Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Country  Ireland
National selection
Selection process National Song Contest 1986
Selection date(s) 30 March 1986
Selected entrant Luv Bug
Selected song "You Can Count on Me"
Finals performance
Final result 4th, 96 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ireland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.

The Irish national final to select their entry, the National Song Contest 1986, was held on 30 March at the Radio Telefís Éireann Studios in Dublin, and was hosted by radio and television presenter Mike Murphy. Eleven regional juries across Ireland selected the winning song.

The winning entry was "You Can Count on Me," performed by the group Luv Bug and composed by Kevin Sheerin.

National final

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Fran Meen "Here in the night" 12 5th
2 Luv Bug "You Can Count On Me" 35 1st
3 Theresa Lowe "Only the lonely survive" 2 8th
4 The Rockets "Life in the city" 3 6th
5 John Spillane and Mandy Murphy "Ringo" 3 6th
6 Honor Heffernan "Honey" 19 3rd
7 Loudest Whisper "Johnny, where are you now?" 22 2nd
8 Linda Martin "If I can change your mind" 14 4th
9 Jim Walsh "I'll never love again" 0 9th

At Eurovision

Luv Bug performed twelfth on the night of the contest, following Israel and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 96 points, placing 4th in a field of 20 competing countries. This high placing was the third of five straight top ten finishes, and was the run-up to Ireland's win in Brussels the next year.

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