Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Country	Ireland
National selection
Selection process	National final - juries
Selection date(s)	16 February 1969
Selected entrant	Muriel Day
Selected song	"The Wages of Love"
Finals performance
Final result	7th, 10 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1968 • 1969 • 1970►

The Irish National final was held on Sunday 16 February 1969 from the RTÉ studios in Dublin and was broadcast on RTÉ Television, and hosted by Brendan O'Reilly. The winning song was decided by 10 regional juries throughout Ireland.

National final

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Sean Dunphy	"Paper Boats"	3	5
2	Dana	"Look Around"	8	2
3	Butch Moore	"Too Late"	2	8
4	Muriel Day	"The Wages of Love"	30	1
5	Dickie Rock	"Now do You Believe Me"	6	3
6	Eleanor Nodwell	"Talking to Myself"	3	5
7	Pat McGeegan	"Johnny Dreamer"	5	4
8	Fiorenza Viani-Nolan	"1959"	3	5

Four of the performers had represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in the previous four years. Butch Moore was Ireland's first representative in 1965, where he sang "I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain" and finished 6th in Naples. Dickie Rock represented Ireland in 1966 where he sang "Come Back to Stay" and finished 4th in Luxembourg. Sean Dunphy flew the Irish flag in Vienna in 1967 singing "If I Could Choose", which was the runner-up to the UK's Sandie Shaw. And Pat McGeegan performed the Irish entry in 1968 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the song "Chance of a Lifetime", which ended up in fourth place.

Eurovision Final

Muriel Day performed 5th at the beginning of the startfield and finished 7th with 10 points.

Points Awarded by Ireland

4 points	France
3 points	Switzerland
1 point	Finland  Italy  Spain

Points Awarded to Ireland

10 points	9 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		Finland   Switzerland		Germany  Netherlands  Sweden  United Kingdom

References

• Irish National Final 1969 - Geocities.com