Eurovision 2014

jjbrien

I watched some of the semi final today and im really quite shocked we dint get in. They let a man with a beard in a dress get in and we who had a good song didn't get in? Seems when Ireland takes it seriously we don't get far.

vicwatson

Well done RTE and Louis Walsh.

Stay classy

dark crystal

Eurovision is a bit of a joke nowadays anyway...it's all about countries voting for their neighbours.

We had a great run for a while, but I wouldn't be too pushed about competing any more, tbh.

Tail Docker

Sadly, I missed it. I say sadly, I mean I changed channels the minute it came on. Beverly Hills Pawn was starting.

kneemos

Song was dull and lacked any pep.

Muise...

G'wan Austria!

Supergurrier

Next year just send over topless green bearded women with leprechan hats and my lovely horse in the background.

As good a chance as any.

kneemos

Tail Docker wrote: »

Sadly, I missed it. I say sadly, I mean I changed channels the minute it came on. Beverly Hills Pawn was starting.

This is the first year I actually watched it.A lot of the songs were quite good,more so the first night though.

orangesoda

Jimmy Magee should have been sent or Wee Daniel

jjbrien

jjbrien wrote: »

Seems when Ireland takes it seriously we don't get far.

And when we don't take it seriously we get criticised for it. Remember Dustin? Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Duckworth_Luas

Muise... wrote: »

G'wan Austria!

Austria or New Zealand can't enter

dpofloinn

jjbrien wrote: »

I watched some of the semi final today and im really quite shocked we dint get in. They let a man with a beard in a dress get in and we who had a good song didn't get in? Seems when Ireland takes it seriously we don't get far.

No great surprise the Irish song failed to qualify.We didnt take it seriously,some may have but we sent a very average song with an average singer to the competition. It was poorly produced on the night and was riddled with amatureish mistakes and that ultimately cost Ireland. The Austrian singer while gimmicky had a superior song and delivered on the night check with PP its one of the front runners to win the competition

Tail Docker

kneemos wrote: »

This is the first year I actually watched it.A lot of the songs were quite good,more so the first night though.

Yossi Dinah or some warblers??? It's Yossi ffs..

Ihatecuddles

jjbrien wrote: »

They let a man with a beard in a dress get in

They let Jesus in?

jjbrien

dpofloinn wrote: »

No great surprise the Irish song failed to qualify.We didnt take it seriously,some may have but we sent a very average song with an average singer to the competition. It was poorly produced on the night and was riddled with amatureish mistakes and that ultimately cost Ireland. The Austrian singer while gimmicky had a superior song and delivered on the night check with PP its one of the front runners to win the competition

Did you see poland a lot of cleavage shots hell would even make me vote for it ours as u said was bit average but still was better than some of the ones who qualified.

Muise...

Fair play to little Megan from Wicklow for kicking this off. Excellent wedding dancing from some Euro-quarters, bravo!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHPBrEkI8oM

siblers

Norwegian song was genuinley decent, Irish song was just any other typical euro pop song.

dpofloinn

Its not always about the song sometimes the theatrics and the show count for more which I know is counter intuitive because its a song contest but Ireland failed on both counts. While Polands song may not be to everyones taste no one can deny they put on a 'show'

jjbrien

Muise... wrote: »

Fair play to little Megan from Wicklow for kicking this off. Excellent wedding dancing from some Euro-quarters, bravo!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHPBrEkI8oM

She was adorable and did us proud

fleet_admiral

my money is on pat mustards offspring. 20/1 into 11/4.

carraig2

jjbrien wrote: »

She was adorable and did us proud

I could have done as well as the auld lad in the high viz jacket

Muise...

jjbrien wrote: »

She was adorable and did us proud

The hosts were very kind to her, but she was the very definition of a deer in the headlights before the music started, bless her. Great focus and grit.

AulBiddy

I don't believe our song could have got through anyway, the standard was very high this year and some very talented acts have got through such as the "lady with the beard". I know some of Eurovision is quite politically influenced but there really was a lot more better acts than ours. However well done Kasey for representing Ireland

jos28

Jaysis, Derek Mooney will be gutted !

Kermit.de.frog

"Well done?"

They failed. They should be punished not lauded.

That's the problem with this country.

carraig2

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

"Well done?"

They failed. They should be punished not lauded.

That's the problem with this country.

Punished?
Make a great dictator you

Muise...

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

"Well done?"

They failed. They should be punished not lauded.

That's the problem with this country.

Eurovision punishment... hmmm

Would that be 40 lashes with tinsel and being put in velvet stocks and laughed at by every homosexual in Europe?

B.A._Baracus

That dude with the beard in the dress is just weird. Really, really weird.

For those that didn't see. Here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

Kermit.de.frog

Muise... wrote: »

Eurovision punishment... hmmm

Would that be 40 lashes with tinsel and being put in velvet stocks and laughed at by every homosexual in Europe?

