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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song "All Kinds of Everything", written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, and performed by Dana. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.[1] The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 March 1970 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Dana | |||
| Selected song | "All Kinds of Everything" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 32 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational Song Contest
editThe sixth National Song Contest was due to be held on 8 February 1970 but was postponed until Sunday 1 March 1970 because of a technicians' strike at Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ).[2] The deadline for countries to submit entries to the EBU for the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was 23 February 1970, but RTÉ were given a three week extension.[3][4] Eight entries were chosen out of 397 submissions received by RTÉ.[5] It was broadcast live from the RTÉ studios in Dublin on RTÉ Television, and hosted by Brendan O'Reilly. The winning song was decided by 10 regional juries, each consisting of six members, throughout Ireland.[6]
Dana had previously participated in the Irish national final in 1969, and finished in second place. Both Anna McGoldrick and Tony Kenny had sung in the national contest in 1968.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat and Jean | "Cé'n Fáth Ná Gráíonn Tú Mé?" | Mary Walsh | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Tony O'Leary | "She Meant Everything" | Joseph Monks | 2 | =6 |
| 3 | Anna McGoldrick | "Dá Sheolfainn an Domhan" | Frank Talbot, Pat O'Brien | 2 | =6 |
| 4 | We 4 | "D'Imigh an Ghrian" | Michael Judge | 5 | =4 |
| 5 | John McNally | "An Irish Love" | Jack Brierley, George Crosbie | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Dana | "All Kinds of Everything" | Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith | 23 | 1 |
| 7 | Maxi, Dick and Twink | "Things You Hear About Me" | Jim Doherty, Des Smyth | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | Tony Kenny | "No Time Like Summertime" | John G. Fahey, Seamus McHugh | 5 | =4 |
| Draw | Song | Sligo
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Kilkenny
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Cavan
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Castlebar
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Limerick
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Cork
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Wexford
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Galway
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Dublin
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Athlone
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Total |
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| 1 | "Cé'n Fáth Ná Gráíonn Tú Mé?" | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "She Meant Everything" | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | "Dá Sheolfainn an Domhan" | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | "D'Imigh an Ghrian" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | "An Irish Love" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| 6 | "All Kinds of Everything" | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
| 7 | "Things You Hear About Me" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| 8 | "No Time Like Summertime" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
At Eurovision
editVoting
editValerie McGovern commentated on RTÉ Television, and Kevin Roche on RTÉ Radio. RTÉ appointed John Skehan as its spokesperson to announce the Irish jury vote in the contest.
Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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References
edit- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest : The Winners". esc-history.com.
- ^ "Songs For R.T.E. Contest". The Irish Times. 21 January 1970. p. 11.
- ^ "Month-long strike in R.T.E. ends". The Irish Times. 23 February 1970. p. 1.
- ^ "6th National Song Contest On Sunday". The Irish Times. 24 February 1970. p. 8.
- ^ "Song picked for European contest". The Irish Times. 2 March 1970. p. 1.
- ^ "IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1970". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Amsterdam 1970". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.