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Ireland 'fall into the bland category' at Eurovision

Wild Youth failed overnight in their bid to get Ireland to the final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. It’s the fifth time in a row that Ireland has failed to make the grand finale. It’s lead to some calls for drastic action, with some even asking whether we should go at all. Emmet Oliver was joined by John O’Brennan, political scientist at NUI Maynooth and Johnny Fallon of Carr Communications, who is also a big Eurovision fan…

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15.46 10 May 2023


Ireland 'fall into the bland category' at Eurovision


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Wild Youth failed overnight in their bid to get Ireland to the final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. It’s the fifth time in a row that Ireland has failed to make the grand finale. It’s lead to some calls for drastic action, with some even asking whether we should go at all.

Emmet Oliver was joined by John O’Brennan, political scientist at NUI Maynooth and Johnny Fallon of Carr Communications, who is also a big Eurovision fan…


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