Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999
The Mullans represented Ireland in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem with the song "When You Need Me".
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | The Mullans | |||
| Selected song | "When You Need Me" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Bronagh Mullan | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 18 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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National Final
Réalta '99
'Réalta' was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltacht exclusively for Irish songs.[1] The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 5th edition of Réalta took place on 24 December 1998.[2] The running order and results of Réalta '99 are unknown.[3]
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Devereaux | "An tíogar ceilteach" | - |
| Brighdin Carr & Tina McDaid | "Saor" | - |
| Cathal Ó Catháin | "Is fiú is féidir" | - |
| Colm Mac Séalaigh | "Eileanóir" | - |
| Damien Mac Gabhann | "Is féidir linn" | - |
| Helen Uí Dhunáird | "Oileán intinne" | - |
| Mairé Ní Mhaoilbhin | "Glór na dtonn" | - |
| Maria Ni Chumhall | "Tamall dom" | - |
| Pól Ó Colmáin | "Siúil amach an doras" | - |
| Proinsias Mac An Tuile | "An bon bon carr" | 1 |
Eurosong 1999
Eurosong 1999 was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 7 March 1999 and hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete which were presented on 9 January 1999 on the RTÉ programme Kenny Live.[4] Regional televoting determined the winner and after the combination of votes, "When You Need Me" performed by the Mullans was selected as the winner.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Connell | "I Believed" | Danny Sheerin, Des Sheerin | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Brendan Keeley | "You Must Have Been Crazy" | Brendan Keeley, Graham Murphy | 66 | 2 |
| 3 | Barry Doyle | "Run to Me" | Barry Doyle | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | Tommy Quinn | "You Can't Fight It" | John Fitzpatrick | 27 | 7 |
| 5 | Maggie Toal and Andy McComish | "I Won't Ever Let You Go" | Stephen Nimmon | 57 | 3 |
| 6 | Doona | "An bon bon carr" | Proínsias Mac an Tuile, Bríd Ní Mhurchú | 48 | 4 |
| 7 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | "I'll Be There" | Denise Reynolds | 44 | 5 |
| 8 | The Mullans | "When You Need Me" | Bronagh Mullan | 84 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results[6] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Waterford | Cork | Limerick | Galway | Sligo | Dundalk | Dublin | Total |
| 1 | "I Believed" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 37 |
| 2 | "You Must Have Been Crazy" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 66 |
| 3 | "Run to Me" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | "You Can't Fight It" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | "I Won't Ever Let You Go" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 57 |
| 6 | "An bon bon carr" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | "I'll Be There" | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| 8 | "When You Need Me" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 84 |
The Mullans performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest, a draw on which three previous Irish entries had won ("What's Another Year?" in 1980, "Why Me?" in 1992 and "The Voice" in 1996). Despite taking an early lead with twelve points from the first voting country Lithuania, "When You Need Me" picked up only six additional points, finishing in 17th place.[7]
Voting
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- Various - Réalta, 1995, retrieved 28 June 2023
- "Raidio na Gaeltachta". The Irish Times. 24 December 1998. p. 44.
- Various - Réalta '99, 26 June 2023, retrieved 28 June 2023
- "Ireland 1999". The Eurovision Database. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Eurosong 99: The Songs". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 12 November 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Eurosong 99: Results". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 8 October 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.