Eurovision Song Contest 2026

What a stich-up. That's literally the sort of move that dictators do. Get the population to vote in a new constitution with promises of some popular things in it but also slip in a new clause banning Presidential term limits.

No

You forgot about the Lutheran's in Holland in your tin-foil conspiracy.

Well done to RTE and the other broadcasters choosing to boycott, hopefully others follow.

Germany said they would withdraw in solidarity if Israel was excluded so there was never any chance it would happen.

Question is - is this a defacto permanent withdrawal by these few countries because Israel will still be there in 2027.

Hopefully permanent, this should be the death knell for this contest. Israel will still be genocidal scum in 2077 so really no need to participate in anything those dregs are involved in from now on.

Well done to RTE. Not only doing the right thing but have been leaders in this.

Even if it's a load of cheap crap I think the rebels should hold their own competition.

I'm delighted.

RTE bell end virtue signallers. Be delighted if Israel win it now!

Credit where it is due.

In 2024 and 2025, the authorities in Israel and its broadcaster turned their Eurovision platform into a blatant propaganda piece on the side of the proto-fascist government in Tel Aviv.

That is, of course, against the rules of Eurovision, but with the backing of big beasts like Germany, there was never any danger they would be sanctioned for doing so.

And so its up to other members to walk away, and I'm glad RTÉ and Ireland have done so with the others so far named.

What will be most interesting now, is the decisions other nations make, particularly ones with a record of strong opposition to Israel's conduct in Gaza.

Will we see a cascade effect, and protests in other countries to do so? If you could get a big beast to walk, even the likes of Australia, and a scattering of smaller countries along with them, it would change the complexion of this from symbolic to damaging.

So what’s the rule here? Ya have to be 100 percent behind RTE or you’re in the wrong? RTE are wrong here!!!

Israel Reddit, story is Netherlands and Spain withdrawing yet top comment is about Ireland. Here’s some of the nonsense underneath that fellow “potato people”