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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | National Song Contest | |||
| Selection date | 8 February 1976 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "When" | |||
| Artist | Red Hurley | |||
| Songwriter | Brendan Graham | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 54 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "When", written byBrendan Graham, and performed byRed Hurley. The Irish participating broadcaster,Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
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Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held the twelfth National Song Contest on 8 February 1976 at its studios inDublin, hosted byMike Murphy. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from eight regional juries.
Other participants included past and future Irish representativesThe Swarbriggs (1975 and1977),Cathal Dunne (1979) andLinda Martin (winner in 1992) who performed as a member of the group Chips.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacWilliams | "Old Fashioned Song" | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Cahir O'Doherty | "If I Had Your Love" | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Mary Clifford | "Cá bhfuil Grá?" | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | The Swarbriggs | "The Way of Love" | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Chips | "We Can Fly" | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | Red Hurley | "When" | 32 | 1 |
| 7 | Trinity | "Cé'n fáth atáim i nGrá?" | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Cathal Dunne | "Danny" | 10 | 4 |
On the evening of the final Hurley performed 7th in the running order, followingBelgium and preceding theNetherlands. At the close of voting, "When" had picked up 54 points, placing Ireland 10th of the 18 entries.[1] Ireland received one maximum 12 fromItaly, which the Irish jury reciprocated by awarding their 12 to the Italian song.[2]
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