Conor, Lou, and Alex are back together at last to unpack everything from Basel. In the second episode of our two-part special, we ask: what the hell just happened? In part two, we're sharing our stand out moments from across the week of Eurovision 2025, and our biggest shocks. We're also discussing Ireland's 13th place finish in the second semi-final. Plus, choose our stand-out moments from Basel. Be sure to follow us on social media and stay tuned for part two, where we continue to dissect the ...
Jun 19, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Eurovision 2025 is officially over! Conor, Lou, and Alex are back together at last to unpack everything from Basel. In the first of our two-part special, we ask: what the hell just happened? In part one, we're sharing our thoughts and feelings about this year's contest and reliving the highs, lows, and unforgettable moments from Basel. We also walk you through the all-important Top-10 result, breaking down the jury vs. televote drama, stand-out performances, and what the results mean for Eurovis...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 48
It’s Grand Final day of Eurovision 2025! Lou is joined by Mathshall, Meehall to dissecting everything you need to know ahead of the big show tonight. Head over to our social media sites now for more videos, photos, and games! Also, let us know your thoughts on anything we discussed in this episode.
May 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2025 delivered its share of drama, surprise qualifiers, and emotional exits as Ireland’s EMMY and her high-energy anthem "Laika Party" unfortunately missing out on a place in Saturday’s Grand Final. Despite a performance filled with intergalactic flair and an infectious chorus, Ireland fell short in a fiercely competitive lineup. It’s a tough result for Irish fans, many of whom had placed big hopes on EMMY’s bold staging and pop appeal to take them through. The 10 coun...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Conor and Lou are back with another episode during Eurovision Week, and things are heating up. Yesterday marked the first full dress rehearsal for Semi-Final 2, complete with a live audience. This run-through is the clearest look yet at how each act will come across on screen and in the arena. They'll be giving their honest thoughts on the performances on the big night. Naturally, all eyes are on Ireland. EMMY took to the stage with 'Laika Party. Following Ireland’s qualification last year, can ...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 45
The results are in! In this episode, we're reacting to the outcome of Semi-Final 1 of Eurovision 2025, and what a rollercoaster it was. Ten countries have secured their spot in the Grand Final: 🇳🇴 Norway – Kyle Alessandro – Lighter 🇦🇱 Albania – Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm 🇸🇪 Sweden – KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu 🇮🇸 Iceland – VÆB – RÓA 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Claude – C’est La Vie 🇵🇱 Poland – Justyna Steczkowska – GAJA 🇸🇲 San Marino – Gabry Ponte – Tutta L’Italia 🇪🇪 Estonia – Tommy Cash – Espre...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Eurovision Week 2025 continues. In today's episode, it’s all kicking off in Basel as we bring you our first reactions hot off the dress rehearsal for Semi-Final 1 of Eurovision 2025! In this episode, we break down every performance from tonight’s run-through — who wowed us, who still has work to do, and who looks like a lock for Saturday night’s Grand Final. Joining us live from Basel, Alex Basmati is on the ground with all the behind-the-scenes buzz. She also chats with James Stephenson from Eu...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 43
It’s finally Eurovision Week, and we’re kicking things off with a massive episode packed full of iconic moments from our special Sunday livestream! Join Conor and Lou as we welcome an all-star lineup of guests including food and pop culture guru Russell Alford (Gastrogays), Junior Eurovision 2022 star Sophie Lennon, Eurosong 2024 finalist Peadar Connolly, and Belgium’s Eurovision brain Clémentine Schollaert (Clemovision) for lively chat and predictions ahead of the big week. Plus, Alex Basmati i...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 42
It's our final episode before Eurovision Week officially commences! In this bumper episode of the Éirevision Podcast, we’re diving deep into the full results of our Quick Fire Ratings 2025, uncovering the entries that soared and those that split the fandom. We’re also catching up on your messages and Buy Me A Coffee shoutouts. We'll also be revealing our coverage plans for Basel 2025 — from press room antics, live streams, and on-the-ground updates during Eurovision week! Plus, we’ll be hearing ...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 41
It's the final episode of our Eurovision 2025 Quick Fire Ratings! In this episode, Conor, Lou, and Alex share their ratings for the Switzerland (Zoë Më - "Voyage"), Ukraine (Ziferblat - "Bird of Pray"), and United Kingdom (Remember Monday - "What The Hell Just Happened?" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average score. At the end of the series, we'll see who is ...
May 06, 2025•41 min•Season 3Ep. 40
It's the penultimate episode of our Quick Fire Ratings for the 2025 season of Eurovision! In this episode, Conor, Lou, and Alex share their ratings for the Slovenia (Klemen - "How Much Time Do We Have Left"), Spain (Melody - "ESA DIVA"), and Sweden (KAJ - "Bara Bada Bastu" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average score. At the end of the series, we'll see who i...
