#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 […]
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 […]
Tonight was the Jury Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and the bookies are presenting us with new suprises! Let’s see how our top 10 looks like after the Jury Final! Cyprus (Eleni Foureira – Fuego) (Same position) Israel ( Netta – Toy) (Same position) Ireland (Ryan O’Shaughnessy – […]
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 […]
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 – […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#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. […]