Ireland in the Eurovision Song contest - wikipedia Ireland in the Eurovision Song contest Ireland Member station RTÉ National selection events National Final National Song Contest 1965 -- 1982 1984 -- 1986 Eurosong 1987 -- 2001 2008 - 2015 You 're a Star 2003 -- 2005 The Late Late Show 2006 -- 2007 Internal Selection 2006 -- 2007 2016 -- 2018 Participation summary Appearances 52 ( 45 finals ) First appearance 1965 Best result 1st : 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 Worst result Last : 2007, 2013 15th SF : 2008, 2016 External links RTÉ page Ireland 's page at Eurovision.tv For the most recent participation see Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 52 times since making its debut at the 1965 Contest in Naples, missing only two contests since then ( 1983 and 2002 ). The contest final is broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. Ireland is the most successful country in the contest, with a record total of seven wins, and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland 's seven wins were achieved by Dana with `` All Kinds of Everything '' ( 1970 ), Johnny Logan with `` What 's Another Year '' ( 1980 ) and `` Hold Me Now '' ( 1987 ), Linda Martin with `` Why Me '' ( 1992 ), Niamh Kavanagh with `` In Your Eyes '' ( 1993 ), Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' ( 1994 ) and Eimear Quinn with `` The Voice '' ( 1996 ). Johnny Logan is the only performer to have won twice and also wrote the 1992 winning entry. Ireland, who also finished second with Sean Dunphy ( 1967 ), Linda Martin ( 1984 ), Liam Reilly ( 1990 ) and Marc Roberts ( 1997 ), has a total of 18 top five results. Since the introduction of the semifinal round in 2004, Ireland has failed to reach the final seven times, and has twice finished last in the final, in 2007 and 2013. Ireland 's only top 10 result in the last 12 contests ( 2007 -- 18 ) is Jedward 's eighth - place in 2011. Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Contestants 4 Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest 5 Voting history 6 Hostings 7 Marcel Bezençon Awards 8 Commentators and spokespersons 9 Conductors 10 Photogallery 11 See also 12 References 13 External links History Since its debut in 1965, Ireland has missed only two contests, in 1983 in Munich and 2002 in Tallinn. A strike at RTÉ in 1983, meant that the station lacked the resources to send a participant, so RTÉ broadcast the contest with the BBC commentary feed. Ireland was relegated in 2002. In keeping with EBU rules, RTÉ broadcast that years event as they intende to retun in 2003, and a TV commentator was sent to the contest in Tallinn. Raidió Teilifís Éireann ( RTÉ ) is Ireland 's representative broadcaster at the contest, the semi-finals are broadcast on RTÉ2 and the final on RTÉ One. All of the Irish entries have been performed in English with the exception of the 1972 entry, `` Ceol an Ghrá '', which was sung in Irish. Ireland have hosted the contest on seven occasions, all but one of these in the capital Dublin, while the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in Millstreet, a town in north - west County Cork with a population of 1,500 people. Seán Dunphy finished second at the 1967 contest, behind Sandie Shaw, and Pat McGeegan finsishe fourth in 1968, before Dana gave Ireland its first victory in 1970, performing `` All Kinds of Everything ''. The country 's next best result of the 1970s was in 1977, when The Swarbriggs plus two finished third. This was followed by fifth - place finishes for both Colm C.T. Wilkinson ( 1978 ) and Cathal Dunne ( 1979 ). Johnny Logan gave Ireland a second victory in 1980, with `` What 's Another Year ''. Girl Group Sheeba finished fifth in 1981. Logan then wrote the 1984 entry `` Terminal 3 '', which finished second, performed by Linda Martin. In 1987, Logan became the first and ( as of the present day ) only performer to win the contest twice, when he won with the self - penned `` Hold Me Now ''. Ireland 's most successful decade to date in the contest is the 1990s, which began with Liam Reilly finishing joint second in 1990. Ireland then achieved an unequalled three consecutive victories in the contest. In 