1965–2025
Ireland
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: Did not take part
- 1957: Did not take part
- 1958: Did not take part
- 1959: Did not take part
- 1960: Did not take part
- 1961: Did not take part
- 1962: Did not take part
- 1963: Did not take part
- 1964: Did not take part
- 1965: Finished 6 of 18
- 1966: Finished 4 of 18
- 1967: Finished 2
- 1968: Finished 4 of 17
- 1969: Finished 7 of 16
- 1970: Won
- 1971: Finished 11 of 18
- 1972: Finished 15 of 18
- 1973: Finished 10 of 17
- 1974: Finished 7 of 17
- 1975: Finished 9 of 19
- 1976: Finished 10 of 18
- 1977: Finished 3
- 1978: Finished 5 of 20
- 1979: Finished 5 of 19
- 1980: Won
- 1981: Finished 5 of 20
- 1982: Finished 11 of 18
- 1983: Did not take part
- 1984: Finished 2
- 1985: Finished 6 of 19
- 1986: Finished 4 of 20
- 1987: Won
- 1988: Finished 8 of 21
- 1989: Finished 18 of 22
- 1990: Finished 2
- 1991: Finished 10 of 22
- 1992: Won
- 1993: Won
- 1994: Won
- 1995: Finished 14 of 23
- 1996: Won
- 1997: Finished 2
- 1998: Finished 9 of 25
- 1999: Finished 17 of 23
- 2000: Finished 6 of 24
- 2001: Finished 21 of 23
- 2002: Did not take part
- 2003: Finished 11 of 26
- 2004: Finished 22 of 24
- 2005: Did not qualify
- 2006: Finished 10 of 24
- 2007: Finished last
- 2008: Did not qualify
- 2009: Did not qualify
- 2010: Finished 23 of 25
- 2011: Finished 8 of 25
- 2012: Finished 19 of 26
- 2013: Finished last
- 2014: Did not qualify
- 2015: Did not qualify
- 2016: Did not qualify
- 2017: Did not qualify
- 2018: Finished 16 of 26
- 2019: Did not qualify
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Did not qualify
- 2022: Did not qualify
- 2023: Did not qualify
- 2024: Finished 6 of 26
- 2025: Did not qualify
- 2026: Did not take part
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of Ireland
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 52%
- 🇦🇺 Australia 45%
- 🇦🇹 Austria 39%
- 🇸🇪 Sweden 38%
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 37%
Ireland’s favourites
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania 54%
- 🇱🇻 Latvia 44%
- 🇸🇪 Sweden 39%
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 37%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 37%
Least impressed
- 🇬🇪 Georgia 2%
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro 3%
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 3%
- 🇧🇾 Belarus 5%
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 6%