#ESC2022: Interview with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs Eurovision Ireland managed to catch up with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs in Turin, during her preparations for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. She told us about family advice, Eurovision friendships and of course her favourite cake. Do you like Cornelia’s song? Could she […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#ESC2022: Semi-final One predictions As you’ll know, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 40 songs (plus one other) from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. We gave each one a score out of 50. You can find our seven reviews on the Eurovision Ireland Youtube channel HERE. But what […]
#ESC2022: What’s in the bag? If you’re super lucky enough to get one of the onsite press accreditations, you often get a bag of merchandise. Eurovision Ireland’s Richard is one of the super lucky club. But what’s in the bag? Are you impressed? Tell us what you think. […]
#ESC2022: Day trip to Lugano Eurovision Ireland loves its history. And what better was to indulge this by visiting the home of the first Eurovision Song Contest. So we took an excursion from Turin to Lugano to see what the Swiss lakeside town had to offer. And did […]
#ESC2022: Staggy Day 3 Turin is close to Lugano, where the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956. So he had to go! Authors: John Stanton, Staggy Ristamouse Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2022: Brief tour of Turin We at Eurovision Ireland had a bit of time to ourselves on Sunday 1 May, so had a wander around Turin’s fair city. Obviously there is so much to see, so here’s a very small flavour of what we found. Is there anywhere […]
#ESC2022: Staggy Days 1-2 Staggy has been exploring the city of Torino. Here are some of his first pictures… Stay tuned for more of his adventures Author: Staggy Ristamouse, wrangled by John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2022: Turin – the first views Eurovision Ireland – well, some of it – has made it to Turin. We can’t get into the Press Centre until Wednesday 4 May. But it doesn’t stop us looking around nearby. We found the impressive Piazzale Grande Torino and the park […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VII We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. We have a guest reviewer […]