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 […]
Eurovision 2018 has seen the end of three countries’ 100% qualification rates as both Romania and Russia join Azerbaijan in not advancing to Saturday night’s final. Russia and Romania in particular have been present in every Eurovision final they’ve entered since the introduction of the semi finals […]
Once we’d found out all of the acts competing here at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, we here at Eurovision Ireland created a poll to find who YOU, the Eurovision Ireland readers thought would qualify for the Grand Final from the 2nd semi final. We then combined […]
Ireland’s Representative at the Eurovision Song Contest for 2018 is Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Newstalk’s Breakfast Show caught up with the ‘Together’ singer and composer. LISTEN: Will Ireland's @Ryan_Acoustic qualify for the #Eurovision final? He competes in tonight's semi final in Lisbon. He spoke to our own Eurovision expert @GMulhall1 […]
It was the unspoken phenomena of Eurovision… and even as recently as tonight, this writer was adamant it wouldn’t happen! But Saturday’s final of the Eurovision Song Contest will feature both Finland and Cyprus – for the first time since 2002, an incredible 16 yeas ago! Since both […]
Once we’d found out all of the acts competing here at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, we here at Eurovision Ireland created a poll to find who YOU, the Eurovision Ireland readers thought would qualify for the Grand Final from the 1st semi final. We then combined […]
Cyprus is certainly heating things up here in Lisbon! As well us jumping up into the 4th in the betting odds these last few days, earlier tonight the Eurovision Song Contest’s official YouTube page posted a video with Eleni Fouriera in which she shows us some of her […]
Alexander Rybak catapulted to Europe’s attention back in 2009 when his Eurovision song “Fairytale” became the highest-scoring entry ever at that time – a title it held on to till 2016. This year he’s back, many suspecting he’s after that all-time high score once more with “That’s How […]
Yesterday’s Blue Carpet Opening Ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was indeed a grand affair, with the delegations of all 43 nations all dressed to impress for the world’s press and fans alike! Eurovison Ireland were there snapping away and we got some lovely shots of this […]
Yesterday’s Blue Carpet Opening Ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was indeed a grand affair, with the delegations of all 43 nations all dressed to impress for the world’s press and fans alike! Eurovison Ireland were there snapping away and we got some lovely shots of this […]
Earlier today Ryan O’Shaughnessy and the other 42 contestants took to the Blue Carpet here in Lisbon at the Opening Ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018! As we are Eurovision Ireland and the camera loves him, check out our gallery of photos of Ryan and the Irish […]
Loreen took us higher and higher, all the way uh-uh-uh-uh-uppp with Euphoria – but Eurovision Ireland’s James and Bogdan took the cable car instead! Running along the waterfront outside the Altice Arena, the Telecabina Lisboa (sometimes also called Teleférico do Parque das Nações) opened for tourists during Expo 1998 […]
Today really was Eurovision Ireland’s Lucky Day! As well as speaking to Moldova’s DoReDos about their Eurovison 2018 adventure, we also got to chat to Russia’s own superstar Philip Kirkorov too! What do DoReDos have to say about their staging? How do they react when we tell them […]
Yesterday, the last 6 countries took to the Eurovision 2018 stage for their first rehearsals. These were host nation Portugal and the Big 5: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Now all 43 competing countries have rehearsed! Yay! Who was your favourite? Has anyone gone up […]
Amidst all the fun of rehearsals and press conferences, Eurovision Ireland managed to chat to the operatic sensation Elina Nechayeva, who is singing for Estonia! Ever wondered what story the projections on Eina’s dress are telling? How does she think her rehearsals are going? And what’s her favourite […]