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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | National Song Contest | |||
| Selection date | 20 February 1977 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" | |||
| Artist | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 119 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "It's Nice to Be in Love Again", written byTommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, and performed by themselves, along Alma Carroll and Nicola Kerr, under the stage name The Swarbriggs Plus Two. The Irish participating broadcaster,Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. The Swarbriggs had previously representedIreland in 1975.
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Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held the thirteenth edition of the National Song Contest at its studios inDublin, hosted byMike Murphy. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from ten regional juries. Other participants included past and future Irish representativesDickie Rock (1966) andColm C. T. Wilkinson (1978), while future Eurovision winnerLinda Martin (1992) performed as a member of the group Chips.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Jamie Stone | "If I Give My Love" | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | Dickie Rock | "I Can't Go On Without You" | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | Sunshine | "Look Before You Leap" | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | D. J. Curtin | "You Cannot Stop the Music" | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | Denis Allen | "Da-Dum Da-Dum, I Love You So" | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Colm C. T. Wilkinson | "There Was a Dream" | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Chips | "Goodbye Goodbye" | 13 | 4 |
On the night of the final the group performed first in the running order, precedingMonaco. At the close of voting "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" had picked up 119 points, placing Ireland third of the 18 entries.[1] The song had gained four maximum 12s – fromIsrael,Norway,Sweden and the United Kingdom. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to Finland.[2]
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