Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

While Sweden decides on a host city for 2024, Ireland is already gearing up for a chance at taking back its Eurovision crown. RTÉ, Ireland’s national broadcaster, has confirmed its participation in Eurovision 2024 and has opened its song submission process.

Artists who want to carry on Ireland’s illustrious Eurovision legacy can submit original song entries through RTÉ’s website. Some artists may be also invited to audition at RTÉ’s studios in Dublin as part of the submission process. Entries will be judged by both a professional jury and members of the public selected by RTÉ. The submission window closes 29th September at 6pm Irish time. 

 
 
 
 
 
View this post on Instagram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by wiwibloggs (@wiwibloggs)

In recent years, Ireland’s national final has taken place in the form of Eurosong and has been broadcast during The Late Late Show. However, details on the country’s 2024 national selection have not yet been shared, leaving some to wonder if changes may be in the works. Regardless, RTÉ has confirmed that “a shortlist of songs and attached performers will be invited to perform on television early in 2024 when a winner will be selected to represent Ireland in accordance with a selection process to be confirmed by RTÉ”. 

In 2023, Ireland was represented by Wild Youth and their song “We Are One”. which finished 12th in the first semi-final. Until earlier this year, Ireland had held the record for the most number of Eurovision wins with seven wins total. Sweden earned its seventh win with Loreen’s victory in Liverpool, and the two countries are now tied.

Who do you want to represent Ireland in 2024? Can they take back their record of having the most Eurovision wins? Let us know in the comments below.

 

100 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Pink is my shirt
Pink is my shirt
1 year ago

RTE should ask Michael Patrick Kelly  or Rea Garvey (both are from Ireland) to represent Ireland. That would be a great pick.

Pink is my shirt
Pink is my shirt
1 year ago

My favourite for Ireland is Sophie Lennon (for the ESC 2026)

Amar pelos dois
Amar pelos dois
1 year ago

My favourite for Ireland is Hozier !

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago

You know what? I’d like to see Laura Izibor give it a shot! She is very long overdue to make a comeback on the music scene!

ESCJake23
ESCJake23
1 year ago

The success at Junior Eurovision should be a guide in the direction that RTE need to take our future entries.

David Damen
David Damen
1 year ago

you know Ireland should get Phil Coulter to pick there songs he knows a good Eurovision song

Jimmy
Jimmy
1 year ago

I think Rose Betts would be a very good choice for Ireland 2024

XOOOOD
XOOOOD
1 year ago

let’s hope for something not crafted specifically for eurovision, the generic peace peace love love does not work anymore! the same goes for other countries as well send in what you do best at, if it’s pop let it be, if it’s rock let it be, and if it’s “joke” songs then let it be.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago
Reply to  XOOOOD

Well I’d personally never want us to send a ‘joke’ entry no matter how desperate we are. Fine with pretty much any genre but seeing as unfortunately a sizeable amount of people think the contest is a joke (in ireland), I dont want to feed into that.

Briekimchi
Briekimchi
1 year ago

Get people who know something about music involved in the process. That’s pretty much all I want to be hearing.

Ken
Ken
1 year ago

What if the problem is that RTE just doesn’t get anyone to participate, who’d have the talent in a whole package?

Only option I’d see for RTE (minimal budget in mind), is to reach out to songwriters and producers to make a song and then to find a singer or band that could perform it.

But those songwriters & producers should be from Ireland so they’d already know what sells there and then see if it sells abroad. Doesn’t have to be celtic or with Irish lyrics, just a song that you’d normally see topping the charts.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago
Reply to  Ken

I think you’re right tbh, that’s why when Wild youth said they were interested , there was some hope (before the song was announced) because that was a relatively known band who’s had some success in the Irish charts but alas they sent a song unlike the rest of their songs and left people unimpressed. Even though I know theres some people who want us to continue with having selections, I think I’d nearly rather an internal one just because like you mentioned, I think theres too many risks for more established artists to get involved especially if they have… Read more »

NellyB
NellyB
1 year ago

Irelands past few stagings have been not great despite reasonable songs.
This year it just seemed like Wild Youth were miming most of the performance and their changes in image from selection to video to EV staging was just confusing.
Lesson’s should be learned. Stick with an image and better promotion & staging using that!

