Question: who won the first eurovision song contest for ireland
Answer: Ireland 's seven wins were achieved by Dana with `` All Kinds of Everything '' ( 1970 ) , Johnny Logan with `` What 's Another Year '' ( 1980 ) and `` Hold Me Now '' ( 1987 ) , Linda Martin with `` Why Me '' ( 1992 ) , Niamh Kavanagh with `` In Your Eyes '' ( 1993 ) , Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' ( 1994 ) and Eimear Quinn with `` The Voice '' ( 1996 ) .