#IRELAND: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin has died One of Ireland’s most renowned composers and arrangers, Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, has died. Whilst his name may not be uppermost in the mind of the Eurovision fan, he was responsible for ‘Lumen’, the interval act from the 1995 contest held at […]
#PORTUGAL: Maria Guinot has died Portuguese singer Maria Guinot has died after a short illness. She was famous in Eurovision circles for performing in the 1984 contest in Luxembourg with the song ‘Silêncio e Tanta Gente‘. It finished 11th with 38 points. Many think it should have done […]
#WALES: We interview the hopefuls at Chwilio am seren 2018 Eurovision Ireland is at Chwilio am Seren 2018. We managed to grab a quick word with the six lucky hopefuls before they took to the Llandudno stage. They are six talented young people. But how do you rate […]
#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: […]
#ROMANIA: Golden Stag live link If you can’t get enough of European music with a Eurovision taste, then the Gold Stag could be for you. It’s an international musical competition featuring a number of artists you may know. Even our very own Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Taking place in Brašov, […]
#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 […]