Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Participating broadcasterRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)25 March 1990
Selected artist(s)Liam Reilly
Selected song"Somewhere in Europe"
Selected songwriter(s)Liam Reilly
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 132 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Somewhere in Europe", written and performed by Liam Reilly. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held the national final on 25 March 1990 at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Jimmy Greeley and Cliona Ni Bhuachalla. Eight songs competed in the event, and the winner was selected by twelve regional juries.[1]

Liam Reilly had previously competed in the 1988 national final, where he placed second behind Jump the Gun. Linda Martin had previously represented Ireland in 1984 being runner-up to Sweden.

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 The Memories "If It Means Losing You" 57 8
2 Ann Breen "Oh, Darling" 80 4
3 Fran Meen "Say That You Love Me" 66 6
4 Dreams "Sin sin" 73 5
5 Connor Stevens "Count On Me" 88 3
6 Linda Martin and Friends "All the People in the World" 105 2
7 Maggie Toal "Feed Him with Love" 61 7
8 Liam Reilly "Somewhere in Europe" 130 1
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song
Athlone
Cork
Dublin North
Dublin South
Dundalk
Ennis
Galway
Letterkenny
Sligo
Thurles
Tralee
Waterford
 Total
1 "If It Means Losing You" 7 3 6 4 3 4 5 3 6 5 4 7 57
2 "Oh, Darling" 10 12 3 7 7 7 7 8 4 6 6 3 80
3 "Say That You Love Me" 6 5 8 3 4 6 6 4 5 10 5 4 66
4 "Sin sin" 8 6 5 6 8 5 3 7 8 3 8 6 73
5 "Count on Me" 5 7 7 5 6 12 10 5 7 7 7 10 88
6 "All the People in the World" 4 10 10 12 10 8 8 10 3 12 10 8 105
7 "Feed Him with Love" 3 4 4 8 5 3 4 6 12 4 3 5 61
8 "Somewhere in Europe" 12 8 12 10 12 10 12 12 10 8 12 12 130

At Eurovision

"Somewhere In Europe" was performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting sequence, Ireland had 132 points, tying them with France for second place.[2][3]

Both Greeley and Ní Bhuachalla provided the Irish television commentary for RTÉ 1 television viewers, with Larry Gogan commentating for RTÉ Radio 1 listeners. RTÉ appointed Eileen Dunne as its spokesperson to announce the Irish jury votes.

Voting

References

  1. ^ Irish National Final 1990
  2. ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 1990
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.