Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Country	Ireland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	30 March 1991
Selected entrant	Kim Jackson
Selected song	"Could It Be That I'm in Love"
Selected songwriter(s)	Liam Reilly
Finals performance
Final result	10th, 47 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated May 14, 2023

For the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest in Rome, the song "Could It Be That I'm in Love", written and composed by Liam Reilly and performed by Kim Jackson, was chosen to represent Ireland, after it won the national final selection. Composer Liam Reilly had represented Ireland in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb, coming in second place with his own composition; Kim Jackson had also provided backing vocals for that entry.

Before Eurovision

National final

Held on 30 March 1991 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin, the national final selection was hosted by Pat Kenny. Originally, eight songs were set to compete, but one was withdrawn the week before the contest, bringing the number of songs to seven. The winner was selected by ten regional juries.^[1] After the regional juries had voted, songs 5 and 7 were tied. A special tiebreak jury was called to determine the winner, choosing "Could It Be That I'm in Love".

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Patricia Moloney	"Captivity"	42	7
2	Brian O'Reilly	"Too Many Questions"	88	3
3	Flo McSweeney	"Why Can't Forever Last?"	65	5
4	Mike Sherrard	"When Do I Get Over You?"	53	6
5	Kim Jackson	"Could It Be That I'm in Love"	94	1
6	Passion	"Sa deireadh thiar"	86	4
7	Jane Hennessy	"Dream Come True"	93	2

At Eurovision

"Could It Be that I'm in Love" was performed eleventh in the running order on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding Portugal. At the close of the voting sequence, Ireland had 47 points, tying them with the United Kingdom for tenth place.^[2]

RTÉ 1 broadcast the contest with Pat Kenny providing the television commentary. Kenny had previously handled the radio coverage between 1980 and 1982 and later hosted the 1988 Contest. RTÉ Radio 1 also broadcast the contest with commentary provided by Larry Gogan. Eileen Dunne served as spokesperson for the Irish jury.

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland^[3]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	Luxembourg
7 points	Denmark
6 points
5 points	Belgium
4 points	Malta Turkey United Kingdom
3 points	Italy Switzerland Yugoslavia
2 points	Finland Germany
1 point	Austria Israel

Points awarded by Ireland^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	Malta
10 points	Italy
8 points	Israel
7 points	France
6 points	Spain
5 points	Cyprus
4 points	Finland
3 points	Sweden
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Greece

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References

↑ IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1991
↑ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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[1] IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1991

[2] "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[1991detailed-3] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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Artists	Black Daisy Brooke Nicky Byrne Can-linn Maria Christian Kiev Connolly Dana Muriel Day Dervish Ryan Dolan Donna and Joe Chris Doran Cathal Dunne Sean Dunphy The Duskeys Dustin the Turkey Angela Farrell Eddie Friel Paul Harrington Mickey Harte Red Hurley Kim Jackson Jedward Sandie Jones Jump the Gun Niamh Kavanagh Brian Kennedy The Lindsays Johnny Logan Luv Bug Dawn Martin Linda Martin Maxi Pat McGeegan Charlie McGettigan Sarah McTernan The Missing Passengers Butch Moore The Mullans Sinéad Mulvey Brendan Murray Gary O'Shaughnessy Ryan O'Shaughnessy Eimear Quinn Liam Reilly Tina Reynolds Marc Roberts Dickie Rock Lesley Roy Sheeba Kasey Smith Molly Sterling The Swarbriggs Eamonn Toal Wild Youth Colm C.T. Wilkinson
Songs	"22" "All Kinds of Everything" "Born to Sing" "Ceol an Ghrá" "Chance of a Lifetime" "Come Back to Stay" "Could It Be That I'm in Love" "Cross Your Heart" "Do I Dream" "Dreamin'" "Dying to Try" "Et Cetera" "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" "Happy Man" "Heartbeat" "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" "Hold Me Now" "Horoscopes" "If I Could Choose" "If My World Stopped Turning" "In Your Eyes" "Irelande Douze Pointe" "Is Always Over Now?" "It's for You" "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" "Lipstick" "Love?" "Maps" "Millennium of Love" "Mysterious Woman" "One Day Love" "Only Love Survives" "Playing with Numbers" "The Real Me" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" "Somewhere in Europe" ~~"Story of My Life"~~ "Sunlight" "Take Him Home" "Terminal 3" "That's Rich" "That's What Friends Are For" "They Can't Stop the Spring" "Together" "The Voice" "The Wages of Love" "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" "Walking the Streets in the Rain" "Waterline" "We Are One" "We've Got the World" "What's Another Year" "When" "When You Need Me" "Why Me?" "Without Your Love" "You Can Count On Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Amina Atlantis 2000 Baby Doll Sarah Bray Carola İzel Çeliköz, Reyhan Karaca and Can Uğurluer Clouseau Sergio Dalma Duo Datz Peppino di Capri Dulce Thomas Forstner Anders Frandsen Paul Giordimaina and Georgina Kim Jackson Samantha Janus Just 4 Fun Kaija Elena Patroklou Sandra Simó Stefán and Eyfi Sophia Vossou
Songs	" Bailar pegados " "Un baiser volé" "Brazil" "Canzone per te" " C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison " "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" "Could It Be" "Could It Be That I'm in Love" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Draumur um Nínu" " Fångad av en stormvind " "Geef het op" "Hullu yö" "I anixi" "İki Dakika" "Kan" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Lusitana paixão" "A Message to Your Heart" "Mrs. Thompson" "SOS" "Venedig im Regen"