Ireland in EuroMusic Song Contest

Ireland is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. Their first participation was in the third edition of the contest. They won the contest three times.

History
Ireland debuted in the third edition were they finished at the 11th place. One year later they won the contest. As hostcountry, they reached their worst place: 13th. In the sixth edition they won the contest again, This time with an amount of 152 points, a record. Ireland was the first nation who won the contest twice, and hosted twice. In Millstreet, in the seventh edition, Ireland was not able to gain enough of points to reach the expectations of the Irish broadcaster. With only 13 points, they finished at the 15th place.

In Athens the Irish broadcaster said to be hopefull to finish in the top ten. But when the voting was over, it was clear that Ireland finished 15th, like previous edition. The next edition they finished at their worst result so far, 20th, out of 21 countries. In Amsterdam, they were one of the favorites to win the show. However, they ended at the sixth place. The best result since their victory in the sixth edition. In the next edition, they failed to qualify.The Irish broadcaster announced to not take part in the twelfth edition. The decision of the Irish broadcaster to withraw came for a lot of people very unexpected. They gave no specific reasons for their withrawal. Later, they announced that they were considering a possible return in the 14th edition, but when the EBU published the official list of participating countries, it was clear that Ireland would not participate in Berlin.

Ireland decided to return to the contest in Madrid, the fifteenth edition. However the Irish broadcaster had high expectations of their entry, they failed to qualify. They had more luck in Ta' Qali, Malta. They finished at the third place in their semi final, and in the grand final at the sixth place. In Cologne, Ireland qualified for the final where they finished at the 14th place. In Bucharest, they even did better. They finished at the fifth place, there best result since their last victory. In Sweden, they qualified for the final where they finished at the 20th place. In the following three editions, they failed to qualify.

Ireland did not appear on the list of participants published by the EBU for the 23rd edition. They returned at the 26th edition. They finished at the 16th place. In warsaw they did worse by finishing at the 19th place. In Baku, they finished at the 18th place. Ireland obtained a success in the 29th edition with finishing at the fourth place. It was their best result since their last victory in the sixth edition. In the 30th edition, the country again finished out of the top ten.

In the 32nd edition, Ireland qualified easily for the grand final. In this final, Ireland finished at the fifth place. In Ta' Qali, Ireland won the contest for the third time. Lesley Roy received 170 points. This entry was awarded nine times with 12 points. Because of their victory, Ireland hosted the contest in Dublin. For this 34th edition, Ireland selected Eimear Quinn to represent the country. She finished at the seventh place. The Irish broadcaster selected Celtic Woman to represent the country, alongside the German singer Oonagh. Their song contained both English as Irish. They finished at the 12th place.