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I think staging could help or hinder it. Bad, cheap staging could make it come across as a joke. I do have confidence this year as Bambie's team seem to have creative control

The video is out tomorrow apparently. I wonder if Eurovision YouTube account will do a countdown. I think the mv will slay, judging by the fabulous images Bambie has shared recently.

I can't wait for the music video. I think it will create more buzz around the song

This is how I would also rank them. Bambie Thug for me is just about pipping Ailsha to the top spot. I might change my mind once I hear the proper edit on Spotify. I love them both so far. Funnily enough Luke Black was one of my favourites last year...

Another act rumoured is Erica Cody. She has done a lot of interviews this year saying she'd love to represent Ireland at Eurovision. I think she posted to socials too saying she submitted a bop to Eurosong. My gut feeling is CMAT participating is just a rumour. She recently said the way RTE...

I loved Maes staging. I think it was the sound mixing that let her down in the end. Maybe black was the wrong colour to wear as well

I'd lose my mind if she represented Ireland. Her live performance on the Graham Norton show was camp perfection

Yes, although the Ray D'Arcy show is an improvement IMO. He does seem to know a little bit about Eurovision. He interviewed Loreen this year when she was over for her concert in Dublin. I doubt he's an expert, but he shows more of interest than Tubridy did

The songs and artists selected for EuroSong will be revealed on January 8th on the Ray D'Arcy Show. Interestingly, Eirevision broke the exclusive news on Twitter/ X. Last year, RTE announced this news extremely last minute. It's good it's being announced early to get a bit of hype. But it seems...

Cruachan has posted to Facebook that they were not selected for this year's Irish Eurosong 🙄 - hopefully this is because there is a better rock or folk song selected instead, and not that RTE have chosen 6 pop songs

Brooke will be performing for Dublin Pride, I haven't really been following the others.

I thought this article about Ireland's future in the competition really hit the nail on the head http://www.escunited.com/brooke-weighs-in-on-irelands-future-chances-at-eurovision-can-ireland-improve/ I hope RTE don't take Linda Martin's advice and just submit 90s sounding ballads!

I think there needs to be a limit on the use of backing track vocals - I'm not sure if this can even be measured/enforced :unsure: That clip from Norway's jury rehearsal is ridiculous!

I too would echo Gitte's comments. My reaction to your theory that the Swedish juries may have cheated: #1 - Sweden was a hot favourite to win overall (and won this semi) so it's not shocking that they got 12 points from some countries, it's a jury friendly song which was professionally...

Embarrassing for the broadcaster but so disrespectful to the artists representing them

I'm hoping that if the UK start taking it seriously and are getting rewarded for their efforts, the Irish delegation may decide to put more effort into the song selection too. Fingers crossed if the UK media start talking about the Eurovision and supporting their acts efforts, it will rub off...

IMO televoting is great but Jury voting is still needed to help entries with more contemplative ballads, songs performing earlier on in the show, countries who do not have many neighbours to vote for them, etc. Televoting often favours the more lively, fun songs. It's good to maintain a balance...

I found this YouTube video regarding cheating in the Second Semi Final by ESC Tom to be very inciteful and well put together. If you have a spare half an hour I found it worth the listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d5NZ3_GiV8

I'd love for a random song to win defying all odds too. The top 5 this year was very predictable (as much as I liked them)!

In my opinion, next years contest should be hosted by the UK but the show would need to showcase Ukrainian culture, it would be nice to have a Ukrainian host alongside a UK one (assuming it will take place in the UK). The UK have the infrastructure to do it, they're part of the Big 5, and they...