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 […]
#ESC2018: Ireland-Finland photo gallery Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to be present at a meeting of our own Ryan O’Shaughnessy and Finland’s Saara Aalto in Lisbon’s Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara on a beautifully sunny day. You can find our chat with Saara HERE and Ryan HERE. […]
#IRELAND: Interview with Janet Grogan Eurovision Ireland caught up with Janet Grogan, who’s one of Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s backing singers in Lisbon. She told us about working with Ryan, and an X Factor reunion. Do you rate Ireland’s chances this year? Tell us what you think? Author: John […]
#IRELAND: Another chat with Ryan O’Shaughnessy Eurovision Ireland managed to pin down our own Ryan again, just to see if the Eurovision bubble had got to him. He was taking in the warm sunny weather near the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. Ryan told us about his […]
#FINLAND:Interview with Saara Aalto at Eurovision 2018 Eurovision Ireland caught up with Saara Aalto for a quick chat. Not at the press centre, but near the, ahem, Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. She told us about the London Eurovision Party and an X-Factor reunion. How do you […]
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 […]
#ICELAND: Interview with Ari Ólafsson at Eurovision 2018 Eurovision Ireland caught up with Ari from Iceland. Not at the dull old press centre. Nor at their hotel. We spoke to him outside the Oceanário de Lisboa on the waterfront on a beautiful afternoon. He told us about his […]
#IRELAND: Ryan makes the most of Lisbon After second rehearsals yesterday the Irish delegation went for lunch. Ryan’s mum Janet bought him a good luck rock n roll teddy bear for the trip so he’s become the Irish team mascot! A fan has even set up an […]