Ireland & Belarus
Ireland is not quite as bad as I believe it was in the first rehearsal. They have a great stage projection, Celtic knots and...
Rosé refreshed!
Wifi back, refreshed with a beer-ette and nourished with a Swedish salad.. Rosé's back folks, for a bit anyway, I am flagging to be...
30 August – Summertime, wintertime, spring and autumn too
Eurovision announcement! What could be better? Well, an announcement that it's your own city, or that you put a bet on the host city...
In a curious turn of events…
...Phil has just informed me via Social Network that Riigiametnik has been video-calling him with pictures of a local Azeri pear-flavoured beverage which looks...
Terminal three flight on time
Good morning Europe!
Battling through the London morning rush hour to meet That Monty at Heathrow terminal three (flight’s on time) though perhaps That Monty...
Irish Eurovision performer misses final rehearsal
With tempers already frayed in the Malmö Arena, Eurovision Song Contest organisers continue to deal with the fallout from various flare-ups.
This afternoon, during the...
ESC birthdays 9 Mar – Lovely lovely lovely
Do you ever come across a song that you want to do well? Really really want it to do well. But then the head...
18 December – The dance of the leaves when the autumn...
A winner? What's that? You want a winner? But not a recent one? Well, you've come to the right place. And it's winner that...
11 January – Days are maybe bright or maybe grey
Some of you may only have ever seen contests in glorious colour. And the quality seems to get higher every year. A pity the...
Ireland – now THAT’S how you should have done it before
Now then RTE, thank the lord you have some sense and have listened to people that know what to do to stage a song!...