Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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Participating broadcasterRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
Country
Ireland
IrelandSelectionprocessNational Song Contest
Selectiondate9 March 1980
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country | Ireland | |||
| Selection process | National Song Contest | |||
| Selection date | 9 March 1980 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "What's Another Year" | |||
| Artist | Johnny Logan | |||
| Songwriter | Shay Healy | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 143 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "What's Another Year", written by Shay Healy, and performed by Johnny Logan. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.
National final
Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held the sixteenth edition of the National Song Contest on 9 March 1980 at its studios in Dublin, hosted by Larry Gogan. Eight songs were performed live to the Irish viewers and listeners, with the winning song being decided by 10 regional juries across the country.[1]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Taylor and Karen Black | "Lovin' Won't Let You Down" | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | The Straw Hat and Garter Company | "Take Me Back Again" | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Eileen Reid | "The Saddest Show on Earth" | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlie Chapman and The Miami | "You're So Cheeky" | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" | 40 | 1 |
| 6 | The Dajacs | "You Have" | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Peter Beckett | "Stepping Stones" | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | Romance | "Love Is All There Is" | 5 | 5 |
| R/O | Song | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lovin' Won't Let You Down" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | "Take Me Back Again" | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | "The Saddest Show on Earth" | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 4 | "You're So Cheeky" | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | "What's Another Year" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | "You Have" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | "Stepping Stones" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | |||||
| 8 | "Love Is All There Is" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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