Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Dreamin'", written by Richard Abbott and Barry Woods, and performed by Eddie Friel. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster –for the third year in a row– and staged the event at the Point Theatre in Dublin –for the second time in a row–, after winning the previous edition with the song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 March 1995 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Eddie Friel | |||
| Selected song | "Dreamin'" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 44 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held its national final on 12 March 1995 at the Cork Opera House in Cork. For the fifth year running, Pat Kenny hosted the event. The eight songs presented were voted on by ten regional juries.[1]
| Draw | Performer | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Friel | "Dreamin'" | 99 | 1 |
| 2 | Mary Farrell | "The Night Time" | 66 | 6 |
| 3 | Annette Griffin | "Ó Am go hAm" | 68 | 5 |
| 4 | Henry Winter | "Now That Love Has Brought You Back Again" | 37 | 7 |
| 5 | Joan Connolly | "Rainy Day" | 33 | 8 |
| 6 | Carl Corcoran | "Little by Little" | 73 | 4 |
| 7 | Maggie Toal | "Come Back and Hold Me" | 82 | 3 |
| 8 | Naoimh Penston | "Always You" | 92 | 2 |
| Draw | Song | Athlone
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Buncrana
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Castlebar
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Cork
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Dublin
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Dundalk
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Galway
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Kilkenny
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Limerick
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Waterford
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dreamin'" | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 99 |
| 2 | "The Night Time" | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 66 |
| 3 | "Ó Am go hAm" | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 |
| 4 | "Now That Love Has Brought You Back Again" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | "Rainy Day" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | "Little by Little" | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 73 |
| 7 | "Come Back and Hold Me" | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 82 |
| 8 | "Always You" | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 92 |
Following its victory, the winning song "Dreamin'" caused some controversy following plagiarism allegations due to similarities to a Julie Felix song called "Moonlight". The second-placed song in the national final, "Always You", was for a while considered as a potential replacement for Friel, however an agreement with Felix allowed the song to continue in the contest.[2]
At Eurovision
edit"Dreamin'" went on to take 14th place in the contest with 44 points, breaking Ireland's record three-year-long winning streak.[3] Ireland won again, however, the following year.
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "https://web.archive.org/web/20091022133216/http://geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland1995.html
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs For Europe - The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. UK: Telos Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.