RTร has confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Ireland will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the United Kingdom. RTร confirmed the news to ESCToday. It is yet unknown as to how the Irish representative for Eurovision 2023 will be selected. This year, RTร used a national final for the first time since 2015. All Irish Eurovision entries since Ireland’s debut in 1965 have been selected through a national final, with the exception of the period between 2016 and 2021. More details on the selection process will be revealed in due course.
Brooke represented Ireland at this yearโs contest in Turin with the song โThatโs Richโ. She finished 15th in the second semi-final with 47 points.
Image Source: EBU / Nathan Reinds | Source: ESCToday
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and is currently the most successful country to have participated in the contest, winning a total of seven times. During the 1990โs Ireland was a powerhouse in the contest becoming the first country to win three years in a row from 1992 to 1994. Since 2000 Ireland has struggled in the contest having qualified from the semi-final into the final just six out of a possible 13 times. Irelandโs last top 10 result came in 2011 when Jedward finished 8th in Dรผsseldorf.