# The Voice of Ireland series 1

The Voice of Ireland is an Irish reality talent show. It began airing on 8 January 2012. It replaced The All Ireland Talent Show. The Voice of Ireland aired on RTÉ One. Kathryn Thomas presented the main show, while Eoghan McDermott co-presented. Bressie, Kian Egan, Sharon Corr and Brian Kennedy were the coaches. Pat Byrne, mentored by Bressie, won the series.
Auditions for this series took place at the end of 2011. The Blind Auditions took place at The Helix, Dublin, between 26 and 31 October in front of a live audience. On Thursday, 24 November and Friday, 25 November, each coach's artists performed at The Helix for The Battle Rounds. The Live Shows began on 4 March. This series included Lucy O'Byrne, who would later appear as runner-up on the British series of The Voice.

## Teams

    Winner
    Runner-up
    Third place
    Fourth place
    Eliminated in the Live shows
    Eliminated in the Battles
| Coaches | Top 48 artists | Top 48 artists | Top 48 artists | Top 48 artists | Top 48 artists | Top 48 artists |
| Brian Kennedy | | | | | | |
| Brian Kennedy | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | Claire O'Loughlin | Sinead Fox | Brendan Keeley | Alan Fitzsimons | Richie Hayes |
| Brian Kennedy | Colin Hand | Angela Shanny | Lindsay Hamilton | Neil McGrath | Lata McCarthy | Conor Ryan |
| Kian Egan | | | | | | |
| Kian Egan | Kyle Kennedy | Graham Dowling | Elliot Canavan Doyle | Liam Geddes | Sharon Gaynor | Jim Devine |
| Kian Egan | Lucy O'Byrne | Sandra Jane Hyland | Christina Foran | Stephen Griffin | Siobhan McKenna | Lorna Jordan |
| Sharon Corr | | | | | | |
| Sharon Corr | Fauve Chapman | Kellie Blaise | Nollaig O'Connor | Kevin Keeley | Kim Hayden | Vanessa Whelan |
| Sharon Corr | Onya Gray | Kate Donohoe | Alan Lawlor | Ingrid Madsen | Alibhne Hession | Dan Twomey |
| Bressie | | | | | | |
| Bressie | Gavin Kenny | Jessica Pritzel | Gari Deegan | Kiera Byrne | Conor Quinn | Pat Byrne |
| Bressie | Rory Quinn | Kate Gilmore | Dervla Magennis | Carolann Haskins | Nikita O'Rowe | Dara Molloy |

## Blind Auditions

The Blind Auditions took place at The Helix, Dublin, between 26 and 31 October in front of a live audience. The coaches choose teams of artists through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist gets to choose their coach. Once the coaches have picked their team, they are to pit them against each other in the ultimate sing off; The Battles.

### Color key

    ✔ Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button

### Blind Auditions 1

| Order | Artist | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices |
| Order | Artist | Song | Bressie | Sharon | Kian | Brian |
| 1 | Onya Gray | "Running Up That Hill" | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 2 | Darren Bates | "Patience" | | | | |
| 3 | Kate Donohoe | "Mustang Sally" | | ✔ | | |
| 4 | Conor Quinn | "9 Crimes" | ✔ | | | |
| 5 | Kim Burke | "Price Tag" | | | | |
| 6 | Chris Currid | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | | | | |
| 7 | Christina Foran | "Go Your Own Way" | | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 8 | Angela Shanny | "Listen" | | | | ✔ |
| 9 | Gavin Kenny | "Hurt" | ✔ | | | |
| 10 | Dan Twomey | "Nella Fantasia" | | ✔ | | |
| 11 | Gari Deegan | "Forget You" | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 12 | Sinead Fox | "Smile" | | | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Stephen Griffin | "Everything" | | | ✔ | |
| 14 | Tara Blaise | "Livin' on a Prayer" | | | | |

### Blind Auditions 2

| Order | Artist | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices |
| Order | Artist | Song | Bressie | Sharon | Kian | Brian |
| 1 | Nikita O'Rowe | "Never Forget You" | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |
| 2 | Laura Rice | "Dynamite" | | | | |
| 3 | Conor Ryan | "At Last" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Liam Geddes | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Leighann Mitchell | "Firework" | | | | |
| 6 | Jessica Pritzel | "Billie Jean" | ✔ | ✔ | | |
| 7 | Richie Hayes (Son) | "I Wish" | | | | ✔ |
| 8 | Dick Hayes (Father) | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | | | | |
| 9 | Ailbhne Hession | "I'll Be There" | | ✔ | | |
| 10 | Dara Molloy | "I Will Always Love You" | ✔ | | | |
| 11 | Neil McGrath | "Use Somebody" | | | | ✔ |
| 12 | Brían Doyle | "Your Song" | | | | |
| 13 | Kellie Blaise | "Fallin'" | | ✔ | | |
| 14 | Siobhan McKenna | "Listen" | | | ✔ | ✔ |

