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Ireland

Ireland ~ Éire

" Good evening Dublin! "
" Tráthnóna Baile Átha Cliath! "

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Ireland in nutshell

Best placing, finals1st1970: 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. semifinals1st1970: 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, finals2261994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock'n'roll kids
Best points, incl. semifinals2261994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock'n'roll kids
Average placing8,1 / 8th44 entries in 43 contests
Average points86,9 / 8th34 entries in 33 contests
Worst placing24th2007 final: Dervish, They can't stop the spring
Last placesonce2007 final: Dervish, They can't stop the spring
Nil points--
EBU memberRTE, Radio Telefís Éireann

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Marc RobertsBrian KennedySinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy
1997: Marc Roberts2006: Brian Kennedy2009: Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy

Here are the Irish entries:

YEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPLACINGPOINTS
1965Butch MooreI'm walking the streets in the rain6th11
1966Dickie RockCome back to stay4th14
1967Sean DunphyIf I could choose2nd22
1968Pat McGeeganChance of a lifetime4th18
1969Muriel Day & The LindsaysThe wages of love7th10
1970DanaAll kinds of everything1st32
1971Angela FarrellOne day love11th79
1972Sandie JonesCeol an ghra15th72
1973MaxiDo I dream10th80
1974TinaCross your heart7th11
1975The SwarbriggsThat's what friends are for9th68
1976Red HurleyWhen10th54
1977The Swarbriggs + 2It's nice to be in love again3rd119
1978Colm C T WilkinsonBorn to sing5th86
1979Cathal DunneHappy man5th80
1980Johnny LoganWhat's another year1th143
1981SheebaHoroscopes5th105
1982The DuskeysHere today, gone tomorrow11th49
1983----
1984Linda MartinTerminal 32nd137
1985Maria ChristianWait until the weekend comes6th91
1986Luv BugYou can count on me4th96
1987Johnny LoganHold me now1st172
1988Jump the GunTake him home8th79
1989Kiev Connolly & The Missing PassengersThe real me18th21
1990Liam ReillySomewhere in Europe2nd132
1991Kim JacksonCould it be that I'm in love10th47
1992Linda MartinWhy me?1st155
1993Niamh KavanaghIn your eyes1st187
1994Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganRock'n'roll kids1st226
1995Eddie FrielDreamin'14th44
1996Eimear QuinnThe voice1st162
1997Marc RobertsMysterious woman2nd157
1998DawnIs always over now?9th64
1999The MullansWhen you need me17th18
2000Eammon ToalMillennium of love6th92
2001Gary O'ShaughnessyWithout your love21st6
2002----
2003Mickey Joe HarteWe've got the world11th53
2004s----
2004fChris DoranIf the world stops turning23rd7
2005sDonna & Joseph McCaulLove?14th53
2005f----
2006sBrian KennedyEvery song is a cry for love9th79
2006fBrian KennedyEvery song is a cry for love10th93
2007s----
2007fDervishThey can't stop the spring24th5
2008s1Dustin The TurkeyIrelande douze pointe15th22
2008f----
2008fSinéad Mulvey & Black DaisyEt cetera11th52
2009s2----

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Ireland

IRELAND's

TOP10

(Ireland has given points 39 times 1975-2009)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTSCONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1Lithuania64106,4 
2Latvia68116,2 
3United Kingdom162334,9language, neighbour
4Italy73164,6 
5Malta85194,5language
6Denmark113284,0 
7Estonia59153,9 
8Norway141363,9 
9Ukraine38103,8 
10Poland56153,7 
( 45FYR Macedonia0100,0 ) 

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IRELAND's FRIENDS

TOP10

(Ireland has participated 34 times 1975-2009)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTSCONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1United Kingdom207326,5language, neighbour
2Sweden184315,9 
3Italy93165,8 
4Switzerland152285,4 
5Luxembourg96185,3 
6Austria142275,3 
7Denmark131265,0 
8Hungary3474,9 
9Norway162344,8 
10Turkey123284,4 
( 45Belarus050,0 ) 

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Ireland

Chart of the Irish entries

final update 11th October 2008
thanks to 65 voters:

POSYEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPOINTSFAVE
11993Niamh KavanaghIn your eyes33514
21987Johnny LoganHold me now3156
31996Eimear QuinnThe voice3087
41997Marc RobertsMysterious woman2236
51980Johnny LoganWhat's another year2022
61992Linda MartinWhy me?1951
71984Linda MartinTerminal 31411
82006Brian KennedyEvery song is a cry for love1383
91970DanaAll kinds of everything1361
101994Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganRock'n'roll kids1283
112003Mickey Joe HarteWe've got the world1231
121981SheebaHoroscopes1162
131998DawnIs always over now?1152
142007DervishThey can't stop the spring1125
152005Donna & Joseph McCaulLove?1041
162008Dustin The TurkeyIrelande douze pointe913
171985Maria ChristianWait until the weekend comes902
181995Eddie FrielDreamin'900
192004Chris DoranIf the world stops turning671
201991Kim JacksonCould it be that I'm in love610
211972Sandie JonesCeol an ghra522
221969Muriel Day & The LindsaysThe wages of love520
221976Red HurleyWhen520
241965Butch MooreI'm walking the streets in the rain430
251977The Swarbriggs + 2It's nice to be in love again420
251982The DuskeysHere today, gone tomorrow420
251990Liam ReillySomewhere in Europe420
281986Luv BugYou can count on me410
291966Dickie RockCome back to stay330
291978Colm C T WilkinsonBorn to sing330
311988Jump the GunTake him home311
321999The MullansWhen you need me310
331967Sean DunphyIf I could choose290
331989Kiev Connolly & The Missing PassengersThe real me290
351973MaxiDo I dream281
362001Gary O'ShaughnessyWithout your love240
371974TinaCross your heart210
381968Pat McGeeganChance of a lifetime200
392000Eammon ToalMillennium of love130
401975The SwarbriggsThat's what friends are for110
401979Cathal DunneHappy man110
421971Angela FarrellOne day love00

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