Ireland in the Eurovision Song Festival 11

Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 11 with the song "Promises" written by Calvin Harris. The song was performed by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith. The Irish entry for the eleventh contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Is é seo cad is maith linn 11, organised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). An initial 10 entries competed in the national final which consisted of one show: the final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a five-member judging panel. In the superfinal, the audience chose the song. In the final, "Promises" performed by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==Is é seo cad is maith linn==
===Semi-Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	N. Byrne	Can-Linn	J. Logan	B. Kennedy	Jedward	Total	Result
01 	Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith 	"Promises" 	12 	6 	10 	12 	8 	48 	2
02 	Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don	"Instruction" 	10 	5 	4 	3 	4 	26 	7
03 	Katy Perry 	"Never really over"	5 	12 	12 	10 	10 	49 	1
04 	Lyra 	"Emerald" 	3 	10 	3 	1 	3 	20 	8
05 	The Saturdays 	"Not giving up" 	8 	4 	5 	5 	5 	27 	6
06 	LAOISE 	"Bother" 	1 	2 	2 	4 	2 	11 	9
07 	Alice Merton 	"No roots" 	4 	3 	8 	6 	7 	28 	5
08 	Bonzai 	"Sick'em" 	2 	1 	1 	2 	1 	7 	10
09 	P!nk ft. Cash Cash 	"Can we pretend" 	6 	7 	6 	7 	6 	32 	4
10 	Little Mix ft. Stormzy 	"Power" 	7 	8 	7 	8 	12 	42 	3
===Superfinal===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Public	Result
01 	Katy Perry 	"Never really over"	17,836	2
02 	Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith	"Promises" 	21,928	1