Éirevision

Welcome back to the Éirevision Podcast! In this episode, Conor & Lou are back in The Podcast Studios with two very special guests.

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his partner Dr. Matthew Barrett stop by in their first podcast interview together to chat about their mutual love of the Eurovision Song Contest with us. In the episode, we learn about their travels to Malmö, Liverpool and Turin to attend the contest, their thoughts on Eurosong staying on The Late Late Show, and if Ireland could ever host again.

Also, it was a big week as RTÉ issued a call-out for submissions for Eurovision 2025. We'll chat about this and share our thoughts on the appointment of Clare Hughes to Team Ireland as Co-Head of Delegation alongside Michael Kealy.

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It's time to kick-off season 3 of Éirevision! We're back with a brand-new look. New season. New Look. Same Craic!

In this episode, Conor & Lou reflect on Summer 2024 and share their thoughts on all the latest Eurovision news. From Basel 2025, returning countries, Junior Eurovision 2024, & much more! Of course, they'll be chatting about the big news: Éirevision LIVE!

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Welcome back to the second part of our two-part season finale! In this episode, Conor, Lou, and Alex dive deep into the Eurovision 2024 voting system. Who got it more right: the jury or the televote? We share our final thoughts on Bambie Thug's incredible journey, taking Ireland to the final and securing a fantastic 6th place finish.

Looking ahead, we discuss the changes we'd love to see for Eurovision 2025, from new voting ideas to performance innovations. Plus, we have an important discussion about what Ireland should do next to build on this year's success and keep the momentum going.

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It's time to wrap up season 2 of Éirevision! Join us for a spectacular two-part season finale as we dive deep into Eurovision 2024.

In Part 1, Conor, Lou and Alex chat about the unforgettable songs and performances that made this year's contest. Discover which artists and tracks have grown on us, and find out which songs are still on our playlists.

We'll also share our thoughts on how Malmö did as a host city, reflecting on the ambiance, organization, and overall vibe of the event. Plus, we take a look back at 2024 and how it has shaped our year. Don't miss this fun and insightful wrap-up of Eurovision 2024!

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We're back from Malmö and ready to digest everything that went down at Eurovision 2024. In this episode, Conor and Lou are reunited to chat about the chaos that was Eurovision 2024.

Back in January, Ireland voted to send Bambie Thug to Malmö with their song, "Doomsday Blue". Despite facing many obstacles from home and abroad, Bambie Thug did the unthinkable at the contest. Not only did they break Ireland's non-qualification streak, they brought us back into the Top 10! Bambie achieved Ireland's best result at Eurovision in 24 years - finishing in 6th place with 278 points. We'll hear from some of the Irish delegation following this result including Michael Kealy and Bambie themselves.

Switzerland took home the trophy on Saturday night with Nemo and "The Code". Finishing 1st with the jury and 5th in the televote, Nemo received a total of 591 points. This is Switzerland's third win. We'll share our thoughts on Nemo's historic win as the first non-binary representative to win Eurovision.

Plus, it's safe to say Eurovision 2024 was chaotic. We'll chat about The Netherlands disqualification, the double-standards set by the EBU, and what needs to happen in the future to safeguard Eurovision.

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WE'RE IN THE GRAND-FINAL - Ireland has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final!

In this episode, Conor, Lou, and Alex share their thoughts on Ireland qualifying for the final after six years. Plus, we discuss the publics opinions on the performance and ask the question... are we about to #CrownTheWitch? Plus, we chat about the other nine qualifiers from semi-final 1 before our short semi-final 2 chat!

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It's Eurovision week! Strap yourselves in for the best week of the year. Conor, Lou, and Alex have got you covered with Eurovision content throughout the week.

In this episode, Conor and Lou share their final predictions for Semi-Final 1 following the two dress rehearsals on Monday. Plus, we react to the AMAZING performance by Bambie Thug for Ireland and ask the question... can Ireland win Eurovision? Plus, we hear from Bambie Thug themselves before tonight's semi-final.

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It's nearly time to hear the iconic Eurovision intro music. But before that, we're sharing our final pre-show/pre-Eurovision predictions for 2024.

As we went to record this episode, RTÉ released a snippet of Bambie Thug's rehearsal for Ireland. It's safe to say we went into meltdown alongside the rest of the Eurovision community. Listen to our reaction only minutes after our first watch.

We'd also like to thank you for listening and supporting us throughout the season. The podcast would be nothing with you - the listeners! Make sure you are strapped in and ready as we're ramping things up next week as we're live from Malmö!

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On April 30th 1994, the Eurovision Song Contest came to Ireland for the fifth time following back-to-back wins. Today, we're celebrating 30 years since Dublin hosted an iconic edition of the contest which saw Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan complete the hat trick for Ireland, the iconic interval act performance and birth of Riverdance, and ultimately Ireland's sixth win.

To help us celebrate, we're delighted to be joined by three iconic figures from the 1994 contest. To start, we chat the one of our hosts from the evening - Cynthia Ní Mhurchú. Alongside the late Gerry Ryan, Cynthia guiding over 300 million viewers through the extravaganza on the night - including introducing Riverdance to the world.

Of course, we could not celebrate the 1994 contest without speaking to the winners. It is an honour to speak with the rock 'n' roll kids themselves, Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan. Paul & Charlie share how they came together to perform "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" on the Eurovision stage, share funny stories from their travels across Europe, and how the song remains as popular as ever.

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We've made it to the end! Today, we're reviewing the final three songs from three amazing competing countries. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! 

In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Switzerland (Nemo - "The Code"), Ukraine (alyona alyona & Jerry Heil - "Teresa & Maria"), and United Kingdom (Olly Alexander - "Dizzy"). Plus, find out who was ranked No.1 by you in our quick-fire ratings table!

An episode of Éirevision wouldn't be the same without you, we'll also be sharing some of your ratings which you submitted via our Instagram. New for this year, your scores count! We'll be counting every single rating received from Instagram to give us an average score. At the end of the series, we'll see who is the highest rated country, and who is bottom of our scoreboard.

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