Over the summer months, we will cast back time in our interview vaults, in a series of Throwback Thursdays. We are not throwing back too far in our archives this week. Earlier this year at the London Eurovision Party, we caught up with Suzy from Portugal, who tried […]
Welcome to a new series of articles we will be running every Wednesday across the summer – #WinnersWednesday. Every week, we will look back at three winners from Eurovision Song Contest past. 1956: Switzerland In 1956, the 1st Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Teatro Kursaal, Lugano. […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
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 […]
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 – […]
It is a while since we’ve brought you any news on this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest – to be held in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Yesterday we found out Wales are debuting at the Contest this year and you can find out more information about that […]
#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 […]
Just when you’d thought you’d had your fix of Live Blogs from us this year during the National Final season, we are back for daily Live Blogs from Lisbon – home of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ziua a 6-a a fost zi luuunga, mai lunga decat celelalte de pana acum. Azi au repetat: Armenia, Elvetia, Irlanda, Cipru, Norvegia, Romania, Serbia, San Marino, Danemarca si Big5 (UK, Spania, Italia si Franta) plus Portugalia. Am sa incep cu bulinele verzi: Irlanda (show bun), Cipru (pachet complet), […]
Just when you’d thought you’d had your fix of Live Blogs from us this year during the National Final season, we are back for daily Live Blogs from Lisbon – home of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just […]
#INTERVIEW: Eurovision Ireland speaks to Portugal’s Suzy Before the 2018 London Eurovision Party at the fashionable Café de Paris, Eurovision Ireland caught up with Suzy, who sang her heart out for Portugal in 2014 in Copenhagen. She told us what to expect in Lisbon, what the ladies should […]
#EUROVISION 2018: The semi-final draws We’re a step nearer to the contest next month, with the announcement of the draws for the semi-finals. These can be make or break for some songs. That song you originally tipped to perhaps win, might now think struggle to shine through. Or […]
Within just over a week, we’ve gone from having half of Eurovision 2018 entries released to having all but 5 of them (with 2 more due later today, Russia and Macedonia!) Has this avalanche of new entries changed anything in the betting odds? You bet it has! Here […]
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