It has been announced that Ireland’s 2018 Eurovision Song Contest entrant, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, will be returning on Saturday night to deliver the Irish jury votes. Ryan achieved 16th in the Grand Final, in Lisbon with 136 points – with the song “Together”. Here is one of the many […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ryan O’Shaughnessy is 28 today It’s always good to see a success story. One where someone gets through, despite the odds being against them. Which is a tenuous link to Ireland. Those heady days of the 1990s seem a long time ago, and past performance is no […]
In a series of articles during Eurovision fortnight, we are going to have a look back at our Interviews from years gone by. Today we look back at our interviews with Ryan O’Shaughnessy in 2018. At The London Eurovision Party Outside Lisbon’s Oceanarium Over Looking Lisbon Old Town […]
The European Broadcasting Union recently launched Eurovision Home Concerts, premiering tomorrow (Friday 3rd April), on YouTube, at 17:00 CET. The week one acts to perform are Ryan O’Shaughnessy (Ireland), Tamara Todevska (North Macedonia), Rasmussen (Denmark) and Slavko (Montenegro). Each act will perform their own entry, followed by a […]
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, […]
IRELAND: Happy St Patrick’s Day! It’s that time of year again when everyone becomes just a little Irish. And what’s another year, you might cry. Well, on this most Irish of days, we’ve put together a short list of tunes that demonstrate Irishness. We think so anyway. These […]
EUROVISION: Loreen is top of the pops In its annual chart of the favourite songs of 2018, Euphoria has been revealed by ESC Radio as Number One. This is the seventh consecutive year Loreen’s winner from 2012 has placed first. The runner-up was Fuego by Eleni Foureira, mirroring […]
#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 […]
#IRELAND: RTÉ puts out a call for songs RTÉ announced today that it is inviting accomplished songwriters and performers, with a proven track record of success in the music industry, to submit a song to be considered to represent Ireland next May. Executive Producer and Head of Irish Delegation Michael Kealy said: […]
The international music festival Cerbul de Aur (Golden Stag) celebrates this year 50 years since its debut in 1968. The festival – organized by the Romanian TV broadcaster TVR – is traditionaly held in Brasov, one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. Lots of international artists have taken the […]
What makes a winning Eurovision song? This is the million dollar question and Ivan Yates from Newstalk Radio speaks to the man who has been part of Eurovision for many years plus he gave us Dustin The Turkey back in 2008. Bill Hughes – Award Winning TV and […]
The two men that helped Ireland to their historic three in a row win at Eurovision talk to Ivan Yates on Newstalk. Yes the 1994 Eurovision Winners Paul Harrington& Charlie McGettigan spoke about Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s chances of winning the contest in Lisbon, their ‘Eurovision Legends‘ tour with Niamh […]
After a flawless performance at the first dress rehearsal for the Grand Final, Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s performance melted the hearts of the press here in the Press Center near Altice Arena. Could Ryan be the one to bring victory again for Ireland? After qualifying from the first Semi-Final, his […]
#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 – […]
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