Ireland will make its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest later this year, the EBU has confirmed. The broadcaster representing the country is TG4, an Irish Gaelic language television channel. The channel aims to send an Irish-language entry to the contest and will launch a nationwide talent search for singers aged between 10 to 15 years old to perform …

  Moments ago, in Dublin, Ireland, the jury announced their votes, which were combined with the televotes, declaring one song as the representative of Ireland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Vienna, Austria, in May. The five songs were performed: Alex Saint – She’s So Fine Kat Mahon – Anybody Got A Shoulder Erika Selin – …

Tonight the next country to select its representative for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, Ireland. The seven time winners of the competition will be hoping to select the song that will bring the Eurovision Trophy to Ireland for the first time since 1996, when Eimear Quinn won the contest with her song ‘The Voice’. To watch the Late Late Show: …

Ireland’s national final has come under fire once again from Irish musician Billy McGuinness for featuring an entry composed entirely of Swedish artists and writers. The Aslan singer – who made headlines last year when erupting into an argument with Linda Martin during Eurosong, with the Eurovision winner branding him an ‘odious little man’ – has said “Surely a Swedish …

At least, that’s according to Jedward themselves. While the two hyperactive twins won’t represent Ireland this year, they’re hoping to fly the Australian flag instead. As you are probably aware by now, Australia is going to compete this year in Vienna for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.  And the twins from Ireland are allegedly eager to return to the contest. “John and Edward …

Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ has confirmed the five acts that will take part in this year’s Eurosong. Nikki Kavanagh returns after losing out to Jedward in 2011 with “Falling”. The other acts include Swedish singer Erika Selin who was set to perform Timoteij’s “Kom” at Melodifestivalen 2010. The five acts aiming to represent Ireland are; Alex Saint – She’s So …

After what seems to be a excruciating long wait time, the Irish broadcaster RTE finally announced the the five entries taking part in the National Final Eurosong, will be played on the radio on Monday, February 9th. The first radio airplay will take place on the Ray D’Arcy radio show on RTE Radio 1. So tune in between 15:00 and …

The Irish broadcaster RTÉ has been rather silent about artist information regarding their national selection this year so far. It has been confirmed, however, that this year the mentor system will be replaced with an open selection method. The national final will take place on 27 February – possibly integrated in the Late Late Show again. Now it appears the …

The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …

Jedward, Ireland’s two-time participants in 2011 and 2012, have announced that they will not be putting a song forward for the Irish national selection for 2015, after the submission period was ‘too short to find a winning song’. The twins, who first came to public attention during The X Factor in 2009, gave Ireland its best result in recent years, …