IRELAND in the Eurovision Song Contest – Participation history

Ireland

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Ireland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and has set a number of records along the way!

Famously, Johnny Logan became the first person to win the competition twice, finding success with ‘What’s Another Year?’ (The Hague 1980) and ‘Hold Me Now’ (Brussels 1987), before the Emerald Isle celebrated an astonishing 4 victories over the space of 5 years (1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996).

Since the first Irish triumph in 1970 thanks to Dana, the country has totalled 7 victories – a record number of wins that they held for 27 years until Sweden finally caught them up in 2023. 

Dublin has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest on 6 occasions (more times than any other city), taking place at Point Theatre three of those times (the most a venue has played host).

Partecipazioni nel corso degli anni

Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione

ANNO ARTISTA CANZONE
MUSICA (M); TESTO (T)		LINGUA POSIZIONE FINALE PUNTI FINALE POSIZIONE SEMI-FINALE PUNTI SEMI-FINALE PROCESSO DI SELEZIONE

NOTE:

  • Se un paese vince l’edizione precedente, non deve competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Inoltre, dal 2004 al 2007, i primi dieci paesi che non erano membri dei Big 4 non dovevano competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Se, ad esempio, Germania e Francia si collocavano tra i primi dieci, i paesi che si erano piazzati all’11º e al 12º posto avanzavano alla serata finale dell’edizione successiva insieme al resto della top 10.

Ireland’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)

# 2010 2010 SF2 2011 2011 SF2 2012 2012 SF1 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF2 2016 SF2 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 Lithuania X 12 10 X 7 X 1 6 X 5 7 7 12 3 12 82 12 6,83
2 Latvia X X X 7 X 4 X X X X 12 12 1 7 4 7 54 8 6,75
3 Denmark 12 4 12 12 7 12 12 X X X X X 3 74 11 6,73
4 Sweden X 5 4 8 12 X 5 X 4 X 10 10 5 2 X X 65 10 6,50
5 Belgium 10 X X X 6 4 7 X X 2 X 12 12 6 59 10 5,90
6 Estonia X X 7 10 8 X 8 X X X X X X X 33 6 5,50
7 Bulgaria X X 1 X X X X X X X X 10 5 10 5 31 6 5,17
8 Australia X X X X X X X X X X 5 X 6 6 8 25 5 5,00
9 Russia X X 6 8 10 10 X 8 X 8 X X 50 10 5,00
10 Slovakia X X X 5 X X X X X X X X X X X X 5 1 5,00
11 Netherlands X 3 X X X 6 5 10 X X X 8 X X 32 7 4,57
12 United Kingdom X 6 X 4 X 7 X 8 X 1 X 7 3 X X 36 8 4,50
13 Romania 7 6 1 3 5 12 X 2 7 X X X X X 43 10 4,30
14 Poland X X X X X X X X 2 3 5 10 10 30 8 3,75
15 Austria X X 2 X X 4 12 12 X 1 X X 31 9 3,44
16 Finland X X 3 X X 3 X 10 X X X X X X 16 5 3,20
17 Turkey 1 8 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 9 3 3,00
18 Norway 2 X X X X X 7 8 4 4 X X 25 9 2,78
19 Italy X X 5 X 2 X X X 6 X 6 X X 19 7 2,71
20 Moldova X 8 4 2 3 X X X X X X X X 17 7 2,43
21 Germany 8 X X 10 X X X X X X 18 8 2,25
22 Switzerland X X X X X 5 6 X X X 5 16 8 2,00
23 Ukraine 2 3 X 8 2 X X X 4 4 23 12 1,92
24 Israel X X X X X 8 4 7 2 21 11 1,91
25 Greece X X 10 X 4 X X X X X 14 8 1,75
26 Azerbaijan 3 10 X 1 X 2 X X X X 16 10 1,60
27 Slovenia X 2 6 X X X X X 8 16 10 1,60
28 Georgia 5 7 X X X X X X 1 13 10 1,30
29 Malta X X X X X X 3 3 X 3 X X 9 7 1,29
30 France 6 X X X X X X 3 X X 9 8 1,13
31 Cyprus X 5 X X X 6 X X 11 10 1,10
32 Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X X X 1 2 X X 3 3 1,00
33 Belarus X X X X 3 1 X X X X 2 1 7 8 0,88
34 Spain X X X X 6 X X X X 6 8 0,75
35 Croatia X 1 X X X X X 1 X X X X X X 2 4 0,50
36 Iceland X X X X X 2 X X X X 2 7 0,29
37 Albania X X X 1 X X X X X X X 1 6 0,17
38 Hungary X X X X 1 X X X X 1 8 0,13