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago
Reply to  NellyB

I mean, not to say they did a great job but they had to change their image from the music video, it got a lot of criticism.

The thing I was most disappointed with from Wild Youth was that their song wasn’t like their other music. They’re an indie pop rock band who sent a bland message song and although they insisted it wasn’t written for eurovision, they’re only fooling themselves, its very much that “formulaic” approach where countries feel that they need to send certain songs to Eurovision.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago

Honestly, as an Irish esc fan, ive seen nothing, even in this statement that indicates meaningful changes will be made. Its practically a copy and paste of last years criteria with the notable exception of not mentioning the late late show by name but rather appearing on national television. I wonder if that’s alluding to performing the entry after it’d been selected or rather having the selection broadcasted but not having it on the late late show. In terms of interest and perception of Eurovision in Ireland, for non ESC fans, it is very much the defeatist and mocking attitude… Read more »

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  Escfan

Didn’t you like Ryan Dolan? I think priorities in Ireland may have moved on. I usually attend Malta selection and to think all of that effort – for 3 points. I was surprised Ireland got as many as 10. I am also a football fan; looks like NI and Wales won’t be going Germany either next year.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

I didn’t personally no. Also I agree, I think RTE doesn’t prioritise Eurovision at all and even for football, were playing dreadful stuff, even with having Ferguson, you need more than 1 or 2 decent players to have a good team.

Yeah, looks like theyre not going, tbf NI were robbed in that last game, a disallowed goal in the last 30 seconds, oof.

Also I feel genuinely gutted for Malta, I loved their song this year, I gave them 10 votes. They always seem to have a hard time with the televote.

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  Escfan

OK. And unless you’re Portugal! Sad re NI. I was not a fan of the Maltese song, though I expected it to be more competitive, even with Televote. The usual “screaming diva” (no disrespect to her) would probably have got more than 3 points, but likely still not qualified.

yoo
yoo
1 year ago

I don’t think this is bad thing, many countries do the same, they open a competition, great songs arrive and then they have a national selection, such as Finland, Spain, Serbia… I think the biggest problem is in the selection of incoming songs, every time Ireland organizes some selection with about 6 songs where they are all bad. We don’t know what the others were like that didn’t pass. On the other hand, I really think that the Irish have a complex and that they think that the rest of Europe hates them and that no matter what they send,… Read more »

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  yoo

It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Leafar
Leafar
1 year ago

i love how they just open the song submissions like everything’s alright ? are they even trying to make a change or ???

Tom
Tom
1 year ago
Reply to  Leafar

They need new team period

Jo.
Jo.
1 year ago

they are good with indie stuff, but they keep sending bland pop/rock songs.
unsurprisingly, the irish entry is usually the first i forget after the contest

Þórir
Þórir
1 year ago

Just saying if theres anyone who could turn it around for Ireland rn I think it would be Talos

Karl
Karl
1 year ago

Just send Shuhada’ Sadaqat. She’s the Irish queen we need. Ireland will get a top 5 positive guaranteed if they send her.

Thallo
Thallo
1 year ago

Things won’t change until their head of delegation is gone. Michael Kealey is still the HoD for 2024, so expect another NQ.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago

No more generic pop/rock (Nicky Byrne’s 2016 entry didn’t work; so, I knew that Wild Youth were going to buy the farm as well), and certainly no Brooke or Lesley Roy (“Maps”) clones! What did Ryan O’Shaughnessy get right in 2018 that everyone else from 2014 onward got wrong? ?

Nils
Nils
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

„Maps“ was a nice song, but Leslie shouldn’t have performed it herself. Also, that paper stuff didn’t impress at all.

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

The “choreography” qualified, not the dull song

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

No. The WHOLE PERFORMANCE qualified! Or are you forgetting that, on a show like this, the song itself doesn’t matter much unless you can SELL it to the viewers and audience? When you have a stage as big as the ESC stage, your options on how to sell it to the public are wide-open. Ryan brought the music video to the stage and it played SPECTACULARLY well! To the point where, on the day of the final, he was 4th on the bookies’ board (he finished 16th). They thought (as did myself and many others) he was a sure NQ… Read more »

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

So when you judged the song it was a “sure NQ” yet you changed your mind when a dance routine took centre stage.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

Here’s the TL;DR version of my response: You have to SELL the song on stage! Ryan’s team did, he qualified and finished in the middle of the pack!

