Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 - wikipedia Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2018 ) Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Country Ireland National selection Selection process Internal Selection Selection date ( s ) Artist : 31 January 2018 Song : 9 March 2018 Selected entrant Ryan O'Shaughnessy Selected song `` Together '' Selected songwriter ( s ) Ryan O'Shaughnessy Mark Caplice Laura Elizabeth Hughes Finals performance Semi-final result Qualified ( 6th, 179 Points ) Final result 16th ( 136 points ) Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest ◄ 2017 2018 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song `` Together '', performed by Ryan O'Shaughnessy and written by himself, Mark Caplice and Laura Elizabeth Hughes. The song and the singer were internally selected in January 2018 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann ( RTÉ ) to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Ireland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. He sang in 18th position and successfully qualified for the final, marking the country 's first qualification since the 2013 Contest. Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2.1 Internal selection 3 At Eurovision 3.1 Semi-final 3.2 Voting 3.3 Points awarded to Ireland 3.3. 1 Split voting results 3.3. 2 Points awarded by Ireland 3.4 Chinese broadcaster censorship 4 References Background Main article : Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2018 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 50 times since its first entry in 1965. Ireland has won the contest a record seven times in total. The country 's first win came in 1970, with then - 18 - year - old Dana winning with `` All Kinds of Everything ''. Ireland holds the record for being the only country to win the contest three times in a row ( in 1992, 1993 and 1994 ), as well as having the only three - time winner ( Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 as a singer, 1987 as a singer - songwriter, and again in 1992 as a songwriter ). In 2011 and 2012, Jedward represented the nation for two consecutive years, managing to qualify to the final both times and achieve Ireland 's highest position in the contest since 2000, placing eighth in 2011 with the song `` Lipstick ''. However, in 2013, despite managing to qualify to the final, Ryan Dolan and his song `` Only Love Survives '' placed last in the final. The Irish entries in 2014, `` Heartbeat '' performed by Can - Linn featuring Kasey Smith, in 2015, `` Playing with Numbers '' performed by Molly Sterling, in 2016 `` Sunlight '' performed by Nicky Byrne, and in 2017 `` Dying to Try '' performed by Brendan Murray all failed to qualify to the final. Before Eurovision Internal selection On 31 January 2018, RTÉ announced Ryan O'Shaughnessy as the Irish entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song `` Together ''. At Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 took place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the `` Big 5 '' ( France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom ) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final ; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. Semi-final Ireland performed eighteenth in the first semi-final, following the entry from Switzerland and preceding the entry from Cyprus. At the end of the show, Ireland was announced as one of the ten countries who qualified to the grand final, making it their first qualification since 2013. Following the semi-final, Ryan O'Shaughnessy participated in a press conference with the other winners in which they drew which half of the final they 'd perform in. Ireland was drawn to perform in the second half of the grand final. Voting Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1 - 8, 10 and 12 : one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation 's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on : vocal capacity ; the stage performance ; the song 's composition and originality ; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they can not vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation 's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. Points awarded to Ireland Points awarded to Ireland ( Semi-Final ) Televote 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Austria Belgium Spain United Kingdom Croatia Portugal Azerbaijan Finland Switzerland 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Estonia Czech Republic Greece Iceland Israel Lithuania Cyprus Belarus Jury 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Lithuania Switzerland Czech Republic Iceland Croatia Estonia 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Austria Belgium Finland Belarus Spain Macedonia United Kingdom Points awarded to Ireland ( Final ) Televote 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points United Kingdom Australia Albania Germany 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Netherlands Portugal San Marino Poland Spain Romania Jury 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Czech