1992, 1984 runner - up Linda Martin returned to win with another Johnny Logan composition, `` Why Me ? ''. This was followed up by Niamh Kavanagh 's victory over Sonia in 1993 with `` In Your Eyes '' and Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan winning in 1994 with `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids ''. The decade saw yet another victory in 1996 when Eimear Quinn won with `` The Voice ''. Ireland also finished second in 1997 with Marc Roberts. In the 21st century, Ireland has fared less well, only reaching the top 10 on three occasions, with Eamonn Toal sixth in 2000, Brian Kennedy tenth in 2006 and Jedward eighth in 2011. Ireland finished last in the final for the first time in 2007, which happened again in 2013. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Ireland has failed to reach the final seven times, in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2018, Ireland qualified for the first time since 2013 with Ryan O'Shaughnessy and `` Together ''. Johnny Logan, who won the contest for Ireland twice as a solo singer, in 1980 and 1987 and composed the winning entry of the 1992 contest Ireland has sent 50 entries to the Eurovision Song Contest ; of these seven have won and eighteen have finished in the top five. Ireland has been relegated once : in 2001 Gary O'Shaughnessy finished twenty - first with `` Without Your Love, ''. In addition, six Irish entries have featured in the semi-final of the Contest. In 2005, Donna & Joe finished fourteenth in the pre-qualifier, failing to qualify for the final. In 2006, Brian Kennedy finished ninth in the semi-final, ensuring an Irish presence in the Athens final. Kennedy finished tenth in the final. Ireland also featured in the first semi-final in 2008 and in the second semi-final in 2009, however the representatives failed to qualify for the final in both years. Ireland 's recent results in the Contest have been poor in comparison to the 1990s, coming last in 2007 and 2013. At the Contest in 2007, Ireland 's representatives were traditional Irish music group Dervish performing `` They Ca n't Stop The Spring ''. The group, having automatically qualified for the final, finished last with five points, all from Albania. In 2008, Dustin the Turkey failed to qualify for the final with his song `` Irelande Douze Pointe '', losing out in the semi-final on May 20. The same fate befell Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy in the 2009 semi-final on May 14. In 2011 however, Ireland 's luck changed as they sent X Factor finalists Jedward. The duo finished in eighth place, with 119 points, thus making them Ireland 's most successful entry in 10 years. Their single Lipstick topped the iTunes charts in Austria, Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Jedward represented Ireland again in 2012 with their song Waterline, but after making it through the first semi-final, were only awarded 46 points, finishing in 19th place. Seven singers have represented Ireland more than once at the Contest : Johnny Logan ( 1980, 1987 ), Linda Martin ( 1984, 1992 ), Niamh Kavanagh ( 1993, 2010 ), Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg ( as `` The Swarbriggs '' in 1975 and part of `` The Swarbriggs Plus Two '' in 1977 ), Maxi ( as a soloist in 1973 and as part of Sheeba in 1981 ) and Jedward in 2011 and 2012. Eight people have written and composed more than one Irish entry : Brendan Graham ( 1976, 1985, 1994, 1996 ), Johnny Logan ( 1984, 1987, 1992 ), Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg ( 1975, 1977 ), Liam Reilly ( 1990, 1991 ), Joe Burkett ( composer 1972, lyricist 1981 ), and Niall Mooney & Jonas Gladnikoff ( 2009, 2010 ). In the years when the live orchestra was present in the contest, almost all of Ireland 's Eurovision entries were conducted by Noel Kelehan. The exceptions were 1965 ( Italian host conductor Gianni Ferrio ), 1970 ( Dutch host conductor Dolf van der Linden ), from 1972 to 1975 ( Colman Pearce ), 1979 ( Proinnsias Ó Duinn ), 1994 ( no conductor, although Kelehan conducted three other entries from Romania, Greece and Poland ) and in 1997 ( Frank McNamara ) was the musical director for the contest