By the way, Hooverphonic was another one that didn’t figure to be a qualifier in 2021; and yet, they put their song to a VERY-old-school stage setting, and it worked! Should I mention that neither song was a trainwreck?

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

Hooverphonic had a good song and most of us believed it would qualify – no gimmicks required, the song did all the work – as it should be.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

The bookies thought otherwise. They were riding the razor’s edge outside of qualifying on the bookies’ boards until the day of the semis.

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

And I almost forgot the stage performance that made an even bigger impact on the fortunes of a contender than did Ryan’s: Eleni Foureira’s “Fuego”. She was sitting no better than 17th on the bookies’ boards until word got out on what she was bringing to the stage. And I must say I misread that one badly.

David Damen
David Damen
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

thing is it was not dull both the public and juries put it through

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

The Story Of My Life was a bop!

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  Eurovision fan

I actually thought she had a chance, if there were no virus and her team staged it right. But it would have been one hell of a roll of the dice on how to present it.

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

The “paper stuff” from Maps was the carried over choreography from Story Of My Life (probably to save money). No wonder it looked ridiculous.

poe-tay-toe-chips
poe-tay-toe-chips
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

As someone who was on tumblr as people were liveblogging the 2018 show, Ireland quite literally got votes from queerbaiting. People were literally stating the two male dancers were part of why they voted.

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago

Yet I get 5 downvotes!

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

Just a thought: Did this song remind anyone of Marc Roberts’ “Mysterious Woman” (1997)? It did when I first heard it. Maybe that is also why it qualified. ?

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

“Mysterious Woman” would not even qualify if it appeared now

CookyMonzta
CookyMonzta
1 year ago
Reply to  Jofty

It came at a time when not very many artists used the stage to its fullest. But then again, Paul Oscar employed theatrics in his performance and he ended up near the bottom of the pack that year.

Ben
Ben
1 year ago
Reply to  CookyMonzta

I think Ryan’s song (on reflection) had a relevant message about being LGBTQ that touched a lot of hearts around Europe and made people remember the song and proceed to vote for it. Also, Ryan sang live and had beautiful dancers with him too, which also made it memorable.

ANDREW BROWN
ANDREW BROWN
1 year ago

Can i suggest that RTE reach out to the musicians behind Belters Only and new performer Jazzy and Shane Codd. I’m not saying the option should be limited to dance music but these musicians have their fingers on the pulse of what is currently doing well across Europe. Ireland look back at the songs that touched peoples hearts from your country. Junior Eurovision song 2022 is one example Solas was full of emotion and feeling and stay away from generic repeat the same line songs like this years entry and the type of song Iceland submitted. They don’t appeal or… Read more »

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
1 year ago
Reply to  ANDREW BROWN

Their 2019 JESC song also felt magical!

Michael crosse
Michael crosse
1 year ago

I sometimes think we should stop commenting on it and do something about it instead like submitting a song , rip Roy Taylor ,great performer and great personality

Iván el Conquistador
Iván el Conquistador
1 year ago

Just another country that doesn’t even try. Why not just retiring for a year of a few more to change strategies and the team instead of wasting taxpayer money in futile and soulless efforts?

Nils
Nils
1 year ago

Why would a new strategy require a gap year? Maybe RTE already found that brilliant strategy. Well … chances are they didn’t even search for it, but at this point nobody knows.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Nils

Sometimes a break can be a good thing for some countries. Look at Portugal. They took a year off after years of poor results, and when they were turned, they won the whole shebang!

Nils
Nils
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

The Netherlands managed a turnaround without taking a break. A withdrawal itself is worth nothing without proper analysis. But for that, you don’t have to take a year off – you just have to do your job right.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago

Ngl if we (Ireland) decided to withdraw, I doubt it’d be for a year. Interest isn’t particularly high here and the perception from non esc fans is negative

Darren
1 year ago

Ugh
Can we just not?

How embarrassing

ESCJake23
ESCJake23
1 year ago

I hope they just choose a good song. Sounds simple but obviously it isn’t. Don’t try and think of a Eurovision recipe.