Republic Germany Switzerland 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Italy Poland Spain Austria Australia Iceland Lithuania Sweden Croatia Hungary United Kingdom Finland Bulgaria France Norway San Marino Split voting results The following five members formed the Irish jury : Tom Dunne -- Chairperson -- musician, singer, songwriter, radio presenter Niamh Kavanagh -- singer, winner of the 1993 contest, represented Ireland in the 2010 contest Thomas Crosse ( Crossy ) -- radio presenter, producer Aoife Barry -- music and culture assistant editor at TheJournal.ie Kenneth Giles -- creative director, choreographer, performer show Split voting results from Ireland ( Semi-final 1 ) Draw Country Jury Televote T. Dunne N. Kavanagh Crossy A. Barry K. Giles Average Rank Points Rank Points 01 Azerbaijan 12 12 12 14 8 14 17 02 Iceland 18 16 17 15 17 17 16 03 Albania 7 11 7 13 16 11 10 04 Belgium 8 16 7 11 9 11 05 Czech Republic 17 10 7 7 7 06 Lithuania 15 14 10 9 14 15 12 07 Israel 5 10 6 5 08 Belarus 16 18 18 17 15 18 15 09 Estonia 14 6 8 10 10 Bulgaria 8 11 5 6 8 11 Macedonia 11 17 15 18 18 16 18 12 Croatia 13 13 6 10 13 12 12 13 Austria 9 5 5 7 8 14 Greece 5 7 13 16 10 10 13 15 Finland 14 9 6 6 5 5 6 16 Armenia 8 15 11 12 12 13 14 17 Switzerland 6 6 9 8 9 8 9 18 Ireland 19 Cyprus 10 5 12 7 show Split voting results from Ireland ( Final ) Draw Country Jury Televote T. Dunne N. Kavanagh Crossy A. Barry K. Giles Average Rank Points Rank Points 01 Ukraine 24 17 13 23 20 20 21 02 Spain 5 8 11 9 19 10 19 03 Slovenia 23 21 18 22 24 24 24 04 Lithuania 16 23 14 14 8 15 12 05 Austria 12 6 10 6 5 11 06 Estonia 13 9 12 6 5 8 7 07 Norway 11 13 19 18 17 18 17 08 Portugal 20 21 5 6 22 09 United Kingdom 8 11 7 12 22 13 10 10 Serbia 22 20 22 24 23 25 25 11 Germany 6 5 6 8 8 12 Albania 7 12 5 7 18 9 23 13 France 7 15 8 7 13 14 Czech Republic 25 16 9 19 12 16 7 15 Denmark 19 18 21 15 9 17 9 16 Australia 18 10 8 11 7 12 12 17 Finland 17 14 13 11 11 16 18 Bulgaria 10 10 20 19 Moldova 21 22 16 25 14 21 10 20 Sweden 14 15 17 17 13 19 18 21 Hungary 6 25 24 16 15 14 14 22 Israel 9 5 10 7 5 6 23 Netherlands 20 24 23 21 16 23 8 24 Ireland 25 Cyprus 10 12 6 5 26 Italy 15 19 25 20 25 22 15 Points awarded by Ireland Semi-final 1 Score Televote Jury 12 points Lithuania Cyprus 10 points Estonia Israel 8 points Austria Estonia 7 points Cyprus Austria 6 points Finland Bulgaria 5 points Israel Finland 4 points Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 points Bulgaria Switzerland 2 points Switzerland Belgium 1 point Albania Greece Final Score Televote Jury 12 points Lithuania Cyprus 10 points United Kingdom Bulgaria 8 points Germany Germany 7 points Czech Republic Israel 6 points Israel Portugal 5 points Cyprus Austria 4 points Estonia France 3 points Netherlands Estonia 2 points Denmark Albania 1 point Moldova Spain Chinese broadcaster censorship During the Chinese broadcast of the first semi-final on Mango TV, both Albania and Ireland were edited out of the show, along with their snippets in the recap of all 19 entries. Ireland was censored due to its representation of a homosexual couple on - stage. In addition, the LGBT flag was also blurred out from the broadcast. As a result, the EBU terminated its partnership with the Chinese broadcaster, explaining that censorship `` is not in line with the EBU 's values of universality and inclusivity and its proud tradition of celebrating diversity through music. '' The termination led to a ban on televising the second semi-final and the grand final in the country. A spokesperson for the broadcaster 's parent company Hunan TV said they `` were n't aware '' of the edits made to the programme. Ireland 's representative O'Shaughnessy told the BBC in an interview, `` they have n't taken this lightly and I think it 's a move in the right direction, so I 'm happy about it. '' References Jump up ^ `` Nation shares pride at Eurovision qualification ''. rte.ie. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ireland Country Profile ''. EBU. Retrieved 9 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ireland : Ryan O'Shaughnessy To Represent Ireland in Lisbon ''. Eurovoix. con. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018. Jump up ^ Groot, Evert ( 30 April 2018 ). `` Exclusive : They are the expert jurors for Eurovision 2018 ''. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2018. Jump up ^ Park, Andrea ( 10 May 2018 ). `` China censors Ireland 's gay - themed Eurovision performance ''. CBS News. Retrieved 10 May 2018. Jump up ^ Avelino, Gerry ( 9 May 2018 ). `` China : Ireland and Albania removed from semi-final 1 broadcast ''. Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 May 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` China channel barred from airing Eurovision ''. BBC News. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018. Jump up ^ Royston, Benny ( 10 May 2018 ). `` EBU bans Chinese Broadcaster ''. Metro. Retrieved 10 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Statement 10 May : EBU terminates this year 's partnership with Mango TV ''. eurovision.tv. