Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 February 1975 | |||
| Selected entrant | The Swarbriggs | |||
| Selected song | "That's What Friends Are For" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 68 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland was represented by The Swarbriggs, with the song '"That's What Friends Are For", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 March in Stockholm. "That's What Friends Are For" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 9 February.
Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. For a second year, RTÉ pre-selected their representatives and The Swarbriggs performed eight songs which were voted on by ten regional juries.[1]
| Final – 9 February 1975 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song (English translation) | Points | Place |
| 1 | "This Is Our Very Own Song" | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | "Butterfly Morning" | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | "Bláithín" (Florence) | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | "Lady In Blue" | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | "Come and Keep Me Warm" | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | "That's What Friends Are For" | 36 | 1 |
| 7 | "Baberó Dederó" | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | "Goodbye to Goodbye" | 22 | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final The Swarbriggs performed second in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding France. At the close of voting "That's What Friends Are For" had picked up 68 points (including a maximum 12 from Belgium), placing Ireland 9th of the 19 entries. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to France.[2]
Points awarded by Ireland
| 12 points |  France
|
| 10 points |  Luxembourg
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| 8 points |  Netherlands
|
| 7 points |  Spain
|
| 6 points |  Italy
|
| 5 points |  Finland
|
| 4 points |  Yugoslavia
|
| 3 points |  United Kingdom
|
| 2 points |  Switzerland
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| 1 point |  Israel
|
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