David
David
1 year ago

I hope RTE take this summer period to analyse a better way forward.
They deserve so much better

Thallo
Thallo
1 year ago
Reply to  David

They won’t, don’t get your hopes up.

Anonymous91
Anonymous91
1 year ago

who cares anymore?

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
1 year ago

I really want Ireland to shine and I think Irish victory at Eurovision in this century would be spectacular, but they need to get rid of Swedish songwriters first.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
1 year ago

Go Ireland!

Bejba
Bejba
1 year ago

I am from the future. It is really bad song again . After they not qualify again they will blame this on politik .

Darren
1 year ago
Reply to  Bejba

This is a time traveler I can believe

Fatima
Fatima
1 year ago
Reply to  Bejba

What are next week’s lottery numbers? I need a big win so I can get tickets for Örnsköldsvik.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Bejba

What’s your Time Machine called?

Leo M
Leo M
1 year ago

I don’t trust the people responsible for choosing Irelands songs for a national final. Need to get out the mindset of picking a “Eurovision” song. The people choosing at stuck in the past and no idea what a modern Eurovision audience wants. I hate to see us NQ every year but I just can’t see that changing anytime soon

Dennis Kinghorn
Dennis Kinghorn
1 year ago
Reply to  Leo M

Your assuming people are sending potentially successful entries to begin with.

Fred Shred
Fred Shred
1 year ago
Reply to  Leo M

Yes – they’re so paralysed by trying to copy what they think worked before that they’re scared of trying something genuinely good and catchy. All our songs in recent years have been extremely dull. And look, this is the media age, try to get someone good looking. Just saying

Nils
Nils
1 year ago

Imagine Ireland winning in Sweden to reclaim that record…

Rambo Amadeus
Rambo Amadeus
1 year ago
Reply to  Nils

Imagine pigs flying, hmm, such delectable scenes of imaginary splendor…

Shix
Shix
1 year ago
Reply to  Nils

Sweden would do everything in their power to stop that.

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  Shix

Yes, if Ireland has a competitive entry, they will be given the death slot.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
1 year ago
Reply to  Nils

That would be the biggest meme ever lol

Who knows, myb the fact that Ireland is not the most successful country at ESC anymore will get songwriters there to try to send something good

Nils
Nils
1 year ago
Reply to  Eurovision fan

If not even that will motivate them, I’m afraid nothing can.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Nils

At This point, it’s more likely that Sweden will win for the eighth time and not Ireland.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

I think its more likely that Sweden win again and Ireland withdraw, obviously not in the immediate future but give it 5 years.

Nikki
Nikki
1 year ago

And I hope they also open submissions for a better costume designer. The B-Dex might be dead, but for sure that jumpsuit would be winning this year.

Jack
Jack
1 year ago

I wish RTE selected their entry internally this year. I think if they worked with a record label it could have been a better option for them. There are a lot of talented singers/songwriters in Ireland but we somehow end up with mediocre songs and artists every year on the late late show. They should have spent time focusing on one artist and performance to prepare them for Eurovision. I’m a big fan of Dermot Kennedy for example, someone with a unique voice like his would have the potential of winning Eurovision with the right song.

Darren
1 year ago
Reply to  Jack

Dermot would never do it.
He’d be the type of artist to criticise Eurovision but would be willing to be an interval act if we where ever hosting again.

Escfan
Escfan
1 year ago
Reply to  Darren

I dont think he’d criticise the contest but I do think he would decline to do it .

Sometimes
Sometimes
1 year ago

First they need to get rid of the late late show format for choosing the song,
then they might have some success.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
1 year ago
Reply to  Sometimes

But they actually had better results with that format than with internal selection lol, moving up from last place in semi to 12th place

Ekldnr
Ekldnr
1 year ago
Reply to  Eurovision fan

I totally agree I don’t get why people are saying to go internal the last two times we were internal we came last in the semi whereas now with Eurosong we are borderline qs

The Voice of Reason
The Voice of Reason
1 year ago

They have been borderline qualifiers for two years in a row now. If they get rid of the Late Late Show and make a proper NF with a better selection of songs and those in Irish, they CAN qualify!