### Blind Auditions 3

| Order | Artist | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices |
| Order | Artist | Song | Bressie | Sharon | Kian | Brian |
| 1 | Emma Jane Reilly | "Halo" | | | | |
| 2 | Rory Quinn | "Man in the Mirror" | ✔ | | | |
| 3 | Annie Gribbin | "The Island" | | | | |
| 4 | Nollaig O'Connor | "With or Without You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Emma Wigglesworth | "You Got the Love" | | | | |
| 6 | Lucy O'Byrne | "Smile" | | | ✔ | |
| 7 | Mike Bartlett | "All I Want Is You" | | | | |
| 8 | Vanessa Whelan | "Rule the World" | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Lindsay Hamilton | "Faith" | | | | ✔ |
| 10 | Lorna Jordan | "Summer Fly" | | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 11 | Brendan Keeley | "Sometimes When We Touch" | | | | ✔ |
| 12 | Sandra Jane Hyland | "Imagine" | ✔ | | ✔ | |
| 13 | Ellie McMahon | "Black and Gold" | | | | |
| 14 | Lata McCarthy | "Nella Fantasia" | | | | ✔ |
| 15 | Kiera Byrne | "Ride On" | ✔ | | | |

### Blind Auditions 4

| Order | Artist | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices |
| Order | Artist | Song | Bressie | Sharon | Kian | Brian |
| 1 | Megan O'Riordan | "Price Tag"/"Where Is the Love?" | | | | |
| 2 | Alan Lawlor | "Everything" | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Olivia Luc | "True Colors" | | | | |
| 4 | Claire O'Loughlin | "Alone" | | | | ✔ |
| 5 | Liam McCarthy | "Forget You" | | | | |
| 6 | Joanne McGrath | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | | | | |
| 7 | Pat Byrne | "The River" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Fauve Chapman | "Wonderwall" | | ✔ | | |
| 9 | Jim Devine | "Better" | | | ✔ | |
| 10 | Brian Masterson | "Mustang Sally" | | | | |
| 11 | Graham Dowling | "Come Together" | | | ✔ | |
| 12 | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | "The Power of Love" | | | | ✔ |
| 13 | Kevin Keeley | "Travelin' Soldier" | | ✔ | | |
| 14 | Kate Gilmore | "Use Somebody" | ✔ | | | |

### Blind Auditions 5

| Order | Artist | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices | Coaches' and artists' choices |
| Order | Artist | Song | Bressie | Sharon | Kian | Brian |
| 1 | Ellen Maguire | "Beautiful Disaster" | | | | |
| 2 | Carolann Haskins | "Last Name" | ✔ | | | |
| 3 | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "9 Crimes" | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Kyle Kennedy | "Just the Way You Are" | | | ✔ | |
| 5 | Nicole Chaney | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny McCabe | "Hurt" | | | | |
| 7 | Alan Fitzsimons | "True Colors" | ✔ | | | ✔ |
| 8 | Fearghal Kelly | "Cry Me a River" | | | | |
| 9 | Kim Hayden | "I Will Always Love You" | | ✔ | | |
| 10 | Dervla Magennis | "At Last" | ✔ | | | ✔ |
| 11 | Eric Campbell | "Don't Stop Believin'" | — | | | |
| 12 | Sharon Gaynor | "Think" | — | | ✔ | |
| 13 | Joe Kavanagh | "Nella Fantasia" | — | | — | |
| 14 | Ingrid Madsen | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | — | ✔ | — | |
| 15 | Colin Hand | "Smile" | — | — | — | ✔ |

## Battles

On Thursday, 24 November and Friday, 25 November, each coach's artists performed at The Helix for The Battle Rounds. Each team of artists were mentored and developed by their coach. In this stage, two artists from the same team, battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which artist to send through to the live shows.

