Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976

Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)8 February 1976
Selected entrantRed Hurley
Selected song"When"
Selected songwriter(s)Brendan Graham
Finals performance
Final result10th, 54 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1975 • 1976 • 1977►

Ireland was represented by Red Hurley, with the song "When", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague. "When" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 8 February.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from eight regional juries.

Other participants included past and future Irish representatives The Swarbriggs (1975 & 1977), Cathal Dunne (1979) and 1992 Eurovision winner Linda Martin, who performed as a member of the group Chips.[1]

Final – 8 February 1976
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 MacWilliams "Old Fashioned Song" 4 6
2 Cahir O'Doherty "If I Had Your Love" 0 7
3 Mary Clifford "Cá bhfuil Grá?" 12 3
4 The Swarbriggs "The Way of Love" 6 5
5 Chips "We Can Fly" 16 2
6 Red Hurley "When" 32 1
7 Trinity "Cé'n Fáth Atáim i nGrá?" 0 7
8 Cathal Dunne "Danny" 10 4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Hurley performed 7th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, "When" had picked up 54 points, placing Ireland 10th of the 18 entries.[2] Ireland received one maximum 12 from Italy, which the Irish jury reciprocated by awarding their 12 to the Italian song – oddly, neither country received a maximum vote from any other national jury.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland[4]
Score Country
12 points  Italy
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  Greece
7 points
6 points  Monaco
5 points  Spain
4 points
3 points
2 points  Austria
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland[4]
Score Country
12 points  Italy
10 points  Austria
8 points  Monaco
7 points  France
6 points  Luxembourg
5 points  Finland
4 points  Israel
3 points  United Kingdom
2 points  Netherlands
1 point   Switzerland

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1976
  2. ^ "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History – Ireland 1976
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "22"
  • "All Kinds of Everything"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Ceol an Ghrá"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "Do I Dream"
  • "Doomsday Blue"
  • "Dreamin'"
  • "Dying to Try"
  • "Et Cetera"
  • "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Horoscopes"
  • "If I Could Choose"
  • "If My World Stopped Turning"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Irelande Douze Pointe"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "It's for You"
  • "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
  • "Lipstick"
  • "Love?"
  • "Maps"
  • "Millennium of Love"
  • "Mysterious Woman"
  • "One Day Love"
  • "Only Love Survives"
  • "Playing with Numbers"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Somewhere in Europe"
  • "Story of My Life"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "That's Rich"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "They Can't Stop the Spring"
  • "Together"
  • "The Voice"
  • "The Wages of Love"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
  • "Waterline"
  • "We Are One"
  • "We've Got the World"
  • "What's Another Year"
  • "When"
  • "When You Need Me"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Without Your Love"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment"
  • "Djambo, Djambo"
  • "Emor Shalom"
  • "Uma flor de verde pinho"
  • "Judy et Cie"
  • "Mata Hari"
  • "My Little World"
  • "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol"
  • "Panagia mou, Panagia mou"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Save Your Kisses for Me"
  • "Sing Sang Song"
  • "Sobran las palabras"
  • "Toi, la musique et moi"
  • "Un, deux, trois"
  • "We'll Live It All Again"
  • "When"