#IRELAND: Stats about Ryan As you’ll know, Ryan defied the odds and got one of the coveted places in the Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. What you may not know is that the broadcast on RTÉ2 had an average audience of 329,000, which is a […]
Ireland’s Representative at the Eurovision Song Contest for 2018 is Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Newstalk’s Breakfast Show caught up with the ‘Together’ singer and composer. LISTEN: Will Ireland's @Ryan_Acoustic qualify for the #Eurovision final? He competes in tonight's semi final in Lisbon. He spoke to our own Eurovision expert @GMulhall1 […]
#IRELAND: Audio interview with ‘Together’s writers Raidió Teilifís Éireann’s Rayna Connery caught up with the writers of the Irish entry in the 2018 Eurovision Connery. Mark Caplice & Laura Elizabeth Hughes have co-written ‘Together’ with Ryan O’Shaughnessy. They talk about their pride watching Ryan on stage last night, and […]
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 […]
#ESC2018: Ireland-Finland photo gallery Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to be present at a meeting of our own Ryan O’Shaughnessy and Finland’s Saara Aalto in Lisbon’s Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara on a beautifully sunny day. You can find our chat with Saara HERE and Ryan HERE. […]
#IRELAND: Interview with Janet Grogan Eurovision Ireland caught up with Janet Grogan, who’s one of Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s backing singers in Lisbon. She told us about working with Ryan, and an X Factor reunion. Do you rate Ireland’s chances this year? Tell us what you think? Author: John […]
#IRELAND: Another chat with Ryan O’Shaughnessy Eurovision Ireland managed to pin down our own Ryan again, just to see if the Eurovision bubble had got to him. He was taking in the warm sunny weather near the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara. Ryan told us about his […]
#IRELAND: Ryan makes the most of Lisbon After second rehearsals yesterday the Irish delegation went for lunch. Ryan’s mum Janet bought him a good luck rock n roll teddy bear for the trip so he’s become the Irish team mascot! A fan has even set up an […]
#IRELAND: Ryan performs at the Swedish Embassy Ryan is busy making friends. Not only has he been larking about the Ari from Iceland and Zibbz from Switzerland, but he now been to the Swedish Embassy in Estoril. Ryan performed ‘Together’ on the roof terrace of the embassy. As […]
#IRELAND: Ryan performs acoustic version of ‘Together’ Ryan had his second press conference today, and performed a slightly impromptu version of ‘Together’. Will Ireland qualify for the final? Do you like his song? Tell us what you think. Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2018: Ireland at the Oceanarium Eurovision Ireland caught up with Ari Ólafsson from Iceland, Zibbz from Switzerland, and our very own Ryan at the Oceanário de Lisboa in the warm sunshine, for some fun and games. They jam some Eurovision favourites, run around, and Ryan even auditions some […]
#IRELAND: Interview with Ryan O’Shaughnessy Eurovision Ireland caught up with our very own Ryan for a quick chat. But not in the press centre. Nor his hotel. We found him larking about outside the Oceanário de Lisboa on the waterfront. He told us about the rehearsals, his new […]
Eurovision rehearsals are great for many things. They give the artists and delegations a chance to see their ideas realised on stage and make edits to maximise their chances for victory, while for fans they’re crucial for forming opinions and those all important Top 10s! All the acts […]