Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
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Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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Country | Ireland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 22 January 1966 | |||
Selected entrant | Dickie Rock | |||
Selected song | "Come Back to Stay" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Rowland Soper | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 4th, 14 points | |||
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Irish National Final was held on 22 January 1966 by RTÉ TV in Dublin, Brendan O'Reilly was hosting the event.
Before Eurovision[]
National final[]
Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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1 | Deirdre Wynne | "There's No Sense In Being A Fool" | 5 | 4 |
2 | Dickie Rock | "Come Back to Stay" | 1 | 20 |
3 | The Ludlows | "A Sailor Will Sail" | 8 | 3 |
4 | Butch Moore | "I See Your Face" | 10 | 0 |
5 | Sonny Knowles | "The Menace from Ennis" | 10 | 0 |
6 | Deirdre Wynne | "Why Don't You Say it's So?" | 3 | 8 |
7 | Dickie Rock | "Can't Make Up My Mind" | 5 | 4 |
8 | Butch Moore | "Why Don't You Believe in Her?" | 4 | 7 |
9 | Sonny Knowles | "Chuaigh me Suas Don Chluide Mor" | 10 | 0 |
10 | The Ludlows | "The Winds Thro' the Rafters" | 2 | 9 |
11 | Dickie Rock | "Oh! Why?" | 9 | 1 |
12 | Deirdre Wynne | "Haven't You?" | 5 | 4 |
At Eurovision[]
Ireland started at placement 17th at the end of the start field and finished 4th place with 14 points.
Voting[]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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