### Color key

    Artist won the Battle and advances to the Live shows
    Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
| Coach | Adviser | Artists | Artists | Artists | Artists | Artists | Artists |
| Bressie | Ruth-Anne Cunningham | Dara Molloy | Gavin Kenny | Jessica Pritzel | Dervla Magennis | Conor Quinn | Carolann Haskins |
| Bressie | Ruth-Anne Cunningham | Pat Byrne | Rory Quinn | Kate Gilmore | Gari Deegan | Nikita O'Rowe | Kiera Byrne |
| Sharon Corr | Don Mescall | Kate Donohoe | Dan Twomey | Ingrid Madsen | Ailbhne Hession | Alan Lawlor | Fauve Chapman |
| Sharon Corr | Don Mescall | Kellie Blaise | 'Vanessa Whelan | Kevin Keeley | Kim Hayden | Nollaig O'Connor | Onya Gray |
| Kian Egan | Priscilla Samuels | Liam Geddes | Graham Dowling | Sharon Gaynor | Kyle Kennedy | Christina Foran | Jim Devine |
| Kian Egan | Priscilla Samuels | Stephen Griffin | Sandra Jane Hyland | Siobhan McKenna | Lucy O'Byrne | Elliot Canavan Doyle | Lorna Jordan |
| Brian Kennedy | Eddi Reader | Alan Fitzsimons | Lindsay Hamilton | Brendan Keeley | Angela Shanny | Colin Hand | Conor Ryan |
| Brian Kennedy | Eddi Reader | Lata McCarthy | Sinead Fox | Neil McGrath | Claire O'Loughlin | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | Richie Hayes |

### Battles 1

| Order | Coach | Winner | Song | Loser |
| 1 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Yellow" | Stephen Griffin |
| 2 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "If It Makes You Happy" | Dara Molloy |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "Everybody Hurts" | Lata McCarthy |
| 4 | Sharon Corr | Kellie Blaise | "Shout" | Kate Donohoe |
| 5 | Bressie | Gavin Kenny | "Everlasting Love" | Rory Quinn |
| 6 | Kian Egan | Graham Dowling | "Moves like Jagger" | Sandra Jane Hyland |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "I Try" | Lindsay Hamilton |
| 8 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Con te partirò" | Dan Twomey |

### Battles 2

| Order | Coach | Winner | Song | Loser |
| 1 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Siobhan McKenna |
| 2 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "Need You Now" | Ingrid Madsen |
| 3 | Bressie | Jessica Pritzel | "My Immortal" | Kate Gilmore |
| 4 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "Dirty Old Town" | Neil McGrath |
| 5 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" | Dervla Magennis |
| 6 | Brian Kennedy | Claire O'Loughlin | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Angela Shanny |
| 7 | Kian Egan | Kyle Kennedy | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" | Lucy O'Byrne |
| 8 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Sober" | Ailbhne Hession |

### Battles 3

| Order | Coach | Winner | Song | Loser |
| 1 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Wild Horses" | Alan Lawlor |
| 2 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "How to Save a Life" | Nikita O'Rowe |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | "One" | Colin Hand |
| 4 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Creep" | Christina Foran |
| 5 | Sharon Corr | Fauve Chapman | "Born This Way" | Onya Gray |
| 6 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "Crazy Love" | Conor Ryan |
| 7 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Lorna Jordan |
| 8 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Standing in the Way of Control" | Carolann Haskins |

## Live shows

The Live Shows began on 4 March. The remaining artists competed against each other in live TV broadcasts at The Helix, with the viewers helping decide who advances and who exits the competition. When one artist remains for each coach, the artists will compete against each other in the finale on 29 April. The winner of the show will become The Voice of Ireland and get offered a contract with Universal Music worth €100,000.

### Results summary
#### Result details

| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final |
| Pat Byrne | Safe | | Safe | | Safe | | Public's choice | Safe | Winner |
| Richie Hayes | Safe | | Safe | | Safe | | Public's choice | Safe | Runner-up |
| Vanessa Whelan | | Safe | | Safe | | Safe | Public's choice | Safe | Third place |
| Jim Devine | | Safe | | Safe | | Safe | Public's choice | Safe | Fourth place |
| Conor Quinn | Safe | | Safe | | Safe | | Bressie's choice | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-final) |
| Kim Hayden | | Safe | | Safe | | Bottom two | Sharon's choice | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-final) |
| Sharon Gaynor | | Safe | | Safe | | Bottom two | Kian's choice | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-final) |
| Alan Fitzsimons | Safe | | Bottom two | | Bottom two | | Brian's choice | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-final) |
| Brendan Keeley | Safe | | Safe | | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| Kiera Byrne | Safe | | Bottom two | | Bottom two | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| Kevin Keeley | | Safe | | Bottom two | | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| Liam Geddes | | Safe | | Bottom two | | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| Nollaig O'Connor | | Safe | | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) |
| Elliot Canavan Doyle | | Bottom two | | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) |
| Sinead Fox | Bottom two | | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Gari Deegan | Safe | | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Kellie Blaise | | Bottom two | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| Graham Dowling | | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| Claire O'Loughlin | Safe | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| Jessica Pritzel | Bottom two | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| Fauve Chapman | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| Kyle Kennedy | | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| Ryan O'Shaughnessy | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Gavin Kenny | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |

