Ireland

Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 40 times, debuting in the first contest, with their best position being 2nd with 168 points, achieving this at the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 13.
==History of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged==
Ireland patricipates since ESCT #01. The best place for Ireland is the 2nd place with the song "Loving You" by Matt Cardle & Melanie C.
==Contestants==
# 	Host 	Artist 	Song 	Final 	Points 	Semi 	Points 	 	 	 	
#01	Berlin 	Rylan Dolan 	"Only Love Survives" 	8 	60 	colspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	
#02	Seville 	Demi Lovato 	"Skycraper" 	5 	77 	colspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	
#03	Warsaw 	The Corrs 	"Angel" 	3 	85 	colspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	
#04	Krakow 	Aqua 	"Barbie Girl" 	21 	34 	"Big 3" Member 	"Big 3" Member 	 	 	 	
#05	Copenhagen 	The Cranberries 	"Ode to My Family" 	10 	86 	2 	81 	 	 	 	
#06	Vienna 	Leona Lewis 	"Run" 	17 	64 	1 	103 	 	 	 	
#07	Zurich 	Amy Macdonald 	"Spark" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	14 	29 	 	 	 	
#08	Paris 	Ella Eyre 	"Comeback" 	9 	87 	2 	111 	 	 	 	
#09	Sofia 	Girls Aloud 	"Something New" 	13 	90 	5 	90 	 	 	 	
#10	Athens 	Hozier 	"Take Me To Church" 	8 	111 	7 	76 	 	 	 	
#11	Andorra La Vella	Nadine Coyle 	"Insatiable" 	25 	45 	8 	84 	 	 	 	
#12	Nicosia 	Clare Maguire 	"The Shield & The Sword" 	26 	36 	10 	62 	 	 	 	
#13	London 	Matt Cardle & Melanie C	"Loving You" 	2 	168 	3 	107 	 	 	 	
#14	Helsinki 	One Direction 	"They Don't Know About Us"	26 	23 	"Big 5" Member 	"Big 5" Member 	 	 	 	
#15	Kiev 	Ronan Keating 	"Fires" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	15 	65 	 	 	 	
#16	Vilnius 	Kodaline 	"Love Will Set You Free" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	19 	35 	 	 	 	
#17	San Marino 	Delorentos 	"Show Me Love" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	12 	61 	 	 	 	
#18	Liège 	Ronan Keating 	"Wasted Light" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	16 	30 	 	 	 	
#19	Warsaw 	Shane Filan 	"Me and The Moon" 	17 	82 	8 	70 	 	 	 	
#20	Oslo 	Brian McFadden 	"Real to Me" 	23 	62 	7 	68 	 	 	 	
#21	Marseille 	U2 	"Every Breaking Wave" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	14 	42 	 	 	 	
#22	Norrköping 	We Are The Fallen 	"Bury Me Alive" 	24 	55 	10 	58 	 	 	 	
#23	Limassol 	Walking On Cars 	"Don't Mind Me" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	18 	26 	 	 	 	
#24	Bruges 	Gavin James 	"Nervous (The Ooh Song)" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	14 	41 	 	 	 	
#25	Jerusalem 	Markus Feehily 	"Butterfly" 	14 	104 	7 	75 	 	 	 	
#26	Prague 	Shane Filan 	"About You" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	15 	46 	 	 	 	
#27	Donetsk 	Rea Garvey 	"War" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	15 	31 	 	 	 	
#28	Luxembourg 	Bressie 	"Last Tube Home" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	11 	52 	 	 	 	
#29	Barcelona 	Wild Youth 	"Lose Control" 	12 	103 	3 	96 	 	 	 	
#30	Casablanca 	Walking On Cars 	"Carr Os Mo Chomhair" 	6 	126 	7 	84 	 	 	 	
#31	Zagreb 	Ronan Keating 	"Lovin' Each Day" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	17 	32 	 	 	 	
#32	Bergen 	Flavia 	"Hateful" 	17 	84 	6 	81 	 	 	 	
#33	Turku 	Brian McFadden 	"Chemical Rush" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	20 	16 	 	 	 	
#34	Bucharest 	Lara Lee 	"Drive" 	Failed to qualify (6th, 44pts)	Failed to qualify (6th, 44pts)	Failed to qualify (6th, 44pts)	Failed to qualify (6th, 44pts)	 	 	 	
#35	Rotterdam 	Nadine Coyle 	"Fool For Love" 	6 	143 	3 	110 	 	 	 	
#36	Ghent 	Michael Patrick Kelly 	"Et Voilà" 	23 	52 	"Big 6" Member 	"Big 6" Member 	 	 	 	
#37	Reykjavík 	Michael Patrick Kelly 	"Beautiful Madness" 	17 	81 	9 	69 	 	 	 	
#38	Copenhagen 	Sion Hill 	"Speak Up" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	12 	64 	 	 	 	
#39	Tbilisi 	Hozier 	"Dinner & Diatribes" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	18 	19 	 	 	 	
#40	Thessaloniki 	Imelda May 	"Wild Woman" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	15 	43 	 	 	 	
#41	Bilbao 	Kehil 	"Hypnotized" 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled	Contest cancelled	Contest cancelled	Contest cancelled
==Second Chance==
# 	Host 	Artist 	Song 	Final 	Points 	 	
Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate
== Voting history ==
As of #40, Ireland's voting history is as follows:
Most points given in the grand finals only	Most points given in the grand finals only	Most points given in the grand finals only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	111
2 	 	110
3 	 	92
4 	 	83
5 	 	79
Most points given in the semis only	Most points given in the semis only	Most points given in the semis only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	94
2 	 	91
3 	 	82
4 	 	76
5 	 	75
Most points received in the grand finals only	Most points received in the grand finals only	Most points received in the grand finals only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	98
2 	 	76
3 	 	68
4 	 	64
5 	 	63
5 	 	63
Most points received in the semis only	Most points received in the semis only	Most points received in the semis only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	96
2 	 	93
3 	 	90
4 	 	80
5 	 	75
==12 points==
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