EMMY has been crowned the winner of Ireland’s Eurosong 2025, and will take the stage in Basel with “Laika Party”! The electro-pop song was inspired by, and reimagines, the story of Laika, the Soviet dog who was the first animal to orbit the Earth in 1957. Six acts performed during a special edition of Ireland’s premier late-night talk show, titled …

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole.  Ireland are 1-2 since returning to a national selection on a special edition of RTE’s The Late Late Show in 2022, with Bambie Thug’s 6th place finish last year vindication …

Throughout these four days, we were introduced to five acts that will compete at The Late Late Eurosong Special on 7th of February at 9:35pm GMT where they will face a combination of National Jury, International Jury, and public vote for a chance to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest taking place at Basel, Switzerland. Joining them, as the …

With one day to go before Ireland makes its fateful decision for Eurovision 2023, we gathered some of the crew at ESCUnited to discuss the country’s options. What are our impressions of each song ahead of their live performances — and ultimately, who do we as a team want to see waving the Irish flag in May? For these reviews, …

A new year has arrived, and with it, renewed hopes for Ireland at Eurovision. For the past decade, the country has struggled immensely to compete on the Eurovision stage — indeed, only one Irish entry has qualified to the Grand Final in the last nine years (Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s Together in 2018). Despite its status as the country with the most Eurovision …