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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | National Song Contest | |||
| Selection date | 30 March 1986 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "You Can Count On Me" | |||
| Artist | Luv Bug | |||
| Songwriter | Kevin Sheerin | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 96 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "You Can Count On Me", written by Kevin Sheerin, and performed by the groupLuv Bug. 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 twenty-first edition of the National Song Contest on 30 March 1986 at its studios inDublin, hosted byMike Murphy. Eleven regional juries across Ireland selected the winning song, "You Can Count On Me", performed by the groupLuv Bug and composed by Kevin Sheerin.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fran Meen | "Here in the Night" | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | Luv Bug | "You Can Count On Me" | 35 | 1 |
| 3 | Theresa Lowe | "Only the Lonely Survive" | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | The Rockets | "Life in the City" | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | John Spillane and Mandy Murphy | "Ringo" | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Honor Heffernan | "Honey" | 19 | 3 |
| 7 | Loudest Whisper | "Johnny, Where Are You Now?" | 22 | 2 |
| 8 | Linda Martin | "If I Can Change Your Mind" | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Jim Walsh | "I'll Never Love Again" | 0 | 9 |
| Draw | Song | Dublin County | Dundalk | Manorhamilton | Gweedore | Clifden | Dingle | Cobh | Kilkenny | Rosslare | Mullingar | Dublin Central | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Here in the Night" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| 2 | "You Can Count On Me" | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35 | |||
| 3 | "Only the Lonely Survive" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | "Life in the City" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | "Ringo" | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | "Honey" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | ||||
| 7 | "Johnny, Where Are You Now?" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| 8 | "If I Can Change Your Mind" | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 9 | "I'll Never Love Again" | 0 |
Luv Bug performed twelfth on the night of the contest, followingIsrael and precedingBelgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 96 points, placing 4th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] This high placing was the third of five straight top ten finishes, and was the run-up to Ireland's win in Brussels the next year.[citation needed]
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