Ireland in the Eurovision Song Festival 10

Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 10 with the song "Shallow" written by Lady Gaga. The song was performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The Irish entry for the tenth contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Is é seo cad is maith linn 10, 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, "Shallow" performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==Format change==
This time, the jury decides which two acts advance to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the audience chooses the song they like the most.
==Is é seo cad is maith linn==
===Semi-Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	N. Byrne	Can-Linn	J. Logan	B. Kennedy	Jedward	Total	Result
01 	The Saturdays 	"Not giving up" 	4 	5 	5 	3 	5 	22 	6
02 	Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna 	"This is what you came for"	1 	1 	1 	2 	1 	6 	10
03 	P!nk 	"Beautiful trauma" 	5 	2 	2 	1 	2 	12 	9
04 	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 	"Shallow" 	7 	12 	12 	10 	12 	53 	1
05 	Alice Merton 	"No roots" 	10 	10 	7 	5 	4 	36 	4
06 	Bonzai 	"I did" 	2 	3 	3 	7 	3 	18 	8
07 	Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don	"Instruction" 	12 	8 	10 	12 	10 	52 	2
08 	Katy Perry 	"California Gurls" 	8 	7 	8 	6 	8 	37 	3
09 	Ed Sheeran 	"Perfect" 	6 	6 	6 	8 	7 	33 	5
10 	LAOISE 	"Bother" 	3 	4 	4 	4 	6 	21 	7
===Superfinal===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Public	Result
01 	Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don	"Instruction"	13,946	2
02 	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 	"Shallow" 	17,173	1