Last week, I began by introducing my series of articles on hosting the Eurovision song contest and what this means for the host country . Today , I am going to look at one of the most important things that the winning country of the year has to […]
Tonight , last year’s hosts , Portugal started its search for their 2019 entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv , Israel. The first semi -final took place in Lisbon at RTP’s studios in Lisbon ( last year’s host city ) .Eight Acts performed with […]
So…..the dust has settled on Lisbon 2018 (which I had the pleasure of attending this year) and as 2019 and the road to Tel Aviv 2019 has begun, with Albania being the first to select their entry! I felt it timely to write my first article as a […]
#IRELAND: Ryan O’Shaughnessy to perform Christmas show Not content with singing for his country in May, and giving his Junior Eurovision countryman a helping hand last month, Ryan is concluding his of Ireland with a Christmas Show on Thursday 20 December at the Grand Social on Liffey Street […]
One of the best things about Eurovision is that it moves every year – so not only does every contest give you another set of songs to enjoy, but it also gives you a brand new host city to explore and fall in love with! But just how […]
For statisticians, the Eurovision Song Contest is a gold mine of random trivia. For example, we wrote quite a bit recently about Finland and Cyprus never both making it to the final in the same year. 2018 saw this happen for the first time in 16 years. But we’ve […]
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 […]
#IRELAND: Ryan round-up As you’ll know, there’s been lots of interest in Ryan O’Shaughnessy since he made it through as one of the ten qualifiers from Tuesday night’s semi-final. First, he’s up to third in the betting, currently behind Cyprus and Israel. If you look, you can still […]
It’s been a long road, but after months of preparation and two gruelling semi finals, we’re finally there – the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018! Only one country can take home that coveted trophy – so who will it be? Have your say below – […]
#ESC2018: Blue Carpet event 2018 – The second semi-finalists Eurovision Ireland was at the Blue Carpet event which marked the “official” launch of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. See what the competitors of the second semi-finalists have to say about Lisbon, and their messages for Ireland. You […]
#AllAboard: Live blog of the Jury Semi-Final from 2100 CET Hello Europe and Australia! We’re back back back again with another LIVE blog for the second dress rehearsal of the first Semi-Final! This is the show that juries around Europe vote upon, so tonight’s performance counts Are you […]
#ESC2018: Blue Carpet event 2018 – The first semi-finalists Eurovision Ireland was at the Blue Carpet event which marked the “official” launch of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. See what the competitors of the first semi-finalists have to say about Lisbon and a message for Ireland. Which songs […]
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 […]
#IRELAND: Ryan takes to the Blue Carpet in Lisbon Eurovision 2018 has “officially” started, with the Blue Carpet event at MAAT on Lisbon’s waterfront. Over the course of several hours, the stars paraded on a hot and sunny day, chatting to press and fans. Eurovision Ireland spoke to […]
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 […]