The Irish are firing on one cylinder
Phil: Whilst I am mindful that this is a rehearsal, I have heard this sung better. Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy seem not to...
Wait until the rainbow ends
I often mention in passing which contests I really like, and those which are, to be honest, a little meh. Obviously, even the contest...
Ireland releases Maps – Has Lesley got an A-Z to the...
ICYMI RTE have snuck out "Maps", their entry sung by Lesley Roy this morning, Friday 26th February. It's below in case you've not seen...
25 June – Were you from the streets of Paris
The home entrant. It could be disappointing if you like travelling. Especially if you miss out on a place warm and sunny. Or it...
Ireland and the Eurozone
So there I was, watching une petite Irlandaise née en Munster sitting at a piano in an unconvincing yet gorgeous CGI forest, and it...
ESC birthdays 9 Mar – Lovely lovely lovely
Do you ever come across a song that you want to do well? Really really want it to do well. But then the head...
17 September – Finding colours in the grey
That class of 2020, eh? How unlucky were they? They get all dressed up and have nowhere in Rotterdam to go. That is, until...
Live Blog – Second Semi Final
Ten more acts are poised to fight it out to secure a place in the Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. We'll...
Ireland – now THAT’S how you should have done it before
Now then RTE, thank the lord you have some sense and have listened to people that know what to do to stage a song!...
16 October – No appetite for delusion
Do you think we're short-changing you, with only one birthday per day. Well it wouldn't be right if we were to dilute the attention...