BIRTHDAY: Dickie Rock from Ireland is 83 today Now I know what you’re thinking. Two Irish birthdays in a row? You might think there’s a plot afoot. There isn’t. As you know, the birthdays I pick are all random. But as we have an Irish birthday, we’ve gone […]
BIRTHDAY: Nicky Byrne from Ireland is 41 today There’s a lot to be said for the selection process to choose a song for our favourite TV show. What’s the right formula? Do you go for an internal selection? Or do you let Joe/Josef/Jozef/Giuseppe public decide? Obviously, this year, […]
IRELAND: Call for songs for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest We have news from Ireland, in its quest for that elusive eighth win. RTÉ Entertainment, in conjunction with RTÉ 2FM, is pleased to announce that Ireland will be taking part in the 65th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Rotterdam, Netherlands in May […]
Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv this May not only gave The Netherlands their 5th win at Eurovision, but also their first win since 1975 – a staggering 44 years ago! This got us here at Eurovision Ireland thinking… of all the countries that have won the contest, […]
Have you ever tried to say different phrases while wearing a mouthpiece that won’t let them shut your mouth? That’s exactly what the ‘Speak Out‘ game does! Here, at Eurovision Ireland, we thought to combine this game with our favourite topic: Eurovision! The idea came to us while […]
Sandie Jones, the Irish entry at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest and their only entry to date to sing in the Irish language, is sadly reaching the end of her life in a hospice. The hospice is in the United States, where her brother Tony has said she […]
BIRTHDAY: Dana from Ireland is 68 today Eurovision announcement! What could be better? Well, an announcement that it’s your own city, or that you put a bet on the host city three months ago at 100/1 and it’s come up trumps. It’s apt that today we found out […]
Following the launch of their 2019 autumn schedule, RTE have confirmed that Ireland will be present in The Netherlands. In regards to the selection process, it is currently unknown if we will see another internal selection, or a return to a National Final. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovoix
Mary Kennedy, the host of the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. She is officially leaving RTE this September, after celebrating her 65th birthday. Mary told the RTE Guide: “I’d love to stay but it’s up to RTE if I go or not. All I can say is that […]
JESC2019: Final list of participating countries Over the previous months, various broadcasters have been announcing whether they would – or would not – be participating in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It takes place in Gliwice, in southern Poland, on Sunday 24 November. But who will we […]
To celebrate Dublin’s Pride Parade this weekend, we here at Eurovision Ireland are taking a look back at some of the superstars of LGBTQ culture who have graced the Eurovision stage over the years – that’s right, it’s time to look at Eurovision drag queens! Thanks to shows […]
STAGGY: Days thirteen and fourteen at Eurovision 2019 Chocolate! Squeak! Lots of time to relax! Squeak! Slavko! Squeak! Star treatment at the Eurovision Village! Squeak! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Where have we been? Eurovision Ireland has been working hard since early May, bringing you up to date news and features from Tel Aviv. But what does the press centre look like? Here’s Richard to show you around. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
STAGGY: Day twelve at Eurovision 2019 Going on an adventure! Squeak! It’s the ICC in Jerusalem (1979 and 1999)!!! SQUEEEEAK!!!!! The Church of the Holy Sepulchre! Squeak! The western Wall! Squeak! Jerusalem! Squeak! Souvenirs! Squeak! Pænda article! Squeeeeeeeak! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Pænda performs at the Irish Party in Tel Aviv Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to see one of our favourite performers sing her song Limits at the Residence of the Irish ambassador to Israel. She even ad-libbed. This video is shown with kind permission of the Austrian […]
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