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018. Jump up ^ Washington, Jessica ( 11 May 2018 ). `` China banned from broadcasting Eurovision after censoring same - sex dance ''. SBS News. Retrieved 11 May 2018. hide Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest Participation 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1992 1993 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Artists 1960s 1960 to 1964 Butch Moore Dickie Rock Sean Dunphy Pat McGeegan Muriel Day 1970s Dana Angela Farrell Sandie Jones Maxi Tina Reynolds The Swarbriggs Red Hurley The Swarbriggs Plus Two Colm ' C.T. ' Wilkinson Cathal Dunne 1980s Johnny Logan Sheeba The Duskeys Linda Martin Maria Christian Luv Bug Johnny Logan Jump the Gun Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers 1990s Liam Reilly Kim Jackson Linda Martin Niamh Kavanagh Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan Eddie Friel Eimear Quinn Marc Roberts Dawn Martin The Mullans 2000s Eamonn Toal Gary O'Shaughnessy 2002 Mickey Harte Chris Doran Donna and Joe Brian Kennedy Dervish Dustin the Turkey Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy 2010s Niamh Kavanagh Jedward Ryan Dolan Can - linn feat. Kasey Smith Molly Sterling Nicky Byrne Brendan Murray Ryan O'Shaughnessy Songs 1960s 1960 to 1964 `` Walking the Streets in the Rain '' `` Come Back to Stay '' `` If I Could Choose '' `` Chance of a Lifetime '' `` The Wages of Love '' 1970s `` All Kinds of Everything '' `` One Day Love '' `` Ceol an Ghrá '' `` Do I Dream '' `` Cross Your Heart '' `` That 's What Friends Are For '' `` When '' `` It 's Nice To Be In Love Again '' `` Born to Sing '' `` Happy Man '' 1980s `` What 's Another Year ? '' `` Horoscopes '' `` Here Today Gone Tomorrow '' `` Terminal 3 '' `` Wait Until the Weekend Comes '' `` You Can Count On Me '' `` Hold Me Now '' `` Take Him Home '' `` The Real Me '' 1990s `` Somewhere In Europe '' `` Could It Be That I 'm In Love '' `` Why Me ? '' `` In Your Eyes '' `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' `` Dreamin ' '' `` The Voice '' `` Mysterious Woman '' `` Is Always Over Now ? '' `` When You Need Me '' 2000s `` Millennium of Love '' `` Without Your Love '' 2002 `` We 've Got the World '' `` If My World Stopped Turning '' `` Love ? '' `` Every Song Is a Cry for Love '' `` They Ca n't Stop the Spring '' `` Irelande Douze Pointe '' `` Et Cetera '' 2010s `` It 's for You '' `` Lipstick '' `` Waterline '' `` Only Love Survives '' `` Heartbeat '' `` Playing with Numbers '' `` Sunlight '' `` Dying to Try '' `` Together '' Note : Entries scored out are when Ireland did not compete hide Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Countries Finalists ( by final results ) Israel ( winner ) Cyprus Austria Germany Italy Czech Republic Sweden Estonia Denmark Moldova Albania Lithuania France Bulgaria Norway Ireland Ukraine Netherlands Serbia Australia Hungary Slovenia Spain United Kingdom Finland Portugal Semi-final 1 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Croatia Greece Iceland Macedonia Switzerland Semi-final 2 Georgia Latvia Malta Montenegro Poland Romania Russia San Marino Artists Finalists ( by final results ) Netta Barzilai Eleni Foureira Cesár Sampson Michael Schulte Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro Mikolas Josef Benjamin Ingrosso Elina Nechayeva Rasmussen DoReDoS Eugent Bushpepa Ieva Zasimauskaitė Madame Monsieur Equinox Alexander Rybak Ryan O'Shaughnessy Mélovin Waylon Sanja Ilić & Balkanika Jessica Mauboy AWS Lea Sirk Amaia & Alfred SuRie Saara Aalto Cláudia Pascoal Semi-final 1 Aisel Alekseev Ari Ólafsson Eye Cue Franka Gianna Terzi Sennek Sevak Khanagyan Zibbz Semi-final 2 Christabelle Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer Iriao Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening Julia Samoylova Laura Rizzotto The Humans Vanja Radovanović Songs Finalists ( by final results ) `` Toy '' `` Fuego '' `` Nobody but You '' `` You Let Me Walk Alone '' `` Non mi avete fatto niente '' `` Lie to Me '' `` Dance You Off '' `` La forza '' `` Higher Ground '' `` My Lucky Day '' `` Mall '' `` When We 're Old '' `` Mercy '' `` Bones '' `` That 's How You Write a Song '' `` Together '' `` Under the Ladder '' `` Outlaw in ' Em '' `` Nova deca '' `` We Got Love '' `` Viszlát nyár '' `` Hvala, ne ! '' `` Tu canción '' `` Storm '' `` Monsters '' `` O jardim '' Semi-final 1 `` A Matter of Time '' `` Crazy '' `` Forever '' `` Lost and Found '' `` Oneiro Mou '' `` Our Choice '' `` Qami '' `` Stones '' `` X My Heart '' Semi-final 2 `` For You '' `` Funny Girl '' `` Goodbye '' `` I Wo n't Break '' `` Inje '' `` Light Me Up '' `` Taboo '' `` Who We Are '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2018&oldid=849948460 '' Categories : Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Ireland Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2018 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Nederlands Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 12 July 2018, at 14 : 15 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: where did ireland finish in the eurovision song contest 2018
Answer: 16th