Ireland’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)

# Country 2010 2010 SF2 2011 2011 SF2 2012 2012 SF1 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF2 2016 SF2 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 SK Slovakia X 8 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X 10 3 3,33
2 GB United Kingdom 10 12 X 10 X 1 6 5 8 2 7 X 51 16 3,19
3 SE Sweden 12 10 5 X 2 3 X 3 X X X 35 12 2,92
4 LV Latvia X 10 10 5 10 X X 4 1 X 40 16 2,50
5 DK Denmark 6 12 10 4 2 3 X X 4 4 X 39 16 2,44
6 BE Belgium X 7 5 4 7 4 X X 4 X 32 16 2,00
7 FI Finland X 10 X 4 7 X X X X X 21 11 1,91
8 IS Iceland X 4 X 4 10 X X X X X 18 11 1,64
9 SM San Marino X X 12 X X 5 X X X 17 11 1,55
10 NL Netherlands 8 5 1 5 X 5 X X X X X 16 11 1,45
11 RU Russia X X 10 6 X X X X X 16 11 1,45
12 AT Austria X 4 8 4 X X X X 16 13 1,23
13 ES Spain X 7 X 5 X X X X X X 12 10 1,20
14 PT Portugal X 6 X X X X X X X X X X 6 5 1,20
15 DE Germany X 8 8 X X 2 X 18 16 1,13
16 MT Malta X 8 X X X 4 X X X 12 11 1,09
17 RO Romania 4 6 X 2 X X X X X X 8 8 1,00
18 CY Cyprus 2 7 X X 1 X X X 10 12 0,83
19 CZ Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X 5 X X X 5 6 0,83
20 BG Bulgaria 3 7 X X X X X X X 10 12 0,83
21 EE Estonia X 3 X 5 X X X X X 8 11 0,73
22 BA Bosnia & Herzegovina X 2 3 X X X X X X X X X X 5 7 0,71
23 AU Australia X X X X X X X X X 7 X 7 10 0,70
24 IL Israel 3 7 X 1 2 1 X 11 17 0,65
25 AZ Azerbaijan 4 X 1 4 X X 2 X X X 7 11 0,64
26 HR Croatia 3 X 3 X 2 X X X X X X X 5 8 0,63
27 PL Poland X 1 X X X X X 5 2 X 8 13 0,62
28 HU Hungary X X 6 X X X X X X 6 10 0,60
29 NO Norway 6 X X X 3 3 2 X 8 15 0,53
30 LT Lithuania 7 X X 5 2 1 X 8 16 0,50
31 UA Ukraine 2 X 3 X X X 2 X 7 14 0,50
32 MK North Macedonia X X X 7 X X 7 15 0,47
33 GR Greece X X 3 X 2 X X X X 5 11 0,45
34 BY Belarus X 1 X 4 X X 5 16 0,31
35 ME Montenegro X X X 1 X 2 X X X 3 11 0,27
36 CH Switzerland 12 X X 1 2 X 3 16 0,19
37 SI Slovenia 2 1 X 1 1 X 3 17 0,18
38 IT Italy X 2 X 2 18 0,11
39 MD Moldova X 1 X X X X X 1 12 0,08