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Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

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The contestants in the Irish National Final were decided by two semi-finals, where three were chosen from the first which was held on 6 February with the second being held on 20 February. The Final was held on 3 March 1968 and was broadcast on RTÉ TV in Dublin, Ireland. All three shows were hosted by Brendan O'Reilly.

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Ireland was represented by Pat McGeegan, with the song "Chance of a Lifetime", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London. The song was chosen in the fourth National Song Contest held on 3 March 1968.

Before Eurovision

National Song Contest

The fourth National Song Contest consisted of two semi-finals and a final, which were held in the RTÉ Studios in Dublin, Ireland and hosted by Brendan O'Reilly.[1] This was the first time that an Irish national final had a semi-final and remained the only time until 1996.

Competing Entries

RTÉ opened a submission period for composers to submit songs between 27 October 1967 and 1 January 1968. Composers had be Irish-born or live in Ireland and could only submit a maximum of two songs each. RTÉ selected 16 songs from the received submissions.[2]

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Semi-Finals

Almost all of the running order and exact results for the semi-finals are unknown. Although three songs were intended to qualify from each semi-final, a mistake where song 'M' ("Gleann Na Smól") was accidentally announced as having qualified instead of song 'N' ("Chance of a Lifetime"), meant that both songs qualified from the second semi-final.[3]

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Final

The final was held on 3 March 1968 in the RTÉ Studios in Dublin, Ireland and hosted by Brendan O'Reilly. The results were decided by 10 regional juries.[1]

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At Eurovision

Ireland started at number 14 in the startfield and finished 4th with 18 points.

Voting

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References

  1. [1]
    "IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1968". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Finding Irish song for Eurovision". The Irish Times. 27 October 1967. p. 8.
  3. [3]
    "Slip of tongue helps entry in song contest". The Irish Times. 21 February 1968. p. 9.
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    "Photographic image" (JPG). Stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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