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The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘There is anxiety' – RTE ‘fears' winning Eurovison & facing huge staging costs, claims Ireland's first winner Dana
RTE now fears winning Eurovision because of the cost of staging it, Ireland's first winner Dana has declared. She famously won the 4 Dana Rosemary Scallon claimed RTE fears winning the Eurovision due to the excessive cost Credit: PA:Press Association 4 Dana won the competition in 1970 Credit: Getty Images - Getty 4 The claim that RTE wanted to lose in Eurovision was turned into a classic episode of Father Ted Credit: Channel 4 RTE then staged the event the next year, at the Gaiety Theatre in It was such a costly affair that RTE had to axe a slew of And the legendary singer, says Quizzed if Ireland could ever win Eurovision again, Dana told The Irish Sun on Sunday: 'You have to want to win it. I think there is a certain fear about winning it because of the READ MORE IN EUROVISION 'I think there is a fear in RTE and there is anxiety and fear of winning Eurovision.' The claim that RTE wanted to lose in Eurovision was turned into a classic episode of Critics have even claimed the decision to send Dustin The Turkey out to Eurovision was to scupper any chance of us winning. Responding to Dana's claim, an RTE rep told The Irish Sun on Sunday: 'Each year RTE is fully committed to putting Ireland forward for Eurovision and fully supports our Most read in News TV 'We are proud of the fact we have won the competition seven times to date and would be equally delighted to win it again in the future.' 4 Critics have claimed the decision to send Dustin The Turkey out to Eurovision was to scupper any chance of us winning Credit: PA:Press Association
BreakingNews.ie
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Quiz: How much do you know about Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest?
While Ireland might have a poor record in the Eurovision Song Contest in recent years, back in the 1990s we were dominating the competition with three wins in a row. There have been plenty of ups and downs in Ireland's Eurovision journey, but thankfully the ups have overshadowed the downs (do not mention Dustin the turkey!) Advertisement Think you are an expert in Ireland's Eurovision trivia? Test your knowledge about all things Eurovision (including Johnny Logan) with this quiz.
