Eurovision News 
Ireland 
RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, has confirmed that Ireland will not compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Bulgaria.
Thus Ireland joins the list of countries who have confirmed their non participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Bulgaria. Ireland will be absent from the Eurovision Song Contest for the second consecutive year.
RTE will not compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 nor will it broadcast the show.
In 2026 Ireland withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel’s participation in the contest.
RTE’s official press release reads:
RTÉ is today confirming that its position regarding participation in the Eurovision Song Contest remains unchanged. RTÉ will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, nor will RTÉ broadcast the competition.
RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk. RTÉ also remains deeply concerned by the continued denial of independent access to international journalists to the territory.
Ireland in Eurovision
Ireland debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and has won the competition a record 7 times (1970, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996). A record which the country now shares with Sweden.
The Emerald Isle holds many a record when it comes to our beloved contest: Ireland is the only country to have won the event 3 times in a row (1992, 1993, 1994), whilst Dublin retains the record of being the only city to have hosted the event twice in a row (1994, 1995).
In fact the 90’s were Ireland’s golden years in Eurovision, the country welcomed the Eurovision bandwagon 4 times in a span of 5 years (1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997) with Dublin hosting the event thrice.
Ireland’s Johnny Logan is also the only male artist to have won the competition twice (1980, 1987). The Irish have competed 58 times in the competition.
In 2025 Emmy represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with her entry ‘Laika Party‘.
