|
1965 |
Naples,
Italy : Result : 6th of 18 (11 points) |
|
 |
"Walking
The Streets In The Rain"
performed by Butch Moore |
|
Music
& lyrics : Teresa Conlon, George Prendergast and Joe Mulligan |
|
Conductor : Gianni Ferrio |
|
|
|
1966 |
Luxembourg,
Luxembourg : Result : shared 4th of 18
(14 points) |
 |
"Come
Back To Stay"
performed by Dickie Rock |
|
Music & lyrics : Rowland Soper |
|
Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1967 |
Vienna,
Austria : Result : 2nd of 18 (22 points) |
 |
"If
I Could Choose"
performed by Sean Dunphy |
|
Music : Michael Coffey,
Lyrics : Wesley Burrowes |
|
Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1968 |
London,
United Kingdom : Result : shared 4th of 17 (18 points) |
 |
"Chance
Of A Lifetime"
performed by Pat McGeegan |
|
Music
& lyrics : John Kennedy |
|
Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1969 |
Madrid,
Spain : Result : shared 7th of 16 (10 points) |
 |
"Wages
Of Love"
performed by Muriel Day |
|
Music & lyrics : Michael Reade |
|
Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1970 |
Amsterdam,
Netherlands : Result
: 1st of 12 (32 points) |
 |
"All Kinds Of
Everything" performed by Dana |
|
Music & lyrics : Derry Lindsay & Jackie Smith |
|
Conductor : Dolf van der Linden |
|
|
1971 |
Dublin, Ireland
: Result : 11th of 18 (91 points) |
 |
"One Day Love"
performed by Angela Farrell |
|
Music & lyrics : Donald Martin & Ita Flynn |
|
Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1972 |
Edinburgh, United
Kingdom : Result : 15th of 18 (72 points) |
 |
"Ceol An Ghrá"
("Music Of Love") performed by Sandie Jones |
|
Music by Joe Burkett & lyrics by Liam MacUistin |
|
Conductor : Colman Pearce |
|
|
1973 |
Luxembourg,
Luxembourg : Result : shared 10th of 17 (74
points) |
 |
"Do I Dream"
performed by Maxi |
|
Music & lyrics by : Jack Brierley & George F. Crosbie |
|
Conductor : Colman Pearce |
|
|
1974 |
Brighton, United
Kingdom : Result : shared 7th of 17 (11
points) |
 |
"Cross Your
Heart" performed by Tina (aka Tina Reynolds) |
|
Music & lyrics by : Paul Lyttle |
|
Conductor : Colman Pearce |
|
|
1975 |
Stockholm, Sweden
: Result : 9th of 19 (68 points) |
 |
"That's What
Friends Are For" performed by The Swarbriggs |
| Music &
lyrics by Tommy Swarbrigg and Jimmy Swarbrigg |
| Conductor : Colman Pearce |
|
|
1976 |
The Hague,
Netherlands : Result : 10th of 18 (54 points) |
 |
"When"
performed by Red Hurley |
| Music &
lyrics by Brendan Graham |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan
|
|
|
1977 |
London, United
Kingdom : Result : 3rd of 18 (119 points) |
 |
"It's Nice To Be In
Love Again" performed by The Swarbriggs Plus Two |
| Music &
lyrics by Tommy Swarbrigg and Jimmy Swarbrigg |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1978 |
Paris, France
: Result : 5th of 20 (86 points) |
 |
"Born To Sing"
performed by Colm T. Wilkinson |
| Music &
lyrics by Colm T. Wilkinson |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1979 |
Jerusalem, Israel
: Result : 5th of 18 (80 points) |
 |
"Happy Man"
performed Cathal Dunne |
| Music &
lyrics by Cathal Dunne |
| Conductor : Proinsias O'Duinn |
|
|
1980 |
The Hague,
Netherlands : Result : 1st
of 19 (143 points) |
 |
"What's Another
Year" performed by Johnny Logan |
| Music &
lyrics by Shay Healy |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1981 |
Dublin, Ireland
: Result : 5th of 20 (105 points) |
 |
"Horoscopes"
performed by Sheeba |
|
Music by Joe Burkett & lyrics by Jim Kelly |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1982 |
Harrogate, United
Kingdom : Result : 11th of 18 (105 points) |
 |
"Here Today, Gone
Tomorrow" performed by The Duskeys |
| Music &
lyrics by Sally Keating |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1983 |
Munich, Germany :
Ireland did not participate due to financial difficulties in
RTÉ. |
|
1984 |
Luxembourg,
Luxembourg : Result : 2nd of 19 (137 points) |
 |
"Terminal 3"
performed by Linda Martin |
| Music &
lyrics by Sean Sherrard (aka Johnny Logan) |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1985 |
Gothenburg, Sweden
: Result : 6th of 19 (91 points) |
 |
"Wait Until The
Weekend Comes" performed by Maria Christian |
| Music &
lyrics by Brendan Graham |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1986 |
Bergen, Norway
: Result : 4th of 20 (96 points) |
 |
"You Can Count On
Me" performed by Luv Bug |
| Music &
lyrics by Kevin Sheerin |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1987 |
Brussels, Belgium
: Result : 1st
of 22 (172 points) |
 |
"Hold Me Now"
performed by Johnny Logan |
| Music &
lyrics by Sean Sherrard (aka Johnny Logan) |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
|
1988 |
Dublin, Ireland
: Result : 8th of 20 (79 points) |
 |
"Take Him
Home" performed by Jump The Gun |
| Music &
lyrics by Peter Eades |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1989 |
Lausanne,
Switzerland : Result : 18th of 22 (21 points) |
 |
"The Real Me"
performed by Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers
|
| Music &
lyrics by Kiev Connolly |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1990 |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
: Result : shared 2nd of 22 (132 points) |
 |
"Somewhere In
Europe" performed by Liam Reilly |
| Music &
lyrics by Liam Reilly |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1991 |
Rome, Italy
: Result : shared 10th of 22 (47 points) |
 |
"Could It Be That
I'm In Love?" performed by Kim Jackson |
| Music &
lyrics by Liam Reilly |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1992 |
Gothenburg, Sweden
: Result : 1st of 23 (155 points) |
 |
"Why Me?"