staged in Dublin, but the Irish entry was played with a backing track with no orchestra. Ronan Keating ( who also presented the 1997 contest ) had collaborated on the 2009 entry for Denmark. RTÉ presenter Marty Whelan has been the national commentator since 2000. Records Ireland holds the record for the greatest number of victories : seven wins including three consecutive wins. The country has also achieved second place four times and third once. Ireland is one of the few countries to have achieved consecutive wins ( along with Spain, Luxembourg and Israel ) and the only country to win consecutively three times, and the nation won again in 1996, meaning four victories were achieved in five years. Ireland is the only country to host the Contest consecutively and is one of eight countries never to turn down the chance to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Out of 52 appearances and 45 finals, Ireland has reached the top ten 31 times and the top five 18 times. As of 2018, Ireland has not reached the top five since 1997. Ireland holds the record for most points from one country in a year ( alongside France ) in the ' one point per juror ' voting system, achieving nine votes out of a possible ten from Belgium ( in 1970 ). France had achieved this same feat in 1958. Ireland has an average of 74 points per contest, the highest average two points above the United Kingdom. During the first semi-final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, it was revealed that the duo, Jedward, hold two Eurovision records : the highest hair ( 18.9 cm ) and the biggest shoulder pads. Contestants Table key Winner Second place Third place Last place Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points 1965 Butch Moore English `` Walking the Streets in the Rain '' 6 11 No semi-finals 1966 Dickie Rock English `` Come Back to Stay '' 14 1967 Sean Dunphy English `` If I Could Choose '' 22 1968 Pat McGeegan English `` Chance of a Lifetime '' 18 1969 Muriel Day English `` The Wages of Love '' 7 10 1970 Dana English `` All Kinds of Everything '' 32 1971 Angela Farrell English `` One Day Love '' 11 79 1972 Sandie Jones Irish `` Ceol an Ghrá '' 15 72 1973 Maxi English `` Do I Dream '' 10 80 Tina Reynolds English `` Cross Your Heart '' 7 11 The Swarbriggs English `` That 's What Friends Are For '' 9 68 1976 Red Hurley English `` When '' 10 54 1977 The Swarbriggs Plus Two English `` It 's Nice To Be In Love Again '' 119 1978 Colm C.T. Wilkinson English `` Born to Sing '' 5 86 1979 Cathal Dunne English `` Happy Man '' 5 80 1980 Johnny Logan English `` What 's Another Year ? '' 143 1981 Sheeba English `` Horoscopes '' 5 105 1982 The Duskeys English `` Here Today Gone Tomorrow '' 11 49 Did not participate 1984 Linda Martin English `` Terminal 3 '' 137 1985 Maria Christian English `` Wait Until the Weekend Comes '' 6 91 1986 Luv Bug English `` You Can Count On Me '' 96 Johnny Logan English `` Hold Me Now '' 172 1988 Jump the Gun English `` Take Him Home '' 8 79 1989 Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers English `` The Real Me '' 18 21 1990 Liam Reilly English `` Somewhere in Europe '' 132 1991 Kim Jackson English `` Could It Be That I 'm In Love '' 10 47 1992 Linda Martin English `` Why Me ? '' 155 1993 Niamh Kavanagh English `` In Your Eyes '' 187 Host country 1994 Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan English `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' 226 No semi-finals 1995 Eddie Friel English `` Dreamin ' '' 14 44 Eimear Quinn English `` The Voice '' 162 198 1997 Marc Roberts English `` Mysterious Woman '' 157 No semi-finals 1998 Dawn Martin English `` Is Always Over Now ? '' 9 64 1999 The Mullans English `` When You Need Me '' 17 18 2000 Eamonn Toal English `` Millennium of Love '' 6 92 2001 Gary O'Shaughnessy English `` Without Your Love '' 21 6 2002 Did not participate 2003 Mickey Harte English `` We 've Got the World '' 11 53 Chris Doran English `` If My World Stopped Turning '' 22 7 Top 11 Previous Year 2005 Donna and Joe English `` Love ? '' Failed to qualify 14 53 2006 Brian Kennedy English `` Every Song Is a Cry for Love '' 10 93 9 79 2007 Dervish English `` They Ca n't Stop