Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 February 2000 | |||
| Selected entrant | Eamonn Toal | |||
| Selected song | "Millennium of Love" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 92 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Eamonn Toal represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm with the song "Millennium of Love".
Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held on 20 February 2000 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin. For the first time since 1990, Pat Kenny did not host the event, the honor instead going to 1995 Eurovision Song Contest presenter Mary Kennedy. As in the 1999 national selection, regional televoting was used to determine the winner.[1]
| Final – 20 February 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Eamonn Toal | "Millennium of Love" | Gerry Simpson, Raymond J. Smyth | 76 | 1 |
| 2 | Karl Power | "Why Did You Have to Go?" | Andy Jack | 30 | 8 |
| 3 | Liz Fletcher | "All in a Lifetime" | Liz Fletcher | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | Shimma | "When You Are Near" | Orla Keegan | 55 | 3 |
| 5 | Lisa Stanley | "Shine" | Lisa Stanley | 34 | 6 |
| 6 | Gavin McCormack | "Journey to the Center of Your Heart" | Barry Grace, Gavin McCormack | 31 | 7 |
| 7 | Audrey Lynch | "Feel Good Emotion" | Audrey Lynch | 47 | 5 |
| 8 | John Hurley | "Crossroads" | John Ryan, John Hurley | 64 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries. The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners Denmark.
"Millennium of Love" was the only entry that year to make a reference to the turn of the millennium.
Points awarded by Ireland
| 12 points |  Denmark
|
| 10 points |  Russia
|
| 8 points |  Latvia
|
| 7 points |  Estonia
|
| 6 points |  Sweden
|
| 5 points |  Germany
|
| 4 points |  Norway
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| 3 points |  Malta
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| 2 points |  Austria
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| 1 point |  Netherlands
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Points awarded to Ireland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
