Retrica Song Contest 3

The Retrica Song Contest 3 was the second edition of the Retrica Song Contest. The contest was originally scheduled to take place August 2017, however it suffered over a year's worth of delays due to various undisclosed issues.
== Format ==
Due to prior commitments, Ireland's highest placing Country Model Contest competitor Georgia Salpa was unable to host the event. Instead, actress-model Sarah Bolger who achieved 5th place presented the contest.
== Location ==
RTÉ confirmed that the contest would be held at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The venue can hold up to 1,600 people. The CCU announced in a joint statement with RTÉ that "having a larger venue was not justified, as such would not be until the contest has a wider amount of participants, and therefore, higher interest levels."
== Results ==
No.	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	 	Kombinaciya 	"American Boy" 	1 	185
02 	 	Ivana Spagna 	"Every Girl and Boy" 	11 	79
03 	 	B*Witched 	"C'est la vie" 	7 	120
04 	 	Neneh Cherry 	"Buffalo Stance" 	12 	79
05 	 	Trine Rein 	"Just Missed the Train"	4 	135
06 	 	Jordy 	"Dur dur d'être bébé!" 	6 	127
07 	 	Atomic Kitten	"Right Now" 	10 	90
08 	 	Nena 	"99 Luftballons" 	5 	131
09 	 	Brimkló 	"Skólaball" 	8 	105
10 	 	EAV 	"Ding Dong" 	13 	30
11 	 	Toy-Box 	"Tarzan & Jane" 	2 	177
12 	 	Emel 	"On and On" 	9 	100
13 	 	Vaya Con Dios	"Nah Neh Nah" 	3 	151
Split jury/televote results	Split jury/televote results	Split jury/televote results	Split jury/televote results	Split jury/televote results
Place 	Televoting 	Points 	Jury 	Points
1 	 	95 	 	101
2 	 	84 	 	89
3 	 	75 	 	82
4 	 	63 	 	79
5 	 	62 	 	70
6 	 	61 	 	60
7 	 	56 	 	57
8 	 	55 	 	52
9 	 	52 	 	51
10 	 	49 	 	42
11 	 	45 	 	35
12 	 	37 	 	27
13 	 	20 	 	10
== Other countries ==
* : VRT announced their comeback stating that "they had more music to offer" and that "their medicore debut would not stop their participation in the long run."
* : YLE announced that Finland would withdraw due to lack of interest.
* : Two-time competitor PBS announced that Malta would withdraw to "free the timeslot for other one-off broadcasts." It was later revealed to give place for The Great Maltese Show, which became a hit for its slot.
* : SMRTV announced that San Marino would debut in the contest.
* : RTS confirmed its withdrawal, without giving any reason.