• IRISH EUROVISION ENTRIES

Ireland made its Eurovision debut in 1965, when Butch Moore finished 6th with "Walking The Streets In The Rain" in Naples. Irish entries have won the contest on an unequalled seven occasions. However Ireland has missed two contests in the intervening years, through financial problems are RTÉ in 1983 and through relegation in 2002.

The images on the right link to videos of the Eurovision performances and you can also hear the studio versions of all the songs. 

 1965 

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"Walking The Streets In The Rain" sung by Butch Moore   
Music  & lyrics : Teresa Conlon, George Prendergast and Joe Mulligan
Result : 6th of 18 (11 points)
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"Come Back To Stay" sung by Dickie Rock
Music  & lyrics : Rowland Soper
Result : shared 4th of 18 (14 points)
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 "If I Could Choose" sung by Sean Dunphy
Music : Michael Coffey, Lyrics : Wesley Burrowes
Result : 2nd of 18 (22 points)
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"Chance Of A Lifetime" sung by Pat McGeegan
Music & lyrics : John Kennedy
Result : shared 4th of 17 (18 points)
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"Wages Of Love" sung by Muriel Day
Music & lyrics : Michael Reade
Result : shared 7th of 16 (10 points)
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ir70.jpg (45089 bytes) "All Kinds Of Everything" sung by Dana
Music & lyrics : Derry Lindsay & Jackie Smith
Result : 1st of 12 (32 points)
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ir71.jpg (46179 bytes) "One Day Love" sung by Angela Farrell
Music & lyrics : Donald Martin & Ita Flynn
Result : 11th of 18 (91 points)
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ir72.jpg (50207 bytes) "Ceol An Ghrá" (Music Of Love) sung by Sandie Jones
Music by Joe Burkett & lyrics by Liam MacUistin
Result : 15th of 18 (72 points)
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ir73.jpg (34649 bytes) "Do I Dream" sung by Maxi
Music & lyrics by : Jack Brierley & George F. Crosbie
Result : shared 10th of 17 (74 points)
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ir74.jpg (40663 bytes) "Cross Your Heart" sung by Tina (aka Tina Reynolds)
Music & lyrics by : Paul Lyttle
Result : shared 7th of 17 (11 points)
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ir75.jpg (32901 bytes) "That's What Friends Are For" sung by The Swarbriggs
Music & lyrics by Tommy Swarbrigg and Jimmy Swarbrigg
Result : 9th of 19 (68 points)
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ir76.jpg (40747 bytes) "When" sung by Red Hurley
Music & lyrics by Brendan Graham
Result : 10th of 18 (54 points)
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ir77.jpg (43115 bytes) "It's Nice To Be In Love Again" sung by The Swarbriggs Plus Two
Music & lyrics by Tommy Swarbrigg and Jimmy Swarbrigg
Result : 3rd of 18 (119 points)
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ir78.jpg (37079 bytes) "Born To Sing" sung by Colm T. Wilkinson  
Music & lyrics by Colm T. Wilkinson
Result : 5th of 20 (86 points)
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ir79.jpg (37681 bytes) "Happy Man" sung Cathal Dunne
Music & lyrics by Cathal Dunne
Result : 5th of 18 (80 points)
1980 Thumbnail
ir80.jpg (42959 bytes) "What's Another Year" sung by Johnny Logan
Music & lyrics by Shay Healy
Result : 1st of 19 (143 points)
1981 Thumbnail
ir81.jpg (38093 bytes) "Horoscopes" sung by Sheeba
Music by Joe Burkett & lyrics by Jim Kelly
Result : 5th of 20 (105 points)
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ir82.jpg (59751 bytes) "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" sung by The Duskeys
Music & lyrics by Sally Keating
Result : 11th of 18 (105 points)
1983 Ireland did not participate due to financial constraints at RTÉ.
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ir84.jpg (34280 bytes) "Terminal 3" sung by Linda Martin
Music & lyrics by Johnny Logan
Result : 2nd of 19 (137 points) 
1985 Thumbnail
ir85.jpg (27556 bytes) "Wait Until The Weekend Comes" sung by Maria Christian
Music & lyrics by Brendan Graham
Result : 6th of 19 (91 points)
1986 Thumbnail
ir86.jpg (45305 bytes) "You Can Count On Me" sung by Luv Bug
