22 November – You’re the one who’s made a winner out...
One of these days, Ireland will win again. There, it's out there. It might not be for a few years, but it'll happen. That...
Irish RTÉ considers national final for 2022 Eurovision
After ending last in the first Eurovision 2021 semi-final, the Irish broadcaster RTE is looking to make changes for the next Contest.
Head of the...
Lesley Roy: Finding her way in the world
With ‘Maps’ Lesley Roy promised to bring something unique to the Eurovision stage. She sat down to talk about her Eurovision experience and talk...
Day 5 – Australia – Cyprus
Day 5 continues with the next 4 countries to rehearse.
Australia – no first rehearsal report
She’s not there, we know that, but I had left...
The Fanning Verdict: Eurovision 2021 Ireland
Today we got Lesley with the Good Hair doing Lesley with the unique and awesome staging of one of the best songs in the...
Ireland – Having another go to get it right.
This is too busy and there are too many elements in this song to make it work properly. There are lots of nice ideas...
The Fanning Verdict: Day One at Eurovision 2021
I'll be here throughout rehearsals to tell you what I thought of what was going on and gathering up the official clips in one...
Ireland – they came, had a go, but ….
Well Ireland, that was a bit of a let down. They took 26 minutes to produce a performance and... well the picture of a...
Ireland – eventually
And in what feels like no time at all we’re on the last rehearsal of the day. Blimey that’s gone quickly. Maybe it was...
6 May – Wait until the rainbow ends
It's often interesting how certain Eurovision stars crop up in the most interesting of places. Many just get three minutes on stage, and then...