Pictures of the official preview video for the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 are available online today.

The video is of Niamh Kavanagh performing the song 'It's for you' in an empty theatre. She is seen in the video in her dressing room where she is having her hair styled and make-up applied before she goes on stage. Then with two stage hands to help carry her flowing petrol blue dress, she is seen making her way to the stage, passing a photograph of her winning performance in the 1993 contest.

On stage, the camera focuses on Niamh's face as she delivers the song to an empty auditorium. There are no other singers or musicians on stage. Then as the song finishes Niamh heads backstage.

The preview video was shot in the Olympia theatre, Dublin.

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Ireland participates in the second half of the second semi final on May 27th.