the Spring '' 24 5 Top 10 Previous Year 2008 Dustin the Turkey English `` Irelande Douze Pointe '' Failed to qualify 15 22 2009 Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy English `` Et Cetera '' 11 52 Niamh Kavanagh English `` It 's for You '' 23 25 9 67 2011 Jedward English `` Lipstick '' 8 119 8 68 2012 English `` Waterline '' 19 46 6 92 2013 Ryan Dolan English `` Only Love Survives '' 26 5 8 54 2014 Can - Linn feat. Kasey Smith English `` Heartbeat '' Failed to qualify 12 35 2015 Molly Sterling English `` Playing with Numbers '' 12 35 2016 Nicky Byrne English `` Sunlight '' 15 46 2017 Brendan Murray English `` Dying to Try '' 13 86 2018 Ryan O'Shaughnessy English `` Together '' 16 136 6 179 NOTE : If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. In addition from 2004 - 2007, the top ten countries who were not members of the big four did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. If, for example, Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the countries who placed 11th and 12th were advanced to the following year 's grand final along with the rest of the top ten countries. Congratulations : 50 years of the Eurovision Song contest Further information : Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Ireland was one of two countries to have two entries entered into Congratulations ( Eurovision ) with Johnny Logan 's 1980 `` What 's Another Year ? '' and 1987 `` Hold Me Now '' winning songs. Ireland 's 1997 host Ronan Keating appeared. Johnny Logan performed his new single `` When a Woman Loved a Man ''. Irish winners Eimear Quinn, Charlie McGettigan and Linda Martin performed as backing singers to most of the songs with Jakob Sveistrup who represented Denmark in 2005. It was finally revealed after the show the Johnny Logan 's `` Hold Me Now '' was voted the third most favourite song in the first fifty years of Eurovision. Marty Whelan provided commentary of the contest for Ireland on RTÉ. Table key Winner Second place Third place Last place Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points Place ( 1980 & 1987 ) Points ( 1980 & 1987 ) 1980 Johnny Logan English `` What 's Another Year ? '' Failed to qualify 12 74 143 Johnny Logan English `` Hold Me Now '' 262 182 172 Voting history Ireland benefits from `` neighbourly '' voting from the United Kingdom. Before the introduction of televoting Irish juries tended to award the United Kingdom more or less the same number of points as other countries did. Since the advent of televoting both countries have given above average points to each other ; usually 8 points. In recent years Ireland has given fewer votes to the United Kingdom ; Ireland has n't awarded the UK 12 points since the UK 's latest victory in 1997. Ireland has also voted for countries where a large diaspora now live in Ireland, such as Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. In 2008, before the return of the national juries to lessen the impact of diaspora voting, Ireland gave 8 points to the UK, 10 to Poland and 12 to Latvia. In 2014, in both the second semi-final and final, the televoting results of Ireland ranked Poland first and Lithuania second. Statistically, Ireland is the 11th - best country at predicting the winner of the contest. Out of 32 occasions since the current voting system was adopted in 1975 ( and excluding the years in which Ireland itself was the winner, since countries can not vote for themselves ), Ireland has awarded an average of 8.5 points to the winning song. Ireland has given its `` 12 points '' to the winning song 12 times ( 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2012, 2013 and 2014 ). Only twice, in 2003 and 2011, did Ireland fail to award any points to the winning song. As of 2018, Ireland 's voting history is as follows : Most points given in the grand finals only Rank Country Points United Kingdom 249 Sweden 181 Germany 166 France 155 5 Norway 146 Most points received in the grand finals only Rank Country Points United Kingdom 253 Sweden 227 Switzerland 182 Austria 172 5 Norway 170 Most points given in the semis and finals Rank Country Points United Kingdom 249 Sweden 212 Norway 193 Denmark 190 5 Lithuania 182 Most