Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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| Participating broadcaster | TG4 |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| First appearance | 2015 |
| Highest placement | 10th: 2016 |
Ireland made their first appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the 2015 contest in Sofia, when Aimee Banks finished in 12th place with the song "Réalta na Mara". The Irish language broadcaster, TG4, is responsible for the country's participation in the contest.
TG4 originally intended to make their debut at the 2014 contest in Marsa, but required funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which was rejected.[1]
Since their debut in 2015, Ireland has achieved one top ten placing, in 2016 when Zena Donnelly finished in 10th place with the song "Bríce ar Bhríce".
In 2018, the Irish national final took place on the 1st of October. In the evening show, Sarah Kenny and Kerry-Ann competed in the sing off, leaving Kerry-Ann in the competition
Participation
- Table key
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| 2015 | Aimee Banks | "Réalta na mara" | Irish, Latin | 12 | 36 |
| 2016 | Zena Donnelly | "Bríce ar bhríce" | Irish, English | 10 | 122 |
| 2017 | Muireann McDonnell | "Súile glasa" | Irish | 15 | 54 |
| 2018 |
Broadcasts and voting
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[2] The Irish broadcaster, TG4, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Irish language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Ireland. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2015.
| Year(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson |
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| 2015 | Stiofán Ó Fearail and Caitlín Nic Aoidh | Anna Banks |
| 2016 | Eoghan McDermott | Andrea Leddy |
| 2017 | Walter McCabe |
Voting history
The tables below shows Ireland's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2016 and takes into account the new voting system which allows the adult and kids juries each to award a set of points, introduced by the European Broadcasting Union from the 2016 contest onwards.[3]
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See also
- Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Ireland in the Eurovision Dance Contest
- Ireland in the Eurovision Young Dancers
- Ireland in the Eurovision Young Musicians
References
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 May 2014). "Ireland: TG4 Fails To Get BAI Funding For JESC". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
http://eurovoix.com/2015/09/01/ireland-jesc-selection-judging-panel-announced/
External links
- Official page Junior Eurovision
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