Irish Times media columnist and diehard Eurovision fan Laura Slattery is heading to Liverpool this week for the annual song contest.
It’s hard not to feel upbeat in the face of all the positivity, giddiness and glittery glamour that comes with Eurovision. But if the past several years are anything to go by, the odds are not in Ireland’s favour.
Our entry this year, We Are One by Wild Youth, will be doing well to make it past the the semi-finals. And to think Ireland once ruled Eurovision.
With our glory days firmly behind us, Laura teases out why our success rate is now so dire – but why it’s important that we still try.
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And as a seasoned fan who has actually listened to all the entries, she gives her predictions on who will win, and who should.
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan and John Casey.