points received in the semis and finals Rank Country Points United Kingdom 322 Sweden 244 Switzerland 217 Austria 214 5 Belgium 208 Hostings Ireland is the only country to have hosted multiple Contests in succession ; three in a row between 1993 and 1995. Six of the seven Contests held in Ireland have been held in Dublin ; three at the Point Theatre, two at the RDS and one at the Gaiety Theatre. In addition, the 1993 Contest was held in Millstreet, County Cork. During the 1994 contest, the dancing group Riverdance made their debut as an interval act. Year Location Venue Presenters 1971 Dublin Gaiety Theatre Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir 1981 RDS Simmonscourt Doireann Ní Bhriain 1988 Michelle Rocca and Pat Kenny 1993 Millstreet Green Glens Arena Fionnuala Sweeney 1994 Dublin Point Theatre Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan 1995 Mary Kennedy 1997 Carrie Crowley and Ronan Keating Marcel Bezençon Awards Further information : Marcel Bezençon Awards Artistic Award ( Voted by commentators ) Year Performer Song Final Result Points Host city 2011 Jedward `` Lipstick '' 8th 119 Düsseldorf Commentators and spokespersons This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2012 ) Over the years RTÉ commentary has been provided by several experienced radio and television presenters, including Larry Gogan, Jimmy Greeley, Gay Byrne, Ronan Collins, Pat Kenny and Mike Murphy. However Marty Whelan has provided the RTÉ Television commentary since 2000 although Whelan himself had previously commentated for the 1987 event. Ireland did not participate in the 1983 edition in Germany, nor did they send a commentator to Munich that year, but instead broadcast the BBC feed of the contest with Terry Wogan as commentator, who welcomed viewers in Ireland during his introduction. RTÉ Radio, however, did provide commentary by Brendan Balfe. Year ( s ) Television commentator Radio commentator Spokesperson 1965 Bunny Carr Kevin Roche Frank Hall 1966 Brendan O'Reilly 1967 Gay Byrne 1968 1969 Gay Byrne John Skehan 1970 Valerie McGovern 1971 Noel Andrews N / A 1972 Mike Murphy Kevin Roche & Liam Devally 1973 Liam Devally Brendan Balfe 1976 1977 1978 Larry Gogan John Skehan 1979 Mike Murphy David Heffernan 1980 Larry Gogan Pat Kenny 1981 John Skehan 1982 Terry Wogan ( via BBC ) Brendan Balfe Ireland did not participate 1984 Gay Byrne Larry Gogan John Skehan 1985 Linda Martin 1986 Brendan Balfe Marty Whelan 1988 Mike Murphy 1989 Ronan Collins & Michelle Rocca Eileen Dunne 1990 Jimmy Greeley & Clíona Ní Bhuachalla 1991 Pat Kenny 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 Clare McNamara 2000 Marty Whelan Derek Mooney 2001 Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh 2002 No radio commentary Ireland did not participate 2003 Marty Whelan & Phil Coulter Pamela Flood Marty Whelan Johnny Logan 2005 Dana 2006 Eimear Quinn 2007 Linda Martin 2008 Larry Gogan Niamh Kavanagh 2009 Maxi Derek Mooney 2011 Shay Byrne and Zbyszek Zalinski 2012 Gráinne Seoige 2013 Nicky Byrne 2014 2015 2016 Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski Sinéad Kennedy 2017 Nicky Byrne 2018 Conductors All conductors are Irish except those with a flag. Gianni Ferrio ( 1965 ) Noel Kelehan ( 1966 -- 69, 1971, 1976 -- 78, 1980 -- 82, 1984 -- 1993, 1995 -- 96, 1998 ) ( musical director in 1981, 1988, 1993 -- 95 ) Dolf van der Linden ( 1970 ) Colman Pearce ( 1972 -- 75 ) ( also musical director in 1971 ) Proinnsías Ó Duinn ( 1979 ) Frank McNamara ( musical director in 1997, but did not conduct any entry ) The Irish entry was performed without orchestral accompaniment in 1994 and 1997. Photogallery Butch Moore at Naples ( 1965 ) Dana at Amsterdam ( 1970 ) Red Hurley At The Hague ( 1976 ) Johnny Logan at The Hague ( 1980 ) Dervish at Helsinki ( 2007 ) Dustin the Turkey at Belgrade ( 2008 ) Niamh Kavanagh at Oslo ( 2010 ) Jedward at Düsseldorf ( 2011 ) Ryan Dolan at Malmö ( 2013 ) Kasey Smith at Copenhagen ( 2014 ) Molly Sterling at Vienna ( 2015 ) Nicky Byrne at Stockholm ( 2016 ) Brendan Murray at Kyiv ( 2017 ) Ryan O'Shaughnessy at Lisbon ( 2018 ) See also Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest -- Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Ireland in the Eurovision Dance Contest -- Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Ireland in the Eurovision Young Dancers -- A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21. Ireland in the Eurovision Young Musicians -- A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger. References Jump up ^ RTÉ : Eurovision. RTÉ.ie. Retrieved on 5 September 2007. Jump up ^ Millstreet. Cork-Guide.ie. Retrieved on 5 September 2007. Jump up ^ `` Ireland dumped out of Eurovision ''. BBC. 2009 - 05 - 15. