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"They Can't Stop the Spring" Failed to chart [1] 2008: Dustin the Turkey "Irelande Douze Pointe" 5 [5] 2009: Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy "Et Cetera" 6 2010: Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You" 8 2011: Jedward "Lipstick" 1 [1] 2012: Jedward "Waterline" 5 2013: Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives" 13 2014: Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith "Heartbeat" 39 2015 ...
Prior to the 2025 contest, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and its predecessor national broadcasters have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times since RÉ's first entry in 1965. They have won the contest a record seven times in total. Their first win came in 1970, with "All Kinds of Everything" performed by Dana.
The group does contain an Irish member, Naas-born Fionnuala Sherry. The decade would see yet another victory for Ireland in 1996 when Eimear Quinn won with another successful Brendan Graham composition, "The Voice"; Marc Roberts would also finish second for Ireland in 1997, which marked the end of Irish domination of the contest.
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "They Can't Stop the Spring", written by John Waters and Tommy Moran, and performed by the band Dervish. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through the national final Eurosong 2007 , after having previously selected the ...
1–8 March – Irish Astronomy Week. 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day. (H) 20 March – Spring equinox. 28–30 March – Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival (Féile Spéartha Dorcha). 8–13 April – Cúirt Festival of Literature. 21 April – Easter Monday. (H) 1 May – Bealtaine. 2–10 May – Galway Theatre Festival. 5 May – May holiday. (H)
Image credits: Irish Farmer Calendar The 2025 calendar showcases farmers from various regions across Ireland, such as Cork, Tipperary, Louth, Athlone, and Wicklow. These farmers are depicted in ...
The Irish participating broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), organised the national final Eurosong 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ireland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 4.
The decision for Donna and Joe to represent Ireland was voted on by an Irish television audience and was announced on RTÉ's You're a Star on 6 March 2005. They sang "Amazing Grace" at an audition in Waterford to earn their place in the live national finals. They were the first ever Irish act to take part in a Eurovision Song Contest semi-final ...