hello hi
hello hi
1 year ago

They be better just do an internal selection with a record label . There has been names that would be interested, LYRA for example . Also Irish Rea Garvey who has been very successful in Germany , Switzerland and Austria has expressed interest in doing it.
The massive problem is the incompetence of the delegation

Devito
Devito
1 year ago

But can we expect less tight pants in 2024? Jokes aside, it’s really sad to see Ireland being the dead end of the Eurovision while it was for a long time a leading country. For the same reasons, I don’t feel too confident about the return of Luxembourg. They may get the “newbie” effect for this particular year (examples: Czech return, Australian debut, Macedonian change of name from FYROM), but later on, I feel they’ll struggle. As for Ireland, my fingers are crossed that they’ll ditch that national selection format for good. Either they come with a more complex, diverse,… Read more »

The Voice of Reason
The Voice of Reason
1 year ago
Reply to  Devito

I tthink Luxembourg will do alright. They have some good artists, like Robin Hustin if they pick right. They will have disapora voters from Portugal, France and Germany and can have the meme factor of San Marino.

Nils
Nils
1 year ago

Luxembourg won’t get anything from Germany if it isn’t for the song. Even Austria and Switzerland barely receive points from Germany.

I’m afraid Luxembourg could struggle like San Marino unless they send exceptionally good stuff.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Devito

Since you mentioned that you’re Lithuanian, I have to say I’m actually a little nervous for your country next year because I have noticed that Lithuania has never done well in a year ending in four. 1994: last place, zero points 2004: didn’t qualify 2014: didn’t qualify Will history repeat next year, or can Lithuania defy the curse in 2024? On the other side of the coin, wouldn’t it be cool if Lithuania actually got their very first top-five position next year? It would be a real zero to hero moment like 30 years after they finished last zero points,… Read more »

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

In my view, Lithuania 2014 should have qualified, ahead of say, Belarus, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Devito
Devito
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

Well, to be fair, all these aforementioned years were terrible in their own ways. In 1994, Lithuania went internally, and the song was written a day after the artist was selected. Not the brightest choice to get a song in a rush. In 2004, we had excessive selection with 7 shows to go, and the selected artist was not even behind the public or jury. Linas Adomaitis and Simona Jakubenaite finished only third with the public and second with the jury. It was due to a huge disparity in the votes that they finished first and won the national selection.… Read more »

Devito
Devito
1 year ago
Reply to  Devito

Sorry, mixed year. The scandal regarding falsely announced votes for Lithuania occurred in 2019 with Jurijus Veklenko, not in 2014 with Vilija Mataciunaite.

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  Devito

Lithuania 2019 over Denmark 2019 all day

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Devito

I figured you meant 2019, but it was fascinating to read the backstories behind the failures in those four ending years. You do have a point that Lithuania has improved its national finals system over the last few years, and it is possible that you might beat the curse next year. So I look forward with a mix of hope and a little trepidation. If you qualify next year, this will be the longest streak of qualifications lithuania has ever had, as three in a row is the longest so far.

Nils
Nils
1 year ago
Reply to  Devito

I’d love to see Joseph June represent Lithuania. He’s massively underrated.

Vassilis G.
Vassilis G.
1 year ago

Change the broadcaster’s name; it is the same as a shortened version of a certain president’s name.

NickC
NickC
1 year ago
Reply to  Vassilis G.

Haha, funny!

Matt
Matt
1 year ago

They honestly either need a total revamp of their delegation team or attract some bigger names/enthusiastic artists like Benidorm Festival did. In all honesty, I think they really dropped the ball last year by letting Elena Tonra go in favor of Johnny Rotten (big mistake) but hopefully more well known names and artists like her will return. Also it just seems like the delegation itself has given up and doesn’t really try anymore

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago
Reply to  Matt

Nice expenses paid trip to Sweden, well until the Tuesday or Thursday of Eurovision week. I think we fans should take over the selection. Jazzy is a big hit here in UK but DJ-type tracks tend not to cut it sadly.

The Voice of Reason
The Voice of Reason
1 year ago
Reply to  Matt

The thing is, Rotten WAS a big name: He was in ALL the British newspapers! So, he just needed a better song/live performance!

Jofty
Jofty
1 year ago

No Swedish writers please