Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Mod warning in the OP

I think Luxembourg might be opening the grand final…though the last song in SF2 has often gone on to open the final (Belgium 2016, as one example) so they might put Erika on first.

haven’t heard any songs this year but if it’s like last 30 plus years most are diabolical except one or two. Lorien? Had a phenomenal mix when she won. I always say any act worth their salt shouldn’t flush a possible career down the toilet by entering

I'm sure Samantha Mumba/Linda Martin/Louis Walsh will be out on the media rounds first thing tomorrow insisting Samantha would have qualified. No, she wouldn't have.

Will be cheering for Italy, Albania and Latvia in the final. But of the three "big contenders" at the moment I would rather see Austria or France get it over Sweden.

Perhaps there's still a chance for a shock winner?

This line gets trotted out every year. Sure haven't Portugal, Netherlands, Austria won it in the last decade. All of them were no hopers for years, but what did they do? Send a unique/great song. There's no reason why we can't do the same.

I thought we moved on from the block voting nonsense years ago. We don't qualify because we don't put in the effort. On the rare occasion we do (or rather RTE falls arseways into an artist with some bit of vision) we have been able to qualify and perform well in the final.

What voting block put San Marino through on Tuesday?

Was thinking the same too, she'd be perfect!

If they have nobody else then send nobody. Silence would be 100x better than Marty so it'd be an instant win.

The running order is out. I can go to bed now.

Did not predict Norway as opener. Only the second time Norway is first on, previous time was 1987.

Usually the favourites are the last 7 songs so Malta and Sweden will do well

I've seen the Israel advertisements. Advertising should be banned for all entries.

The Eurovision is a total joke ….. a controversial country goes through ….. and someone else loses out on a place ….. and Russia cannot get into it …… it says it is not political but Israel are allowed in it and even get to the final and Russia don't get allowed in or either did Milosevic era Serbia/Yugoslavia/Bosnia …..

Family members said Australia or Czech Republic were strong ….. and I'd rather see either 2 of them or obviously Ireland in before Netanyahuland ….. I gave up on this contest a long time ago because it is full of hypocrisy …..

Definitely think we should do like some other nations do, take a break from it, save money and disappointment. Certainly there's a lot of factors we're fighting now, and it would take a mega effort to win the thing ever again. Also, do RTE actually want to win it? If they can't afford it, you should not enter. The politics is mad as well. Leaving aside what people think of the countries, if Russia are out, certainly Israel should be out, there's no question about that. When things 'normalize' then they reapply to enter.