Music & lyrics by Kevin Sheerin
Result : 4th of 20 (96 points)
1987 Thumbnail
ir87.jpg (29392 bytes) "Hold Me Now" sung by Johnny Logan
Music & lyrics by Johnny Logan
Result : 1st of 22 (172 points)
1988 Thumbnail
ir88.jpg (12759 bytes) "Take Him Home" sung by Jump The Gun
Music & lyrics by Peter Eades
Result : 8th of 20 (79 points)
1989 Thumbnail
ir89.jpg (28265 bytes) "The Real Me" sun by Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers
Music & lyrics by Kiev Connolly
Result : 18th of 22 (21 points)
1990 Thumbnail
ir90.jpg (41331 bytes) "Somewhere In Europe" sung by Liam Reilly
 Music & lyrics by Liam Reilly
Result : shared 2nd of 22 (132 points)
1991 Thumbnail
ir91.jpg (29543 bytes) "Could It Be That I'm In Love?" sung by Kim Jackson 
Music & lyrics by Liam Reilly
Result : shared 10th of 22 (47 points)
1992 Thumbnail
ir92.jpg (27777 bytes) "Why Me?" sung by Linda Martin
Music & lyrics by Johnny Logan
Result : 1st of 23 (155 points)
1993   Thumbnail
ir93.jpg (20112 bytes) "In Your Eyes" sung by Niamh Kavanagh
Music & lyrics by Jimmy Walsh
Result : 1st of 25 (187 points)
1994 Thumbnail
ir94.jpg (34679 bytes) "Rock 'N' Roll Kids" sung by Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan
Music & lyrics by Brendan Graham
Result :  1st of 25 (226 points) 
1995 Thumbnail
ir95.jpg (29332 bytes) "Deamin'" sung by Eddie Friel
Music & lyrics by Richard Abbott & Barry Woods
Result : 14th of 23 (44 points)
1996 Thumbnail
ir96.jpg (46762 bytes) "The Voice" sung by Eimear Quinn
Music & lyrics by Brendan Graham
Result : 1st of 23 (162 points)
1997 Thumbnail
ir97.jpg (18941 bytes) "Mysterious Woman" sung by Marc Roberts
Music & lyrics by John Farry
Result : 2nd of 25 (157 points)
1998 Thumbnail
ir98.jpg (27692 bytes) "Is Always Over Now?" sung by Dawn (aka Dawn Martin)
Music & lyrics by Gerry Morgan
Result : 9th of 25 (64 points)
1999 Thumbnail
ir99.jpg (26897 bytes) "When Your Need" sung by The Mullans
Music & lyrics by Bronagh Mullan
Result : 17th of 23 (18 points)
2000 Thumbnail
ir00.jpg (24188 bytes) "Millennium Of Love" sung by Eamonn Toal
Music & lyrics by Raymond Smyth & Gerry Simspon
Result : 6th of 24 (92 points)
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ir01.jpg (14039 bytes) "Without Your Love" sung by Gary O'Shaughnessy
Music & lyrics by Pat Sheridan
Result : shared 21st of 23 (6 points)
2002 Ireland did not compete due to relegation.
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ir03.jpg (32441 bytes) "We've Got The World" sung by Mickey Harte
Music & lyrics by Martin Brannigan & Keith Molly
Result : shared 11th of 26 (53 points)
2004 Thumbnail
ir04.jpg (27561 bytes) "If My World Stopped Turning" performed by Chris Doran
Music by Bryan McFadden & lyrics by Jonathan Shorten
Result : shared 22nd of 24 (7 points). 
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ir05.jpg (21299 bytes) "Love?" performed by Donna & Joe
  Music & lyrics by Karl Broderick
Result : Failed to qualify (14th of 25 in the semi final)
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"Every Song Is A Cry For Love" performed by Brian Kennedy
Music & lyrics by Brian Kennedy
Result : 10th of 24
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"They Can't Stop The Spring" performed by Dervish
Music & lyrics by Tommy Moran & John Waters
Result : 24th and last of 24
2008 Thumbnail
"Irelande Douze Points" performed by Dustin the Turkey
Music & lyrics by Darren Smith, Simon Fine and Dustin the Turkey
Result : Failed to qualify (15th of 19 in a semi-final)
2009 Thumbnail
"Et Cetera" performed by Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy
Music & lyrics by Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Christina Schilling & Daniele Moretti
Result : Failed to qualify (12th of 19 in a semi-final)
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ir10.jpg (151305 bytes) "It's For You" performed by Niamh Kavanagh
Music & lyrics by Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Mårten Eriksson & Lina Eriksson
Result : 23rd of 25 
2011 Thumbnail
ir11.jpg (62989 bytes) "Lipstick" performed by Jedward
Music & lyrics by Dan Priddy, Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin M. Larsson
Result : 8th of 25
2012
"Waterline" performed by Jedward
Music & lyrics by Nick Jarl