| Best placing, finals | 1st | 1970: Dana, All kinds of everything |
| | 1980: Johnny Logan, What's another year |
| | 1987: Johnny Logan, Hold me now |
| | 1992: Linda Martin, Why me? |
| | 1993: Niamh Kavanagh, In your eyes |
| | 1994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock'n'roll kids |
| | 1996: Eimear Quinn, The voice |
| Best placing, incl. semifinals | 1st | 1970: Dana, All kinds of everything |
| | 1980: Johnny Logan, What's another year |
| | 1987: Johnny Logan, Hold me now |
| | 1992: Linda Martin, Why me? |
| | 1993: Niamh Kavanagh, In your eyes |
| | 1994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock'n'roll kids |
| | 1996: Eimear Quinn, The voice |
| Best points, finals | 226 | 1994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock'n'roll kids |
| Best points, incl. semifinals | 226 | 1994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock'n'roll kids |
| Average placing | 8,4 / 9th | 45 entries in 48 contests |
| Average points | 85,1 / 9th | 35 entries in 38 contests |
| Worst placing | 24th | 2007 final: Dervish, They can't stop the spring |
| Last places | once | 2007 final: Dervish, They can't stop the spring |
| Nil points | - | - |
| EBU member | | RTE, Radio Telefís Éireann |
| National final | | www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision2011 |
| YEAR | PERFORMER(S) | TITLE | PLACING | POINTS |
| 1965 | Butch Moore | I'm walking the streets in the rain | 6th | 11 |
| 1966 | Dickie Rock | Come back to stay | 4th | 14 |
| 1967 | Sean Dunphy | If I could choose | 2nd | 22 |
| 1968 | Pat McGeegan | Chance of a lifetime | 4th | 18 |
| 1969 | Muriel Day & The Lindsays | The wages of love | 7th | 10 |
| 1970 | Dana | All kinds of everything | 1st | 32 |
| 1971 | Angela Farrell | One day love | 11th | 79 |
| 1972 | Sandie Jones | Ceol an ghra | 15th | 72 |
| 1973 | Maxi | Do I dream | 10th | 80 |
| 1974 | Tina | Cross your heart | 7th | 11 |
| 1975 | The Swarbriggs | That's what friends are for | 9th | 68 |
| 1976 | Red Hurley | When | 10th | 54 |
| 1977 | The Swarbriggs + 2 | It's nice to be in love again | 3rd | 119 |
| 1978 | Colm C T Wilkinson | Born to sing | 5th | 86 |
| 1979 | Cathal Dunne | Happy man | 5th | 80 |
| 1980 | Johnny Logan | What's another year | 1th | 143 |
| 1981 | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 5th | 105 |
| 1982 | The Duskeys | Here today, gone tomorrow | 11th | 49 |
| 1983 | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Linda Martin | Terminal 3 | 2nd | 137 |
| 1985 | Maria Christian | Wait until the weekend comes | 6th | 91 |
| 1986 | Luv Bug | You can count on me | 4th | 96 |
| 1987 | Johnny Logan | Hold me now | 1st | 172 |
| 1988 | Jump the Gun | Take him home | 8th | 79 |
| 1989 | Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers | The real me | 18th | 21 |
| 1990 | Liam Reilly | Somewhere in Europe | 2nd | 132 |
| 1991 | Kim Jackson | Could it be that I'm in love | 10th | 47 |
| 1992 | Linda Martin | Why me? | 1st | 155 |
| 1993 | Niamh Kavanagh | In your eyes | 1st | 187 |
| 1994 | Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan | Rock'n'roll kids | 1st | 226 |
| 1995 | Eddie Friel | Dreamin' | 14th | 44 |
| 1996 | Eimear Quinn | The voice | 1st | 162 |
| 1997 | Marc Roberts | Mysterious woman | 2nd | 157 |
| 1998 | Dawn | Is always over now? | 9th | 64 |
| 1999 | The Mullans | When you need me | 17th | 18 |
| 2000 | Eammon Toal | Millennium of love | 6th | 92 |
| 2001 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | Without your love | 21st | 6 |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Mickey Joe Harte | We've got the world | 11th | 53 |
| 2004s | - | - | - | - |