### Live show details

    Artist was saved by the public's vote
    Artist was part of the bottom group in his/her team and saved by his/her coach
    Artist was eliminated

#### Live Show 1 (4 March)

* Guest performer: Royseven ("We Should Be Lovers")
* Teams competing: Team Bressie and Team Brian
Artists' performances on the first live show :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| 2 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "The Tracks of My Tears" | Safe |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "Shine" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Titanium" | Safe |
| 5 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "What About Me" | Safe |
| 6 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Feeling Good" | Safe |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | "Baby" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bressie | Gavin Kenny | "Smooth" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Brian Kennedy | Claire O'Loughlin | "Un-Break My Heart" | Safe |
| 10 | Bressie | Jessica Pritzel | "Something" | Bottom two |
| 11 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "The Whole of the Moon" | Safe |
| 12 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "You Do Something to Me" | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (11 March)

* Coaches performance: "Wake Up" (Performed by all four coaches)
* Guest performer: Bressie ("Breaking My Fall")
* Teams competing: Team Sharon and Team Kian
Artists' performances on the second live show :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Take On Me" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Sharon Corr | Fauve Chapman | "Video Games" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Kian Egan | Graham Dowling | "Sex on Fire" | Safe |
| 4 | Sharon Corr | Kellie Blaise | "My Funny Valentine" | Bottom two |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Kyle Kennedy | "Superstition" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Fix You" | Safe |
| 7 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "All by Myself" | Safe |
| 8 | Sharon Corr | Keven Keeley | "Crossfire" | Safe |
| 9 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "Time After Time" | Safe |
| 10 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Somewhere" | Safe |
| 11 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" | Safe |
| 12 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Shake It Out" | Safe |

#### Live Show 3 (18 March)

* Guest performer: Rizzle Kicks ("Mama Do the Hump")
* Teams competing: Team Brian and Team Bressie
* Team performance: Brian Kennedy and Team Brian ("Life Love and Happiness")
Artists' performances on the third live show :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Safe |
| 2 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "The Edge of Glory" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "Next to Me" | Safe |
| 5 | Brian Kennedy | Claire O'Loughlin | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bressie | Jessica Pritzel | "Walking on Broken Glass" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "Beautiful" | Safe |
| 8 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Stay" | Bottom two |
| 9 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "Kiss" | Safe |
| 10 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Lonely Boy" | Safe |

#### Live Show 4 (25 March)

* Guest performer: Pixie Lott ("Kiss the Stars")
* Teams competing: Team Kian and Team Sharon
* Team performance: Sharon Corr and Team Sharon ("Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)")
Artists' performances on the fourth live show :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "If I Ain't Got You" | Safe |
| 2 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "Half the World Away" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "We Found Love" | Safe |
| 4 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Mercy" | Safe |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Falling Slowly" | Safe |
| 6 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Safe |
| 7 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Run" | Bottom two |
| 8 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Pie Jesu" | Safe |
| 9 | Sharon Corr | Kellie Blaise | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Kian Egan | Graham Dowling | "Let Me Entertain You" | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 5 (1 April)

* Guest performer: Olly Murs ("Oh My Goodness")
* Teams competing: Team Bressie and Team Brian
* Team performance: Bressie and Team Bressie ("All Day and All of the Night")
Artists' performances on the fifth live show :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "Walking in Memphis" | Safe |
| 2 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "Lately" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "Without You" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Kids" | Safe |
| 5 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "The Day We Caught the Train" | Safe |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "To Love Somebody" | Safe |
| 8 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Just a Girl" | Bottom two |

#### Live Show 6 (8 April)

* Guest performer: Brian Kennedy ("Best Days")
* Teams competing: Team Kian and Team Sharon
* Team performance: Kian Egan and Team Kian ("More Than Words")
Artists' performances on the sixth live show :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Johnny Got a Boom Boom" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Flying Without Wings" | Safe |
| 3 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "My Heart Will Go On" | Safe |
| 4 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "Over the Rainbow" | Safe |
| 5 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Addicted to Love" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Iris" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "What Hurts the Most" | Safe |
| 8 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "Queen of the Night" | Bottom two |

