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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "In Your Eyes", written by Jimmy Walsh, and performed by Niamh Kavanagh. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final, which ultimately won the contest. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, after winning the previous edition with the song "Why Me?" by Linda Martin.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 March 1993 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Niamh Kavanagh | |||
| Selected song | "In Your Eyes" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Jimmy Walsh | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 187 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held its national national final on 14 March 1993 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight songs competed to represent the host country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, with the final winner selected by the votes of ten regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niamh Kavanagh | "In Your Eyes" | 118 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzanne Bushnell | "Long Gone" | 54 | 7 |
| 3 | Patricia Roe | "If You Changed Your Mind" | 75 | 3 |
| 4 | Róisín Ní hAodha | "Mo mhúirnín óg" | 34 | 8 |
| 5 | Champ | "2nd Time Around" | 79 | 2 |
| 6 | Off the Record | "Hold Out" | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | Dav McNamara | "Stay" | 67 | 4 |
| 8 | Perfect Timing | "Why Aren't We Talking Anyway" | 62 | 5 |
| Draw | Song | Athlone
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Cavan
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Dublin
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Dundalk
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Dungloe
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Galway
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Limerick
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Listowel
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Millstreet
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Waterford
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "In Your Eyes" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 118 |
| 2 | "Long Gone" | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| 3 | "If You Changed Your Mind" | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 75 |
| 4 | "Mo mhúirnín óg" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | "2nd Time Around" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 79 |
| 6 | "Hold Out" | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 61 |
| 7 | "Stay" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 67 |
| 8 | "Why Aren't We Talking Anyway?" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 62 |
At Eurovision
editNiamh Kavanagh represented for the host country on 15 May in Millstreet, performing 14th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Luxembourg. Kavanagh received 187 points, receiving the maximum 12 points a total of 7 times and receiving at least one point from every competing nation.[1] This was Ireland's fifth victory in the contest, and as such RTÉ would be the hosts of the following contest (they did not decline of hosting, unlike Luxembourg after 1973 victory and Israel after 1979 victory).
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.