Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | National Song Contest | |||
| Selection date | 14 March 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" | |||
| Artist | The Duskeys | |||
| Songwriter | Sally Keating | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 49 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Here Today Gone Tomorrow", written by Sally Keating, and performed by The Duskeys. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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National Song Contest
[edit]Eight finalists took part in the seventeenth edition of the National Contest on 14 March 1982 in Dublin, with the winner being chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries.
The winners, The Duskeys, previously took part in the 1981 National Song Contest performing as 'The Duskey Sisters' placing joint 3rd.
The interval act was Bucks Fizz, the 1981 British entrants and winners of Eurovision 1981.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | The Duskeys | "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Iain Freeman | "Qu'il passe" | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Chips | "Tissue of Lies" | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Tony Kenny | "Wherever You Go" | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Heads | "Goodbye to Loneliness" | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | Deuce of Hearts | "All Over Again" | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | Jody McStravick | "Is There Anyone Out There?" | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheeba | "Go raibh maith agat" | 3 | 7 |
| Draw | Song | Dublin Regional
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Letterkenny
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Clonmel
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Galway
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Dundalk
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Cork
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Castlebar
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Listowel
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Cavan
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Tullamore
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Dublin Central
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Total |
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| 1 | "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| 2 | "Qu'il passe" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | "Tissue of Lies" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | "Wherever You Go" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 5 | "Goodbye to Loneliness" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | "All Over Again" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 7 | "Is There Anyone Out There?" | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |||||||
| 8 | "Go raibh maith agat" | 2 | 1 | 3 |
At Eurovision
[edit]Ireland performed 17th. They finished 11th out of 18 with 49 points.[1]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.