#### Quarter-Final (15 April)

* Guest performer: The Coronas ("Mark My Words")
* Teams competing: Team Bressie, Team Brian, Team Kian, and Team Sharon
Artists' performances on the quarter-final :
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Rocks" | Bressie's choice |
| 2 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "Hallelujah" | Kian's choice |
| 3 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Nessun dorma" | Public vote |
| 4 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "I'll Always Be Lonely" (original song) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Heaven" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Everytime" | Sharon's choice |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Public vote |
| 8 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "I'm Already There" | Public vote |
| 9 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Danny Boy" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Public vote |
| 11 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "If You're Not the One" | Brian's choice |
| 12 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "Marry You" | Eliminated |

#### Semi-final (22 April)

* Guest performers: Professor Green ("Remedy") and Maverick Sabre ("Let Me Go")
* Teams competing: Team Bressie, Team Brian, Team Kian, and Team Sharon
On 22 April 2012, the final four were announced based on a mix of Public's vote and voting of coaches. Both carried equal weight of 100 points for a total of 200 points. The coaches delivered their points in closed envelopes at the end of the live semi-final round. After counting of the Public's votes and adding the coaches', the Final 4 were: Vanessa Whelan, Richie Hayes, Jim Devine, and Pat Byrne, who moved on to the final. The song they performed this week was then available to download on iTunes and each download counted as a vote for the final.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Points | Points | Points | Result |
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Coach points | Public points | Total points | Result |
| 1 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | 65 | 65 | 130 | Advanced to Finals |
| 2 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | 35 | 35 | 70 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "One Voice" | 45 | 60 | 105 | Advanced to Finals |
| 4 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "To Where You Are" | 55 | 40 | 95 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "Open Arms" | 30 | 65 | 95 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "The Dance" | 70 | 35 | 105 | Advanced to Finals |
| 7 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Everlong" | 60 | 35 | 95 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "What a Wonderful World" | 40 | 65 | 105 | Advanced to Finals |

#### Final (29 April)

* Guest performer: Alexandra Burke ("Let It Go")
* Teams competing: Team Bressie, Team Brian, Team Kian, and Team Sharon
* Group performance: The finalists & coaches ("Pride (In the Name of Love)") and The finalists ("A Little Less Conversation")
Artists' performances on the final :
| Order | Artist | Coach | song | Result |
| 1 | Pat Byrne | Bressie | "The River" | Winner |
| 2 | Jim Devine | Kian Egan | "I'm Already There" | Fourth place |
| 3 | Vanessa Whelan | Sharon Corr | "Rule the World" | Third place |
| 4 | Richie Hayes | Brian Kennedy | "What About Me" | Runner-up |

## Ratings

| # | Episode | Air Date | Ratings |
| 1 | Blind Auditions 1 | 8 January 2012 | 708,000 |
| 2 | Blind Auditions 2 | 15 January 2012 | 625,000 |
| 3 | Blind Auditions 3 | 22 January 2012 | 623,000 |
| 4 | Blind Auditions 4 | 29 January 2012 | 635,000 |
| 5 | Blind Auditions 5 | 5 February 2012 | 628,000 |
| 6 | Battle Rounds 1 | 12 February 2012 | — |
| 7 | Battle Rounds 2 | 19 February 2012 | 581,000 |
| 8 | Battle Rounds 3 | 26 February 2012 | 571,000 |
| 9 | Live Show 1 | 4 March 2012 | — |
| 10 | Live Results 1 | 4 March 2012 | — |
| 11 | Live Show 2 | 11 March 2012 | 553,000 |
| 12 | Live Results 2 | 11 March 2012 | — |
| 13 | Live Show 3 | 18 March 2012 | — |
| 14 | Live Results 3 | 18 March 2012 | — |
| 15 | Live Show 4 | 25 March 2012 | 451,000 |
| 16 | Live Results 4 | 25 March 2012 | — |
| 17 | Live Show 5 | 1 April 2012 | — |
| 18 | Live Results 5 | 1 April 2012 | — |
| 19 | Live Show 6 | 8 April 2012 | — |
| 20 | Live Results 6 | 8 April 2012 | — |
| 21 | Quarter-Final | 15 April 2012 | — |
| 22 | Quarter-Final Results | 15 April 2012 | — |
| 23 | Semi-Final | 22 April 2012 | — |
| 24 | Semi-Final Results | 22 April 2012 | — |
| 25 | Final | 29 April 2012 | — |