 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(October 2021) |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 1998 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 8 March 1998 | |||
| Selected entrant | Dawn Martin | |||
| Selected song | "Is Always Over Now?" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Gerry Morgan | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 64 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| ||||
Dawn Martin represented Ireland in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Is Always Over Now?".
'Réalta' was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltacht exclusively for Irish songs. [1] The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 4th edition of Réalta took place on 31 December 1997. [2] [3] [4] The running order and results of Réalta '98 are unknown.
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Milligan | "Caipín bán" | - |
| Art Ó Dufaigh | "Céim ar chéim" | - |
| Brendan Monaghan | "Fonn sin i mo cheann" | - |
| Caitriona McDermott | "Eist go fóill" | - |
| Cathal Ó Cathain | "Lúrabóg larabóg" | - |
| Deirdre Ní Chinnéide | "Seo chugainn an samradh" | - |
| Diane Ní Chanainn | "Sráideacha" | - |
| Melanie O'Reilly | "Chugat an púca" | - |
| Micheál Ó hAlluráin | "Galar an cheoil" | - |
| Seán Monaghan | "Ina measc" | 1 |
Eurosong 1998 was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 8 March 1998 and hosted by Pat Kenny. 400 entries were submitted for the competition and eight artists and songs were selected to compete. [5] Votes from ten regional juries determined the winner and after the combination of votes, "Is Always Over Now?" performed by Dawn Martin was selected as the winner. [6]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn Martin | "Is Always Over Now?" | Gerry Morgan | 95 | 1 |
| 2 | Partners in Crime | "Shine On" | Niall O'Brien-Moran | 63 | 5 |
| 3 | Ray Doherty | "Cold Shoulder" | Ray Doherty | 39 | 8 |
| 4 | The Vard Sisters | "Seol" | Liam Lawton | 92 | 2 |
| 5 | Family | "Save This Dance for Me" | Danny Sheerin, Des Sheerin | 57 | 6 |
| 6 | Seán Monaghan | "Ina measc" | Sean Monagahan | 43 | 7 |
| 7 | The Carter Twins | "Make the Change" | Ronan Keating | 77 | 4 |
| 8 | Jo Collins | "Overload" | Jo Collins | 84 | 3 |
| Draw | Song | Athlone | Cork | Dingle | Dublin | Dundalk | Galway | Limerick | Maghery | Sligo | Waterford | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Is Always Over Now?" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 95 |
| 2 | "Shine On" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 63 |
| 3 | "Cold Shoulder" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | "Seol" | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 92 |
| 5 | "Save This Dance for Me" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 57 |
| 6 | "Ina measc" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | "Make the Change" | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 77 |
| 8 | "Overload" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 84 |
Dawn performed 13th in the running order on the night of the contest. Paul Harrington, who won the contest for Ireland in 1994, performed backing vocals. "Is Always Over Now?" went on to place 9th with 64 points. [7]
|
|
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" written and performed by Brian Kennedy, who was internally selected in November 2005 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. RTÉ organised the national final Eurosong 2006 to select the song that Kennedy would perform. Three songs faced a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" as the Irish entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "If My World Stopped Turning" written by Brian McFadden and Jonathan Shorten. The song was performed by Chris Doran. The Irish entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey was selected through the second season of the music competition series You're a Star, organised by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The competition consisted of 14 shows and concluded with a final, resulting in the selection of "If My World Stopped Turning" performed by Chris Doran as the Irish Eurovision entry after facing a public televote.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "They Can't Stop the Spring" written by John Waters and Tommy Moran. The song was performed by the band Dervish, which was internally selected in November 2006 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. RTÉ organised the national final Eurosong 2007 to select the song that Dervish would perform. Four songs faced a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "They Can't Stop the Spring" as the Irish entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Irelande Douze Pointe" written by Darren Smith, Simon Fine and Dustin the Turkey. The song was performed by children's show puppet Dustin the Turkey. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2008 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. Six songs faced a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Irelande Douze Pointe" performed by Dustin the Turkey as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Eimear Quinn represented Ireland in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "The Voice".
For the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest held in Dublin, Ireland selected Marc Roberts to represent the country with the song "Mysterious Woman".
The Mullans represented Ireland in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem with the song "When You Need Me".
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Et Cetera" written by Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Daniele Moretti and Christina Schilling. The song was performed by Sinéad Mulvey and the band Black Daisy. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2009 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Six songs faced the votes of four regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Et Cetera" performed by Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "It's for You" written by Niall Mooney, Mårten Eriksson, Jonas Gladnikoff and Lina Eriksson. The song was performed by Niamh Kavanagh, who had previously represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 where she won the contest with the song "In Your Eyes". The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2010 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Five songs faced the votes of six regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "It's for You" performed by Niamh Kavanagh as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Lipstick" written by Dan Priddy, Lars Halvor Jensen and Martin Michael Larson. The song was performed by the duo Jedward. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2011 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Five songs faced the votes of six regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Lipstick" performed by Jedward as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Waterline" written by Nick Jarl and Sharon Vaughn. The song was performed by the duo Jedward, who had previously represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 where they achieved eighth place with the song "Lipstick". The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2012 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Waterline" performed by Jedward as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Love Survives" written by Wez Devine and Ryan Dolan. The song was performed by Ryan Dolan. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2013 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Only Love Survives" performed by Ryan Dolan as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Heartbeat" written by Jonas Gladnikoff, Rasmus Palmgren, Patrizia Helander and Hazel Kaneswaran. The song was performed by Can-linn featuring Kasey Smith. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2014 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Heartbeat" performed by Can-linn featuring Kasey Smith as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers" written by Greg French and Molly Sterling. The song was performed by Molly Sterling. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2015 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Playing with Numbers" performed by Molly Sterling as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sunlight" written by Nicky Byrne, Wayne Hector and Ronan Hardiman. The song was performed by Nicky Byrne, who was internally selected in January 2016 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. "Sunlight" was presented as the Irish entry during the announcement of Byrne's internal selection on 13 January 2016.
"Sunlight" is the debut solo single by Irish singer Nicky Byrne. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden after being internally selected by RTÉ, the Irish broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song did not qualify for that year's Grand Final, only earning 46 points, managing a 15th-place finish in the first semi-final.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Dying to Try", sung by Brendan Murray and written by Jörgen Elofsson and James Newman. The song and the singer were internally selected by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Murray's internal selection was announced on 16 December 2016, while "Dying to Try" was presented on 10 March 2017.
Ireland originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Story of My Life", performed by Lesley Roy and written by herself, Catt Gravitt, Robert Marvin, and Tom Shapiro. The song and the singer were internally selected on 5 March 2020 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the contest was cancelled.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "That's Rich" performed by Brooke. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2022 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2022 contest. Six songs faced the votes of an international jury, a studio jury and a public televote which ultimately resulted in the selection of the Irish Eurovision entry.
"That's Rich" is a song by Irish singer Brooke Scullion. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.