Not at all Ted. Their passports though could be removed for example to stop them coming back.


:cool:

MJ23

Cheesecake was the best song of the night. 80-1 on paddy power. I think I'll put on a fiver. Havent placed a bet for years.

carraig2

MJ23 wrote: »

Cheesecake was the best song of the night. 80-1 on paddy power. I think I'll put on a fiver. Havent placed a bet for years.

Give me the fiver and if it wins I will give you the €405 euro

wil

dark crystal wrote: »

Eurovision is a bit of a joke nowadays anyway...it's all about countries voting for their neighbours.

We had a great run for a while, but I wouldn't be too pushed about competing any more, tbh.

Sounds like a broken mp3 cd record from 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, .....
Put a tune to it and enter next year.

Makes me chuckle, all our neighbours are automatically in the final so don't even care about the semis.
Now we are as insignificant to the rest of middle and eastern Europe as FYRAzerRusatio is to us.

Unless we send a really stand out song, they are going to give us as many votes as we give them.

And yet the majority of countries are happy to enter year in year out without moaning why they are being ignored even more so than the FormerEurovisionRepublic of Ireland

Grab All Association

Next year

Quazzie

Why are the majority of the songs in English? Even the German song. Why are the Germans singing in a foreign language. Does the whole of Europe speak English now?

fonecrusher1

here that irish wan is a ride. phowaaarr.

Grab All Association

Who did they send this year? Not the traveller girl from The Voice or Johnathan Hart again? I stopped watching Eurovision years ago

amkin25

Just watched it on youtube the dancer's what was that about,i have a feeling they probably ruined it for her,was never gonna win but expected it to qualify,though personally im glad nobody has to see that dancing again.

FameHungry

Why is is shocking that we didn't go through? The song was very forgettable and was just dull. We think we're sending great modern songs when really we haven't a clue. Lipstick did well for a reason because they stood out, so did the song and it was something you'd hear in the charts (it was in the top 20 in some countries, #1 here and even #8 in South Korea).

AllGunsBlazing

Every year that we fail to qualify for this crapfest should be seen as another step towards progress and reform.

amkin25

FameHungry wrote: »

Why is is shocking that we didn't go through? The song was very forgettable and was just dull. We think we're sending great modern songs when really we haven't a clue. Lipstick did well for a reason because they stood out, so did the song and it was something you'd hear in the charts (it was in the top 10 in Sweden for a while after it).

Not sure if you are talking to me or a previous poster but i never said it was shocking,i said the song was no good and had no chance.
I merely pointed out that the dancing guy's made it a whole lot worse so it might have qualified without them doing their thing.

K.Flyer

I think RTE et al need to completely re-think how they approach the Eurovision, and maybe consider saving some money and not bother with it for a while.
The way the voting goes now, even if they sent U2 with Riverdance jumping around behind them, they would be lucky to get anywhere.

OneEightSeven

I'm disappointed we won't be seeing Kasey on Saturday wearing dresses that compliment her fantastic boobs. We probably had the best-looking female contestant.

HugsiePie

Was watching it tonight with a german ad spanish friend. They liked the dancing but not in "skirts".....they didnt like the background or the singer. The song was just average. Not particularly good and didn't standout in anyway. Even when watching eurosong......it was the most eurovision-y of the bunch but did anyone actually standback detatch themselves from national pride and say this will be a real contender to win the eurovision.

Poor Marty was speechless!

kneemos

OneEightSeven wrote: »

I'm disappointed we won't be seeing Kasey on Saturday wearing dresses that compliment her fantastic boobs. We probably had the best-looking female contestant.

Moral victory.

Eathrin

Didn't watch it for the first time in years. Our song was absolute muck. Felt sorry for Ryan Dolan last year, one of the best songs in the competition and it came last in the final. I know I'm speaking uninformed as I actually haven't seen the rest of the acts but I'm not at all surprised that we didn't reach the final this year, it was dreadful.

A cow called Daisy

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Austria or New Zealand can't enter

Luckily Australia can enter:D

Arthur Beesley

OneEightSeven wrote: »

I'm disappointed we won't be seeing Kasey on Saturday wearing dresses that compliment her fantastic boobs. We probably had the best-looking female contestant.

Apart from the Polish babes at the very least. They are the only ones I saw but were hot. And busty.

Irish Stones

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Luckily Australia can enter:D

And since when are Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Georgia and Israel in Europe?

Muise...

Irish Stones wrote: »

And since when are Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Georgia and Israel in Europe?

They're in the EBU. This vexed question, and Marty Whelan's hilarious disappointment, make every year a pleasure.

kneemos

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

That dude with the beard in the dress is just weird. Really, really weird.

For those that didn't see. Here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

He was trying to look like a woman so why the beard?