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On 15 June 2023, RTÉ opened a submission period where artists and composers would be able to submit their entries for the competition until 29 September 2023; shortly before the closing, the deadline was extended until the following 20 October.<ref name="RTÉ"/><ref name="voix">{{cite web|last=Farren|first=Neil|url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/09/26/ireland-eurovision-2024-submission-window-extended-october-20/|title=Ireland: Eurovision 2024 Submission Window Extended to October 20|work=Eurovoix|date=2023-09-26|access-date=2023-09-26}}</ref> |
On 15 June 2023, RTÉ opened a submission period where artists and composers would be able to submit their entries for the competition until 29 September 2023; shortly before the closing, the deadline was extended until the following 20 October.<ref name="RTÉ"/><ref name="voix">{{cite web|last=Farren|first=Neil|url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/09/26/ireland-eurovision-2024-submission-window-extended-october-20/|title=Ireland: Eurovision 2024 Submission Window Extended to October 20|work=Eurovoix|date=2023-09-26|access-date=2023-09-26}}</ref> In late November 2023, Michael Kealy revealed that between 375 and 378 entries had been received.<ref name="380:">{{cite web|last=Argyropoulos|first=Dimitris|url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2023/11/ireland-380-submission-for-eurovision-2024/|title=Ireland: 380 submission for Eurovision 2024!|work=Eurovisionfun|date=2023-11-29|access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref> |
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The competing entries are being selected by a jury panel with members appointed by RTÉ among music industry professionals and Eurovision fans and presided by Kealy, both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of established artists.<ref name="RTÉ"/><ref name="voix"/> In the first phase of the process, 60 entries were shortlisted. Four finalists will be selected from these based on the ten favourites of each jury member, and an additional two through a "fast-track" procedure.<ref name="380:"/> |
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Artists who applied for participation include, for the second year in a row, [[Cruachan (band)|Cruachan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ntinos|first=Fotios|url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2023/09/ireland-cruachan-submitted-an-entry-for-eurovision-2024/|title=Ireland: Cruachan submitted an entry for Eurovision 2024!|work=Eurovisionfun|date=2023-09-23|access-date=2023-09-23}}</ref> |
Artists who applied for participation include, for the second year in a row, [[Cruachan (band)|Cruachan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ntinos|first=Fotios|url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2023/09/ireland-cruachan-submitted-an-entry-for-eurovision-2024/|title=Ireland: Cruachan submitted an entry for Eurovision 2024!|work=Eurovisionfun|date=2023-09-23|access-date=2023-09-23}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:59, 29 November 2023
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
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| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | TBA, 2024 | |||
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Ireland is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, will organise a national final in order to select the Irish entry for the 2024 contest.
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-five times since its first entry in 1965.[1] Ireland has won the contest a record seven times in total, only equalled by Sweden in 2023. The country's first win came in 1970, with then-18-year-old Dana winning with "All Kinds of Everything". Ireland holds the record for being the only country to win the contest three times in a row (in 1992, 1993 and 1994), as well as having the only three-time winner (Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 as a singer, 1987 as a singer-songwriter, and again in 1992 as a songwriter). In 2011 and 2012, Jedward represented the nation for two consecutive years, managing to qualify to the final both times and achieve Ireland's highest position in the contest since 1997 Marc Roberts, placing eighth in 2011 with the song "Lipstick". Since 2013, only two Irish entries managed to qualify for the final: Ryan Dolan's "Only Love Survives" which placed 26th (last) in the final in 2013, and Ryan O'Shaughnessy's "Together" which placed 16th in the final in 2018. The Irish entry in 2023, "We Are One" performed by Wild Youth, once again failed to qualify to the final.[1]
The Irish national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), broadcasts the event within Ireland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Upon failing to qualify for the 2023 final, Irish head of delegation Michael Kealy revealed that RTÉ was considering changing their song selection process for 2024.[2] A new national final format, replacing Eurosong, was later announced to be in development in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[3]
Before Eurovision
National final
The Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to be held early in 2024. Details on the format are to be released at a later stage,[3] however, head of delegation Micheal Kealy anticipated that the competition is likely to be held again during a special edition of The Late Late Show, broadcast on RTÉ One.[4]
Competing entries
On 15 June 2023, RTÉ opened a submission period where artists and composers would be able to submit their entries for the competition until 29 September 2023; shortly before the closing, the deadline was extended until the following 20 October.[3][5] In late November 2023, Michael Kealy revealed that between 375 and 378 entries had been received.[6]
The competing entries are being selected by a jury panel with members appointed by RTÉ among music industry professionals and Eurovision fans and presided by Kealy, both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of established artists.[3][5] In the first phase of the process, 60 entries were shortlisted. Four finalists will be selected from these based on the ten favourites of each jury member, and an additional two through a "fast-track" procedure.[6]
Artists who applied for participation include, for the second year in a row, Cruachan.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Ireland". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (11 May 2023). "Ireland: RTÉ Will Assess Options For Eurovision Selection Going Forward". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Submit your entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024". RTÉ. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (26 October 2023). "Ireland: Eurovision 2024 Selection Likely on The Late Late Show". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b Farren, Neil (26 September 2023). "Ireland: Eurovision 2024 Submission Window Extended to October 20". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b Argyropoulos, Dimitris (29 November 2023). "Ireland: 380 submission for Eurovision 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Ntinos, Fotios (23 September 2023). "Ireland: Cruachan submitted an entry for Eurovision 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
