Ireland is gearing up for a big vote this weekend. No, not that one.

It's Eurovision time again and Thursday will see Ireland go head-to-head with 16 other countries for a place in the grand final on Saturday in Vienna.

Molly Sterling is hoping for victory with her song, 'Playing With Numbers', which was voted as Ireland's entry this year.

She is set to perform second in the semi-final on Thursday, after Lithuania.

Last night Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Serbia got through to the grand final.

This year sees another twist, as Australia are to be included in the competition for the first time.

Molly told Lunchtime here on Newstalk that she is excited about it all - but is not actually a regular Eurovision viewer.

"I just didn't watch it. I didn't watch it last year. There's a few songs that were really good and they were played on radio, and that would bring me to be like, 'Oh where is that from?'".

"But genuinely, I can't remember the last time I watched it."

Best of luck, Molly!