| 2004f | Chris Doran | If the world stops turning | 23rd | 7 |
| 2005s | Donna & Joseph McCaul | Love? | 14th | 53 |
| 2005f | - | - | - | - |
| 2006s | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 9th | 79 |
| 2006f | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 10th | 93 |
| 2007s | - | - | - | - |
| 2007f | Dervish | They can't stop the spring | 24th | 5 |
| 2008s1 | Dustin The Turkey | Irelande douze pointe | 15th | 22 |
| 2008f | - | - | - | - |
| 2009s2 | Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy | Et cetera | 11th | 52 |
| 2009f | - | - | - | - |
| 2010s2 | Niamh Kavanagh | It's for you | 9th | 67 |
| 2010f | Niamh Kavanagh | It's for you | 23rd | 25 |
| 2011s2 | Jedward | Lipstick | 8th | 68 |
| 2011f | Jedward | Lipstick | 8th | 119 |
| POS | YEAR | PERFORMER(S) | TITLE | POINTS | FAVE |
| 1 | 1993 | Niamh Kavanagh | In your eyes | 337 | 13 |
| 2 | 1996 | Eimear Quinn | The voice | 271 | 8 |
| 3 | 1987 | Johnny Logan | Hold me now | 257 | 5 |
| 4 | 1997 | Marc Roberts | Mysterious woman | 218 | 5 |
| 5 | 1970 | Dana | All kinds of everything | 183 | 3 |
| 6 | 2010 | Niamh Kavanagh | It's for you | 153 | 1 |
| 7 | 1984 | Linda Martin | Terminal 3 | 145 | 1 |
| 8 | 1980 | Johnny Logan | What's another year | 143 | 1 |
| 9 | 1992 | Linda Martin | Why me? | 135 | 1 |
| 10 | 1981 | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 115 | 2 |
| 11 | 1994 | Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan | Rock'n'roll kids | 100 | 2 |
| 12 | 1985 | Maria Christian | Wait until the weekend comes | 96 | 2 |
| 13 | 1998 | Dawn | Is always over now? | 87 | 1 |
| 14 | 2005 | Donna & Joseph McCaul | Love? | 76 | 1 |
| 15 | 1995 | Eddie Friel | Dreamin' | 73 | 0 |
| 16 | 2003 | Mickey Joe Harte | We've got the world | 72 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 70 | 0 |
| 18 | 1969 | Muriel Day & The Lindsays | The wages of love | 69 | 1 |
| 19 | 2009 | Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy | Et cetera | 63 | 1 |
| 20 | 1972 | Sandie Jones | Ceol an ghra | 60 | 2 |
| 21 | 1991 | Kim Jackson | Could it be that I'm in love | 59 | 2 |
| 22 | 1986 | Luv Bug | You can count on me | 54 | 1 |
| 23 | 1990 | Liam Reilly | Somewhere in Europe | 50 | 2 |
| 24 | 1977 | The Swarbriggs + 2 | It's nice to be in love again | 49 | 1 |
| 25 | 2004 | Chris Doran | If the world stops turning | 47 | 0 |
| 26 | 1976 | Red Hurley | When | 43 | 0 |
| 27 | 1982 | The Duskeys | Here today, gone tomorrow | 38 | 1 |
| 28 | 1966 | Dickie Rock | Come back to stay | 38 | 0 |
| 29 | 1975 | The Swarbriggs | That's what friends are for | 33 | 1 |
| 30 | 1988 | Jump the Gun | Take him home | 33 | 0 |
| 31 | 1974 | Tina | Cross your heart | 30 | 0 |
| 32 | 1965 | Butch Moore | I'm walking the streets in the rain | 29 | 0 |
| 33 | 1999 | The Mullans | When you need me | 26 | 0 |
| 34 | 2008 | Dustin The Turkey | Irelande douze pointe | 25 | 0 |
| 35 | 1968 | Pat McGeegan | Chance of a lifetime | 23 | 1 |
| 36 | 2007 | Dervish | They can't stop the spring | 23 | 0 |
| 37 | 1973 | Maxi | Do I dream | 22 | 0 |
| 38 | 2000 | Eammon Toal | Millennium of love | 19 | 0 |
| 39 | 1978 | Colm C T Wilkinson | Born to sing | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | 2001 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | Without your love | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | 1979 | Cathal Dunne | Happy man | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | 1989 | Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers | The real me | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 1967 | Sean Dunphy | If I could choose | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | 1971 | Angela Farrell | One day love | 1 | 0 |