Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processEurosong 1998
Selection date(s)8 March 1998
Selected entrantDawn Martin
Selected song"Is Always Over Now?"
Selected songwriter(s)Gerry Morgan
Finals performance
Final result9th, 64 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 • 1998 • 1999►

Dawn Martin represented Ireland in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Is Always Over Now?".

Before Eurovision

National Final

Réalta '98

'Réalta' was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltacht exclusively for Irish songs.[1] The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 4th edition of Réalta took place on 31 December 1997.[2][3][4] The running order and results of Réalta '98 are unknown.

Artist Song Place
Alan Milligan "Caipín bán" -
Art Ó Dufaigh "Céim ar chéim" -
Brendan Monaghan "Fonn sin i mo cheann" -
Caitriona McDermott "Eist go fóill" -
Cathal Ó Cathain "Lúrabóg larabóg" -
Deirdre Ní Chinnéide "Seo chugainn an samradh" -
Diane Ní Chanainn "Sráideacha" -
Melanie O'Reilly "Chugat an púca" -
Micheál Ó hAlluráin "Galar an cheoil" -
Seán Monaghan "Ina measc" 1

Eurosong

Eurosong 1998 was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 8 March 1998 and hosted by Pat Kenny. 400 entries were submitted for the competition and eight artists and songs were selected to compete.[5] Votes from ten regional juries determined the winner and after the combination of votes, "Is Always Over Now?" performed by Dawn Martin was selected as the winner.[6]

Final – 8 March 1998
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Dawn Martin "Is Always Over Now?" Gerry Morgan 95 1
2 Partners in Crime "Shine On" Niall O'Brien-Moran 63 5
3 Ray Doherty "Cold Shoulder" Ray Doherty 39 8
4 The Vard Sisters "Seol" Liam Lawton 92 2
5 Family "Save This Dance for Me" Danny Sheerin, Des Sheerin 57 6
6 Seán Monaghan "Ina measc" Sean Monagahan 43 7
7 The Carter Twins "Make the Change" Ronan Keating 77 4
8 Jo Collins "Overload" Jo Collins 84 3
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song Athlone Cork Dingle Dublin Dundalk Galway Limerick Maghery Sligo Waterford Total
1 "Is Always Over Now?" 12 12 10 12 7 10 12 6 8 6 95
2 "Shine On" 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 7 8 63
3 "Cold Shoulder" 3 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 39
4 "Seol" 7 8 12 8 10 8 5 12 10 12 92
5 "Save This Dance for Me" 6 5 5 4 8 4 8 8 5 4 57
6 "Ina measc" 4 3 4 5 3 12 3 3 3 3 43
7 "Make the Change" 10 10 7 7 5 6 6 10 6 10 77
8 "Overload" 8 7 8 10 12 3 10 7 12 7 84

At Eurovision

Dawn performed 13th in the running order on the night of the contest. Paul Harrington, who won the contest for Ireland in 1994, performed backing vocals. "Is Always Over Now?" went on to place 9th with 64 points.[7]

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland[8]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Macedonia
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland[8]
Score Country
12 points  Malta
10 points  Netherlands
8 points  Germany
7 points  Belgium
6 points  Israel
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points  Norway
3 points  Croatia
2 points  Sweden
1 point  Estonia

References

  1. ^ Various - Réalta, 1995, retrieved 28 June 2023
  2. ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Raidio Na Gaeltachta". The Irish Times. 31 December 1997. p. 28.
  5. ^ "Ireland 1998". The Eurovision Database. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "https://web.archive.org/web/20091022051610/http://geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland1998.html
  7. ^ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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