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 15. Jump up ^ Diggiloo Thrush - Ireland Jump up ^ # 2 BBC Jump up ^ `` Marty and the ' cool ' Irish ''. Irish Independent. 2006 - 05 - 23. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ http://andtheconductoris.eu/ External links Ireland Eurovision fan website escireland.com Points to and from Ireland eurovisioncovers.co.uk Irish Eurovison Winners DVD ebuzz.ie 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 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 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 Eurovision Song Contest Entries History Host cities Languages Presenters Rules Voting Winners Winners discography Contests 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Countries Active Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Inactive Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Slovakia Turkey Former Lebanon Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Relations Armenia -- Azerbaijan Russia -- Ukraine National selections Current Albania Armenia Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Former Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Finland Greece Ellinikós Telikós Eurosong - A MAD Show Ireland The Late Late Show You 're a Star Israel Latvia Eirodziesma Dziesma Lithuania Macedonia Malta Montenegro Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia Other awards Marcel Bezençon Awards OGAE OGAE Video Contest OGAE Second Chance Contest Barbara Dex Award Television and concerts Eurovision Song Contest Previews Songs of Europe Kvalifikacija za Millstreet Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Best of Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest 's Greatest Hits Portal Eurovision Song Contest 's Greatest Hits Represented years Chronological order 1968 1969 1973 1976 1980 1982 1984 1985 1992 1998 2000 2001 2002 2006 2008 2012 2013 2014 Represented countries Alphabetical order Austria Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Israel Luxembourg Norway Russia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Represented artists Alphabetical order Anne - Marie David Bobbysocks ! Brotherhood of Man Conchita Wurst Dana International Dima Bilan Emmelie de Forest Herreys Johnny Logan Lordi Loreen Natasha St - Pier Nicole Olsen Brothers Rosa López Represented songs Alphabetical order `` Believe / Never Let You Go '' ( medley ) `` Diggi - Loo Diggi - Ley '' `` Diva '' `` Ein bißchen Frieden '' `` Euphoria '' `` Fly on the Wings of Love '' `` Hard Rock Hallelujah '' `` Je n'ai que mon âme '' `` La, la, la / Vivo cantando / Eres tú / Europe 's Living a Celebration '' ( medley ) `` La det swinge '' `` Only Teardrops '' `` Rise Like a Phoenix '' `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' `` Tu te reconnaîtras '' `` What 's Another Year / Why Me ? / Hold Me Now '' ( medley ) ( Note : `` Withdrawn '' refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest&oldid=849962250 '' Categories : Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest Irish music history Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2012 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Azərbaycanca Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Français Gaeilge Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Кыргызча Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Македонски Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 25 more Edit links This page was last edited on 12 July 2018, at 16 : 23 ( UTC ). 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Question: who won the first eurovision song contest for ireland
Answer: Dana