Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country	Ireland
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	14 March 1993
Selected entrant	Niamh Kavanagh
Selected song	"In Your Eyes"
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 187 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ireland was the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet's Green Glens Arena, after Linda Martin won the 1992 Contest with "Why Me?". Radió Telfís Éireann (RTÉ) held a national final to select the Irish entry for the contest, which was won by Niamh Kavanagh and the song "In Your Eyes".

National final

The Irish national final was held on 14 March at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. 8 songs competed to represent the host country at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, with the final winner selected by the votes of ten regional juries.

National Final - 14 March 1993

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Niamh Kavanagh	"In Your Eyes"	118	1
2	Suzanne Bushnell	"Long Gone"	54	7
3	Patricia Roe	"If You Changed Your Mind"	75	3
4	Róisín Ní hAodha	"Mo Mhúirnín Óg"	34	8
5	Champ	"2nd Time Around"	79	2
6	Off The Record	"Hold Out"	61	6
7	Dav McNamara	"Stay"	67	4
8	Perfect Timing	"Why Aren't We Talking Anyway"	62	5

At Eurovision

Niamh Kavanagh represented for the host country on 15 May in Millstreet, performing 14th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Luxembourg. Kavanagh received 187 points, receiving the maximum 12 points a total of 7 times: from Italy, Malta, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and receiving points from all competing nations. This was Ireland's fifth victory in the contest, and as such Ireland would be the hosts of the 1994 Contest.

Points awarded to Ireland

Points awarded to Ireland 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points  Italy  Malta  Norway  Slovenia  Sweden   Switzerland  United Kingdom  France  Netherlands  Spain  Austria  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cyprus  Luxembourg  Croatia  Denmark  Greece  Portugal 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point  Germany  Israel  Finland  Iceland  Belgium  Turkey Points awarded by Ireland 12 points  Netherlands 10 points  France 8 points  United Kingdom 7 points   Switzerland 6 points  Austria 5 points  Norway 4 points  Germany 3 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 points  Malta 1 point  Iceland See also Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest References External links Irish National Final 1993