Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final - Regional juries | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 March 1982 | |||
| Selected entrant | The Duskeys | |||
| Selected song | "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 49 points | |||
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The Irish National Final was held on 14 March 1982 by RTÉ in Dublin, Ireland.
Before Eurovision
National final
Eight finalists took part in the final on 14 March 1982 in Dublin, Ireland, with the winner being chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries.
The winner of the Irish National Contest, The Duskeys, previously took part in the 1981 national final performing as 'The Duskey Sisters' tying 3rd with Tony Kenny, coming behind Karen Black and The Nevada, and winners Sheeba.
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Duskeys | "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Iain Freeman | "Qu'il Passe" (Let Him Come Past) | 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" (Thank you) | 3 | 7 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Dublin Regional |
Letterkenny | Clonmel | Galway | Dundalk | Cork | Castlebar | Listowel | Cavan | Tullamore | Dublin Central |
Total |
| 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 | |||||||||
Eurovision final
Ireland performed 17th at the end of the startfield. They finished 11th out of 18 with 49 points.
Points awarded to Ireland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Ireland
| 12 points |  Germany
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| 10 points |  Luxembourg
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| 8 points |  Switzerland
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| 7 points |  United Kingdom
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| 6 points |  Norway
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| 5 points |  Austria
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| 4 points |  Belgium
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| 3 points |  Sweden
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| 2 points |  Portugal
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| 1 point |  Denmark
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