Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. We’ve covered the Big 5, Scandinavia and have almost finished our look around the countries […]
Some songs are just so good they get roundly ignored by the televoters and juries of Europe (and beyond). Other times, they get what they deserve and get the highest score ever. Ever. This song might have you in tears. Tears of joy, naturally. It’s such a great […]
Those of you who regularly look in on our site may recall that last year , Eurovision Ireland did a series of video reviews of past National Finals. During this Eurovision close season, we decided to take some more trips down the National Final memory lane, looking at […]
With Christmas just days away, many of us are starting to take part in those little traditions that make Yule tide so special. For some that’s baking, for others it’s decorating our homes and for some it’s watching those festive feel-good movies we watch every year! One such […]
Have you ever tried to say different phrases while wearing a mouthpiece that won’t let them shut your mouth? That’s exactly what the ‘Speak Out‘ game does! Here, at Eurovision Ireland, we thought to combine this game with our favourite topic: Eurovision! The idea came to us while […]
Winter is here… And so is Eurovision! Although it might not seem like it at a first glance, HBO’s hit TV adaptation Game of Thrones and the Eurovision Song Contest do have quite a bit in common: people from far-away lands, speakers of different languages and with different […]
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 […]
In this series of polls, Eurovision Ireland are going to look at countries that have won the Eurovision Song Contest and get you to vote for your favourites. Sounds simple? Well, yes, it is – the twist is, we’re grouping them according to how many times each country […]
They say that if you want something, pretend to do it until you do it. Bearing this in mind, Belgium’s Laura Groeseneken clearly has her sights set on winning Eurovision for Belgium! When Flemish Broadcaster VRT announced that Laura would represent Belgium in Portugal next year, she sang […]
As you may know, Portugal’s Salvador Sobral was not well in Kyiv, and only spent the second week of rehearsals in the city. Fast forward to September, and he had to cut short a music tour he was undertaking. Here’s footage from RTP of his last concert… for […]
It’s not even been 3 months since Salvador Sobral brought Portugal their first-ever Eurovision victory… but while he sings about having enough love for two, it seems that the former Portuguese Pop Idol has fallen well and truly out of love with the contest. Portugal’s first ever winner […]
Our good friends from ESC Radio announced yesterday the winners of the ESC Radio Awards 2017! ESC Radio listeners and Eurovision fans all over the world had the opportunity to vote for their favourites from the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The voting process took place between June 3-11 and […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 5 Press Conferences. Due to limited resources on the ground here in Kyiv we at Eurovision Ireland are unable to have a camera in the Press Conference Room. But thanks to our friends at ESCKAZ we are able to show you coverage of each press conference […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 5 Second Rehearsals LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 0900 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of Eurovision rehearsal news, then […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 1 First Rehearsal LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 0900 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of Eurovision rehearsal […]