Irlande ~ Irland ~ Irlanda ~ Irlandía ~ Ierland ~ Irlanti
Irlànda ~Irsko ~ Irska ~ Iirimaa ~ İrlandiya ~ Írland
Īrija ~ Airija ~ Írország ~ İrlanda

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 placing8,4 / 9th45 entries in 48 contests
Average points85,1 / 9th35 entries in 38 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
National finalwww.rte.ie/tv/eurovision2011

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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----
2009s2Sinéad Mulvey & Black DaisyEt cetera11th52
2009f----
2010s2Niamh KavanaghIt's for you9th67
2010fNiamh KavanaghIt's for you23rd25
2011s2JedwardLipstick8th68
2011fJedwardLipstick8th119

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IRELAND's

TOP10

(Ireland has given points 43 times 1975-2011)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTSCONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1Lithuania86127,2 
2Latvia75126,3 
3United Kingdom172354,9language, neighbour
4Denmark153324,8 
5Italy78174,6 
6Malta85194,5language
7Estonia76174,5 
8Norway143373,9 
9Sweden138363,8 
10Poland56153,7 
( 46FYR Macedonia0110,0 ) 

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Ireland

IRELAND's FRIENDS

TOP10

(Ireland has participated 38 times 1975-2011)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTSCONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1United Kingdom236356,7language, neighbour
2Sweden206355,9 
3Switzerland170315,5 
4Luxembourg96185,3 
5Denmark159305,3 
6Italy93185,2 
7Austria146295,0 
8Norway168374,5 
9Hungary3484,3 
10Lithuania46114,2 
( 46Belarus080,0 ) 

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Ireland

Chart of the Irish entries

final update 14th November 2010
thanks to 59 voters:

POSYEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPOINTSFAVE
11993Niamh KavanaghIn your eyes33713
21996Eimear QuinnThe voice2718
31987Johnny LoganHold me now2575
41997Marc RobertsMysterious woman2185
51970DanaAll kinds of everything1833
62010Niamh KavanaghIt's for you1531
71984Linda MartinTerminal 31451
81980Johnny LoganWhat's another year1431
91992Linda MartinWhy me?1351
101981SheebaHoroscopes1152
111994Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganRock'n'roll kids1002
121985Maria ChristianWait until the weekend comes962
131998DawnIs always over now?871
142005Donna & Joseph McCaulLove?761
151995Eddie FrielDreamin'730
162003Mickey Joe HarteWe've got the world720
172006Brian KennedyEvery song is a cry for love700
181969Muriel Day & The LindsaysThe wages of love691
192009Sinéad Mulvey & Black DaisyEt cetera631
201972Sandie JonesCeol an ghra602
211991Kim JacksonCould it be that I'm in love592
221986Luv BugYou can count on me541
231990Liam ReillySomewhere in Europe502
241977The Swarbriggs + 2It's nice to be in love again491
252004Chris DoranIf the world stops turning470
261976Red HurleyWhen430
271982The DuskeysHere today, gone tomorrow381
281966Dickie RockCome back to stay380
291975The SwarbriggsThat's what friends are for331
301988Jump the GunTake him home330
311974TinaCross your heart300
321965Butch MooreI'm walking the streets in the rain290
331999The MullansWhen you need me260
342008Dustin The TurkeyIrelande douze pointe250
351968Pat McGeeganChance of a lifetime231
362007DervishThey can't stop the spring230
371973MaxiDo I dream220
382000Eammon ToalMillennium of love190
391978Colm C T WilkinsonBorn to sing160
402001Gary O'ShaughnessyWithout your love130
411979Cathal DunneHappy man110
421989Kiev Connolly & The Missing PassengersThe real me100
431967Sean DunphyIf I could choose70
441971Angela FarrellOne day love10

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