What is it about X-Factor and the Irish selection for Eurovision 2015. We have already had Mary Byrne and Jedward express their desire to go to Vienna. We then had Louis Walsh publicly saying that Orla Keogh and Janet Grogan should look to the contest to further their […]
Music Mogul Louis Walsh loves his Eurovision and always will. We all know what happened this year at the Irish National Final or as we like to call it ‘Euro-Gate’. http://youtu.be/Rl2djEbsr5s Well Louis had already touted Janet Grogan for possible Eurovision success after she failed to make Judges […]
It has been the worst kept secret for some time but both Jedward and Mary Byrne look to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2015. Jedward brought Ireland to the finals of the contest in 2011 and 2012 with their songs ‘Lipstick’ and ‘Waterline’. Mary Byrne was a semi finalist […]
RTÉ (Irish National Broadcaster) has announced today that they are now seeking submissions for their Eurovision 2015 song selection. The public are invited to submit entries which include a song, performer(s) and any suggested performance or staging details. A judging panel (to be selected by RTE) will then […]
To say that we have been inundated with questions on when RTE (Irish National Broadcaster) would announced their plans for Eurovision 2015 in an understatement. The national and international interest in the song contest has been immense. Today Eurovision Ireland spoke with Michael Kealy (Head of Delegation) and […]
‘The Hit’ to be used for Eurovision 2015 selection? The show that was created by Irish National Broadcaster RTE has become a success as the programme has been picked up by many broadcasters abroad. However it is now potentially being used as a vehicle to select entries for […]
Former Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds died today in Dublin. He led the country during the 1990’s and was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Peace Process between Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland. Today tributes came in for the former Taoiseach […]
Eurovision Winner Alexander Rybak is to appear on the Irish devised show ‘The Hit’. The ‘Fairytale’ singer will be competing in the weekly knock out rounds to find a new song and gain the most votes from the public each week. In Ireland the votes are actually determined […]
RTE (Irish National Broadcaster) announced their Autumn/Winter tv schedule and there was one programme that caught our attention – ‘What’s Another Year – The Shay Healy Story’. Shay Healy is the composer of the first Eurovision win for Johnny Logan back in 1980. ‘What’s Another Year’ gave Ireland […]
Ireland’s selection process for Eurovision 2015. What will it be and when will it take place and how can you enter? With many sites posting that the details are confirmed we here at Eurovision Ireland have been inundated with thousands – and we mean thousands – of questions […]