Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)4 February 1979
Selected entrantCathal Dunne
Selected song"Happy Man"
Selected songwriter(s)Cathal Dunne
Finals performance
Final result5th, 80 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1978 • 1979 • 1980►

Ireland was represented by Cathal Dunne in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Happy Man".

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 4 February 1979 and was broadcast on RTÉ while being held in Dublin, Ireland and hosted by Mike Murphy. The winner, which was decided by 10 regional juries throughout Ireland, was Cathal Dunne, who previously competed in the 1976 Irish National Final, but came 4th, losing out to Red Hurley who performed the song "When".

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Tweed "No Restrictions" 4 5
2 Johnny Logan "Angie" 15 3
3 Anderson "Goodbye" 3 6
4 The Memories "The Main Attraction" 13 4
5 Red Hurley and Tina "Hiding Behind Our Smile" 0 8
6 Cathal Dunne "Happy Man" 36 1
7 Catriona Walsh "Superstar" 3 6
8 The Miami Showband "Too Much Is Going On" 26 2

At Eurovision

Ireland performed 4th in the startfield and finished 5th with 80 points.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Luxembourg
6 points
5 points
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Israel
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland[2]
Score Country
12 points  Israel
10 points  Netherlands
8 points  Norway
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  Sweden
5 points  Germany
4 points  Greece
3 points  Luxembourg
2 points  Denmark
1 point   Switzerland

References

  1. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

External links

  • Irish National Final 1979 - Geocities.com
    • Irish National Final 1976 - Geocities.com
  • Eurovision : Details : Ireland 1979 - ESC-History.com
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "22"
  • "All Kinds of Everything"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Ceol an Ghrá"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "Do I Dream"
  • "Doomsday Blue"
  • "Dreamin'"
  • "Dying to Try"
  • "Et Cetera"
  • "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Horoscopes"
  • "If I Could Choose"
  • "If My World Stopped Turning"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Irelande Douze Pointe"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "It's for You"
  • "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
  • "Lipstick"
  • "Love?"
  • "Maps"
  • "Millennium of Love"
  • "Mysterious Woman"
  • "One Day Love"
  • "Only Love Survives"
  • "Playing with Numbers"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Somewhere in Europe"
  • "Story of My Life"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "That's Rich"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "They Can't Stop the Spring"
  • "Together"
  • "The Voice"
  • "The Wages of Love"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
  • "Waterline"
  • "We Are One"
  • "We've Got the World"
  • "What's Another Year"
  • "When"
  • "When You Need Me"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Without Your Love"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete
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Countries
Final
Withdrawn
  • Turkey
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
Songs
Final
  • "Colorado"
  • "Disco Tango"
  • "Dschinghis Khan"
  • "Hallelujah"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heute in Jerusalem"
  • "Hey Nana"
  • "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux"
  • "Je suis l'enfant soleil"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Mary Ann"
  • "Notre vie c'est la musique"
  • "Oliver"
  • "Raggio di luna"
  • "Satellit"
  • "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
  • "Sokrati"
  • "Su canción"
  • "Trödler und Co"
Withdrawn
  • "Seviyorum"