Aimee Banks from Ireland, has turned 20 years old today. Aimee represented Ireland, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 12th place, with “Réalta na Mara”. Happy Birthday, Aimee! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
TG4, the Irish national broadcaster, have confirmed participation at the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Armenia. TG4 are searching for solo singers or groups with up to six members. They must be between 9-14 years old in the autumn. A closing date for applications has been set […]
Taylor Hynes from Ireland, has turned 18 years old today. Taylor represented Ireland, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 15th place, with “IOU”. Happy Birthday, Taylor! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
On the lead up to the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is been held in Paris, we are looking back at all the countries to have participated in the Contest and their histories – past and present. Today we continue with Ireland’s story. Ireland debuted at the […]
Welcome to the fourth and final of our Destination Paris reviews, where the Eurovision Ireland team look at the entries of the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Today, the team cast their eyes over Georgia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Kazakhstan. We will also look at the western resurgence […]
Sadly, Eurovision Ireland is unable to attend the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, but we will do our best to bring you video coverage of rehearsals. Today is the first day of the first rehearsals. Portugal Ireland Malta The Netherlands Germany Italy Georgia Spain Poland We will […]
He’s back! After a year of online schooling, social distancing and being a child during a global pandemic, Eurovision Ireland’s youngest contributor returns to give us his thoughts on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 – it’s our Junior Juror, Jack! James’ nephew is now 9, his favourite […]
Muireann McDonnell from Ireland, has turned 16 years old today. Muireann represented Ireland, at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 15th place, with “Súile Glasa”. Happy Birthday, Muireann! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
TG4, the Irish Gaelic national broadcaster, have revealed that they will be broadcasting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest live for the first time since 2015, when Ireland made their debut in Sofia, Bulgaria. Since 2016, the Contest has been shown on TG4, but on a delay. Since 2018, […]
Maiú Levi Lawlor is premiering the Irish entry for the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, this morning at 11:00 GMT/12:00 CET. Maiú Levi Lawlor will be performing “Saor”, which translates as “Free” in English. You can watch the premiere LIVE with us here: Let us know what you […]
The songwriting team behind Maiú Levi Lawlor’s entry have been revealed. The team features both Irish and Maltese songwriters, as well as experience from both the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The team consists of: Niall Mooney Lauren White Murphy Brendan McCarthy LA Halvery Anna […]
The final of Junior Eurovision Éire has taken place and Maiú Levi Lawlor will be representing Ireland at the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Paris. Maiú Levi Lawlor defeated Lilyella Buckley in the final duel. Sophie Lennon was knocked out before the duel and therefore took third […]
Tonight, the Semi Final of Junior Eurovision Éire has taken place. Three acts have gone through to next week’s Grand Final – two automatically and one via a final duel. Lilyella Buckley was chosen by the jury in the first half after performing “Lost Without You” and Sophie […]
Tonight, the fourth and final heat of Junior Eurovision Éire was broadcast. Seven acts took to the stage with the hope of making the Semi Final of this year’s Contest. Each act was awarded a mark out of ten. The highest scoring act automatically went through to the […]
Tonight, the third heat of Junior Eurovision Éire was broadcast. Seven acts took to the stage with the hope of making the Semi Final of this year’s Contest. Each act was awarded a mark out of ten. The highest scoring act automatically went through to the Semi Final, […]