#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 […]
#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: 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 […]
#IRELAND: Ryan makes it to the final!! As you will have seen, Ryan has done the business and made it to Saturday’s Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. In true fashion, his envelope was the last one out. So there will have been lots of bitten […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#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: 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 […]
Yes Ryan has been in London writing and recording new material with the Dutch dance group and producers Beatfreakz. You will certainly remember Beatfreakz from their hugely successful mid 2000’s hits “Somebody’s Watching Me” and “Superfreak”. “Somebody’s Watching Me” took inspiration from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video for that […]
Ryan Dolan – fresh from the Eurovision 2013 Grand Final – will be the main guest at ZenemyDJz concerts in Northern Ireland on Sunday June 23rd. Joining Ryan will be Gerard i2 (BBC1 Radio/Mash’em), Glenn Rouse(Cry HARD) and Mr Mills & HC Baby (showcasing their new tracks with ZenemyDJz) […]
What does “50 Shades of Grey” and Eurovision have in common? A strange question but the answer is “Hot Irish Men”. Yes during this year’s Eurovision contest one act took the fancy – and twitter feed – of one EL. James – who is better known as the author […]
Ireland’s Ryan Dolan who represented the country at Eurovision 2013, has a strong case to celebrate despite not winning Eurovision (though we are calling for a thorough recount still). 2 weeks on from the Eurovision Finals in Sweden, Ryan has much cause for celebration. Chart Success Firstly Ryan […]
According to RSVP and The Irish Daily Mail who spoke with Ryan’s Manager (Conor Mulhall) – Irish Eurovision Singer Ryan Dolan received “suspicious packages” hours before he was to perform at the Jury Final Dress Rehearsal for the Grand Final. The normal routine for the Irish Delegation was […]