performed by Linda Martin |
| Music &
lyrics by Johnny Logan |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1993 |
Millstreet, Ireland
: Result : 1st of 25 (187 points) |
 |
"In Your Eyes"
performed by Niamh Kavanagh |
| Music &
lyrics by Jimmy Walsh |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1994 |
Dublin, Ireland
: Result :
1st of 25 (226 points) |
 |
"Rock 'N' Roll
Kids" performed by Paul Harrington And Charlie McGettigan
|
| Music &
lyrics by Brendan Graham |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1995 |
Dublin, Ireland
: Result : 14th of 23 (44 points) |
 |
"Deamin'"
performed by Eddie Friel |
| Music &
lyrics by Richard Abbott & Barry Woods |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1996 |
Oslo, Norway
: Result : 1st of 23 (162 points) |
 |
"The Voice"
performed by Eimear Quinn |
| Music &
lyrics by Brendan Graham |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1997 |
Dublin, Ireland
: Result : 2nd of 25 (157 points) |
 |
"Mysterious
Woman" performed by Marc Roberts |
| Music &
lyrics by John Farry |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1998 |
Birmingham, Ireland
: Result : 9th of 25 (64 points) |
 |
"Is Always Over
Now?" performed by Dawn (aka Dawn Martin) |
| Music &
lyrics by Gerry Morgan |
| Conductor : Noel Kelehan |
|
| 1999 |
Jerusalem, Israel
: Result : 17th of 23 (18 points) |
 |
"When Your
Need" performed by The Mullans |
| Music &
lyrics by Bronagh Mullan |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2000 |
Stockholm, Sweden
: Result : 6th of 24 (92 points) |
 |
"Millennium Of
Love" performed by Eamonn Toal |
| Music &
lyrics by Raymond Smyth & Gerry Simspon |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2001 |
Copenhagen, Denmark
: Result : shared 21st of 23 (6 points) |
 |
"Without Your
Love" performed by Gary O'Shaughnessy |
| Music &
lyrics by Pat Sheridan |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2002 |
Tallinn, Estonia :
Ireland did not compete due to relegation based on 2001 result. |
| 2003 |
Riga, Latvia
: Result : shared 11th of 26 (53
points) |
 |
"We've Got The
World" performed by Mickey Harte |
| Music &
lyrics by Martin Brannigan & Keith Molly |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2004 |
Istanbul, Turkey
: Result : shared 22nd of 24 (7 points) |
 |
"If My World
Stopped Turning" performed by Chris Doran |
| Music by
Bryan McFadden &
lyrics by Jonathan Shorten |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2005 |
Kyiv, Ukraine
: Result : Failed to qualify (14th of 25
in the semi
final) |
 |
"Love?"
performed by Donna & Joe |
| Music &
lyrics by Karl Broderick |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2006 |
Athens, Greece
: Result : 10th of 24 |
 |
"Every Song Is A Cry For Love"
performed by Brian Kennedy |
| Music &
lyrics by Brian Kennedy |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2007 |
Helsinki,
Finland : Result : 24th of 24 |
 |
"They Can't Stop
The Spring"
performed by Dervish |
| Music &
lyrics by Tommy Moran & John Waters |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2008 |
Belgrade, Serbia :
Result : Failed to qualify (15th of
19 in a semi-final) |
 |
"Irelande Douze
Points" performed by Dustin the Turkey |
| Music &
lyrics by Darren Smith, Simon Fine and Dustin the Turkey |
| Performed to
backing track. |
|
| 2009 |
Moscow,
Russia : Result : Failed to qualify (12th of 19 in a semi-final) |
 |
"Et
Cetera" performed by Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy |
| Music &
lyrics by Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Christina Schilling &
Daniele Moretti |
| Performed to
backing track. |
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