Eurovision Song Contest

Harris praises Cork-born artist‘s ‘stunning’ performance as Switzerland wins song contest

Bambie Thug finishes with 278 points in Ireland’s best result for almost 25 years

It’s the best Irish song contest result in 24 years as Swiss singer Nemo eclipses bookies’ favourite Croatia to claim victory with their song The Code

Irish contestant, originally from Macroom, Co Cork, ended their performance by saying ‘love will always triumph hate’

Meanwhile, Dutch act Joost Klein is disqualified after ‘incident’ involving production worker

It is worth restating that criticism of the Israeli state is not anti-semitism. But it is also the case that anti-semitism never went away, that it still exists and that it is on the rise again

Macroom artist in contention to be first Irish winner of international song contest in almost 30 years

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern has been shut for most of this week after anti-Israel activists refused to perform drag acts in the pub

In its own sequinned, sparkly fashion, the contest charts the arc of post-war European economic and social change

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Everything you need to know about this year’s Eurovision Song Contest final, which sees Ireland compete for the first time since 2018

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Thousands of protesters including environmentalist Greta Thunberg take to Malmo streets over Israel’s war in Gaza

‘Up to 12,000’ took part in protest march in Malmo ahead of Israeli entrant Eden Golan’s performance

European Broadcasting Union says writing on artist’s body ‘contravened contest rules’

Irish in Malmo ‘really supportive’ and celebrating as Bambie Thug looks forward to Saturday’s final

Spooky performance of ‘ouiji pop’ song Doomsday Blue secured Ireland a spot in the final

London-based non-binary Ouija pop singer had been considered a long-shot but will now compete in Malmö, Sweden this weekend

Ireland has not made it past the semi-final stage of the Eurovision Song Contest since 2018 but this year our ‘ouija-pop’ entry has done the trick in Sweden

Everything you need to know about this year’s Eurovision Song Contest which sees Ireland attempt to qualify for Saturday’s final for the first time since 2018

Eurovision Song Contest 2024: Ireland’s entrant, who competes in the first semi-final next week, on couch-surfing, identity and standing up for their beliefs

Activists, musicians and actors call for broadcaster to reverse decision on coverage of the song contest over Israeli participation

Think you know the Eurovision Song Contest? Test your knowledge with questions about Ireland's entry Bambie Thug, Graham Norton's presenting debut and more

It is clear that Israel sees Eurovision as a platform on which to normalise its crimes, presenting a ‘fun’ face even as it wages a war that has taken the lives of at least 34,000 people

In the News podcast

Eurovision Song Contest organisers had taken issue with lyrics in verses

Those seeking Israel’s exclusion from song contest are subverting its spirit and ‘turning it from a celebration of unity into a tool of politics’, says lobby group

Sean Moncrieff: Singers represent a country, but all too often they are of mixed heritage, of uncertain gender or no gender at all, yet still attract votes from competing countries

TD for Laois-Offaly sees off Niall Blaney and Lisa Chambers to run for Fianna Fáil in the Midlands North-West constituency in the EU elections, but he won’t be riding into the sunset just yet

Hugh Linehan: The desperate far right thinks a witchy nonbinary performer might offer them an opportunity

Cork singer will compete for spot in Eurovision grand final on May 11th

Television: This year’s Eurovision line-up was mould-breaking, daring and a bit scary as winner Bambie Thug's sugar-and-spice mix of pop and industrial metal will undoubtedly land with a splash in Sweden

Macroom electro-goth’s turn is a leftfield choice which it is hoped will break Ireland’s abysmal recent record in the competition

From Celtic metal to rap to a Louis Walsh boyband, the Late Late audience will have a wide range of options on Friday night

The Late Late Show is hosting its annual Eurosong special this Friday where Ireland’s Eurovision act will be chosen

We haven’t reached the final since 2018. The stakes have never been higher as Ireland prepares to choose its song for Eurovision 2024

Removal of country from song contest could ‘ostracise’ liberals in Jewish state, cautions Taoiseach

The theatrical quartet, who won Eurovision 2021, kick-start the show in riotous style

Hugh Linehan: Does RTÉ have the resources, the technical firepower or, most of all, the guests to make the new format work?

The 67-year-old singer, who released first album in eight years with his band Pil, says he has constantly struggled with stage fright through his life