Ireland

Ireland holds seven Eurovision Song Contest victories, a record shared with Sweden, and has competed since 1965, dominating the 1990s with four wins in five years. RTÉ opted out of the 2026 contest in Vienna. The latest Eurovision news from Ireland is collected here.

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Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh to star in a pantomime

Niamh Kavanagh, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland in 1993 with In Your Eyes, will take to the

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United Kingdom: Bonnie Tyler to perform in Ireland

Saturday 30 August is the date that a pop icon, and previous Eurovision representative for the United Kingdom, will return

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Ireland: Charlie McGettigan in concert

In 1994 the Eurovision Song Contest was won by the duo Charlie McGettigan and Paul Harrington with the song Rock

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Ireland: Jedward reveal Free Spirit video

Jedward, who represented Ireland at the 2011 and 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, have released the official video for their latest

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Ireland: Johnny Logan surprises competition winners in Copenhagen!

The Eurovision Song Contest legend Johnny Logan, who has twice won the contest for Ireland, was in Copenhagen to present

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Austria: Conchita to perform at the Dublin Pride Festival

Conchita Wurst, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, will be performing in Ireland as part of the Dublin

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Ireland: RTE confirms participation in 2015!

RTE, the national Irish broadcaster has confirmed to ESCToday.com that Ireland will compete at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in

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Ireland: Jedward would do Eurovision again

The two time Irish Eurovision representatives Jedward have recently announced that they would like to participate once again in the