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Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

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Summary

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Field	Value
Year	1993
Broadcaster	Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
Country	Ireland
Selection process	Eurosong '93
Selection date	14 March 1993
Song	In Your Eyes
Artist	Niamh Kavanagh
Writer	Jimmy Walsh
writer_single	y
Final result	1st, 187 points

Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "In Your Eyes", written by Jimmy Walsh, and performed by Niamh Kavanagh. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final, which ultimately won the contest. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, after winning the with the song "Why Me?" by Linda Martin.

Before Eurovision

''Eurosong '93''

Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held Eurosong '93 on 14 March 1993 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight songs competed to represent the host country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, with the final winner selected by the votes of ten regional juries.

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

Draw	Song	nb=1	Athlone}}	nb=1	Cavan}}	nb=1	Dublin}}	nb=1	Dundalk}}	nb=1	Dungloe}}	nb=1
1	"In Your Eyes"	12	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	118
2	"Long Gone"	5	4	8	10	3	4	8	4	4	4	54
3	"If You Changed Your Mind"	10	5	6	6	5	10	5	10	8	10	75
4	"Mo mhúirnín óg"	4	3	5	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	34
5	"2nd Time Around"	8	12	10	4	8	8	10	6	6	7	79
6	"Hold Out"	3	8	3	8	6	7	7	8	5	6	61
7	"Stay"	7	7	7	5	10	5	6	5	7	8	67
8	"Why Aren't We Talking Anyway?"	6	6	4	7	7	6	4	7	10	5	62

At Eurovision

Niamh Kavanagh represented for the host country on 15 May in Millstreet, performing 14th in the running order, following and preceding . Kavanagh received 187 points, receiving the maximum 12 points a total of 7 times and receiving at least one point from every competing nation. This was Ireland's fifth victory in the contest, and as such, RTÉ would be the host of the (they did not decline to host, unlike Luxembourg after its 1973 victory and Israel after its 1979 victory).

Voting

Score	Country	12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points	5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point

Score	Country	12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points	5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point

References

"Ireland: Eurosong 1993".
"Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union.
"Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union.

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