2016 May

Monthly Archives: May 2016

20 May – Sing like what I do

  Controversies, we've had a few. But then again, too few to mention. I hope people haven't got their underwear in too much of a...

19 May – Chickens from Trondheim

Remember the times when we saw Norway competing in a Saturday night final? Back in those heady days of yesteryear. Every year there were there....
Jamala at a Meet & Greet during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.

Was that just the perfect Eurovision?

And so the dust settles on another Eurovision season. Were it not for the fact that I was at home for most of it...

Well now i’m home

Well i'm home now Europe, and about time too I hear you cry. So, what's left to do... Well this week i'll be doing my usual...
Eurovision ratings

Eurovision 2016 – The viewing figures

200 million people watched The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. At least that's the official line from Geneva - home of the European Broadcasting Union,...
Twitter

Ukraine wins Eurovision, world reacts

Embed from Getty Images Following Jamala's win at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, what better way to sum up the mood of viewers, organisers and...
SVT

Eurovision 2016 – The Final Results

26 countries participated in the final, with all 42 participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was revealed after the...
Phil Smith

Liveblog – Eurovision Song Contest Final 2016

From 2100 CET tonight, we're online, to take you through the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Will The Russians triumph? Or can the (temporarily European)...
Jamala at a Meet & Greet during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.

Three to watch at Eurovision 2016

With just a few hours to go before the 61st Eurovision Song Contest, money is being placed on Russia and Australia. Oddschecker suggests a...
Nicky Byrne at a Meet & Greet during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.

So, Nicky, Back to the old party line is it.

Reader, I read with dismay that Nicky Byrne has decided to trot out the tired party lines in his interview in yesterday's Irish Times...