. The cause of death has yet to be […]
After what can only be described as a shock-fest given to us from the semi-finals, I am here with coverage of the first Dress Rehearsal for the Grand Final. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just refresh the page from 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET for […]
#IRELAND: Ryan round-up As you’ll know, there’s been lots of interest in Ryan O’Shaughnessy since he made it through as one of the ten qualifiers from Tuesday night’s semi-final. First, he’s up to third in the betting, currently behind Cyprus and Israel. If you look, you can still […]
Here is another Newstalk podcast – This is Eurovision and Politics from Eurovision host Pat Kenny show on Newstalk. You can listen to the podcast by CLICKING HERE Roll on the Grand Final Author : John Stanton Source : Newstalk
#IRELAND: Stats about Ryan As you’ll know, Ryan defied the odds and got one of the coveted places in the Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. What you may not know is that the broadcast on RTÉ2 had an average audience of 329,000, which is a […]
#AllAboard: Live blog of the Second Jury Semi-Final from 2100 CET More fun and games for the countries in the second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Eighteen countries will compete for the 10 remaining spots in the Grand Final. Tonight is the what the juries […]
#IRELAND: Audio interview with ‘Together’s writers Raidió Teilifís Éireann’s Rayna Connery caught up with the writers of the Irish entry in the 2018 Eurovision Connery. Mark Caplice & Laura Elizabeth Hughes have co-written ‘Together’ with Ryan O’Shaughnessy. They talk about their pride watching Ryan on stage last night, and […]
#ESC2018: Blue Carpet event 2018 – The second semi-finalists Eurovision Ireland was at the Blue Carpet event which marked the “official” launch of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. See what the competitors of the second semi-finalists have to say about Lisbon, and their messages for Ireland. You […]
#AllAboard: Live blog of the Jury Semi-Final from 2100 CET Hello Europe and Australia! We’re back back back again with another LIVE blog for the second dress rehearsal of the first Semi-Final! This is the show that juries around Europe vote upon, so tonight’s performance counts Are you […]