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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | Eurosong '93 | |||
| Selection date | 14 March 1993 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "In Your Eyes" | |||
| Artist | Niamh Kavanagh | |||
| Songwriter | Jimmy Walsh | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 187 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "In Your Eyes", written by Jimmy Walsh, and performed byNiamh 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 theGreen Glens Arena inMillstreet, after winning theprevious edition with the song "Why Me?" byLinda Martin.
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Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) heldEurosong '93 on 14 March 1993[1] at thePoint Theatre inDublin, hosted byPat Kenny. Eight songs competed to represent the host country at theEurovision 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 | Athlone | Cavan | Dublin | Dundalk | Dungloe | Galway | Limerick | Listowel | Millstreet | Waterford | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Niamh Kavanagh represented for the host country on 15 May in Millstreet, performing 14th in the running order, followingSweden and precedingLuxembourg. Kavanagh received 187 points, receiving the maximum 12 points a total of 7 times and receiving at least one point from every competing nation.[2] This was Ireland's fifth victory in the contest, and as such, RTÉ would be the host of thefollowing contest (they did not decline to host, unlike Luxembourg after its 1973 victory and Israel after its 1979 victory).
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