May 05, 2025•49 min•Season 3Ep. 39
We're into the final week of Quick Fire Ratings for 2025. Today, we're continuing with three more countries from Eurovision 2025. In this episode, Conor, Lou, and Alex share their ratings for the Portugal (NAPA - "Deslocado"), San Marino (Gabry Ponte - "Tutta L'Italia"), and Serbia (Princ - "Mila" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average score. At the end of th...
May 04, 2025•41 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Another week of Quick Fire Ratings comes to an end. Before we head into the Bank Holiday weekend, we've got three more countries to discuss. In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for the Netherlands (Claude - "C'est La Vie"), Norway (Kyle Alessandro - "Lighter"), and Poland (Justyna Steczkowska - "GAJA" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average scor...
May 01, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Today, we're continuing our Quick Fire Ratings for 2025. We've got three more countries to discuss before they head to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025! In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Luxembourg (Laura Thorn - "La Poupée Monte Le Son"), Malta (Miriana Conte - "SERVING"), and Montenegro (Nina Žižić - "Dobrodošli" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to giv...
May 01, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Today, we're continuing our Quick Fire Ratings for 2025. We've got three more countries to discuss before they head to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025! In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Italy (Lucio Corsi - "Volevo Essere Un Duro"), Latvia (Tautumeitas - "Bur Man Laimi"), and Lithuania (Katarsis - "Tavo akys" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us ...
Apr 29, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Today, we're continuing our Quick Fire Ratings for 2025. We've got three more countries to discuss before they head to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - including Ireland's entry! In this episode, Conor and Lou, and Alex share their ratings for Greece (Klavdia - "Asteromata"), Iceland (VÆB - "RÓA"), and Ireland (EMMY - "Laika Party" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give ...
Apr 29, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 34
It's a new week and time for another episode of Éirevision! Today, we're continuing our Quick Fire Ratings for 2025. We've got three more countries to discuss before they head to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Alex to share their ratings for France (Louane - "Maman"), Georgia (Mariam Shengelia - "Freedom"), and Germany (Abor & Tynna - "Baller" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Inst...
Apr 28, 2025•42 min•Season 3Ep. 33
On today's episode of Éirevision, we're continuing our Quick Fire Ratings for 2025. We've got three more countries to discuss before they head to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Denmark (Sissal - "Hallucination"), Estonia (Tommy Cash - "Espresso Macchiato"), and Finland (Erika Vikman - "ICH KOMME" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rati...
Apr 24, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 32
It's Thursday and we've got three more countries to discuss as part of our Quick Fire Ratings for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Croatia (Marko Bošnjak - "Poison Cake"), Cyprus (Theo Evan - "Shh"), and Czechia (ADONXS - "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average score. At the end of the...
Apr 23, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 31
We're continuing our Quick Fire Ratings for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with three more countries... In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Austria (JJ - "Wasted Love"), Azerbaijan (Mamagama - "Run with U"), and Belgium (Red Sebastian - "Strobe Lights" ). As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average score. At the end of the series, we'll see who i...
Apr 22, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 30
It's that time of year again... our quick fire ratings series is back for 2025! We are just weeks away from the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. It's the perfect time to revisit the songs of 2025. As usual, we'll be giving our scores out of ten, alongside your scores which were submitted on Instagram. We'll be counting every single rating received to give us an average score. At the end of the series, we'll see who is the highest rated country, and who is bottom of our scoreboard. ...
Apr 22, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 29
In this special episode of Éirevision, Conor, Lou, and Alex delve into the stories of two Irish songwriters who have made notable contributions to this years Eurovision Song Contest 2025. First, we speak with Joshua Curran, an Irish-Czech singer-songwriter who has made history as the first Irishman to write a track for Armenia, "Survivor". Joshua shares insights into his creative process and what it means to contribute to another country's musical representation on such a grand stage. Next, we c...
Apr 18, 2025•49 min•Season 3Ep. 28
In this special bonus episode of the podcast, Lou and Alex are here to update you on what's coming up over the next couple of weeks as we head towards Eurovision 2025! On Friday April 18th, OGAE Ireland are hosting the Dublin Preview Party in Workman's Club, Dublin. Performing on the night will be NIYL (Eurosong 2025) and Aiko (Czechia 2024). But that’s not all – it’ll be the perfect time to listen to all the Eurovision 2025 songs, make new friends, and party the night away to classic Eurovision...
Apr 17, 2025•10 min
In this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Louise head to London for the 2025 edition of the London Eurovision Party! We're delighted to be joined by a few Eurovision participants from the past and the present and the icons from Melodifestivalen 2024 - Dolly Style. From the class of 2024, Jerry Heil from Ukraine joins us for a chat. We also chat with some of the 2025 representatives including Marko Bošnjak (Croatia) and Laura Thorn (Luxembourg). Of course, we couldn't not catch-up with Ireland's E...
Apr 15, 2025•45 min•Season 3Ep. 27
In today’s episode, Conor and Lou review the final five songs from the class of 2025: Czechia, Austria, Georgia, Cyprus, and France! Austria is bringing the feels this year with JJ’s Wasted Love, a moody, emotional track that might just have us all staring out windows in the rain with opera thrown into it. Could this be a potential winner? Czechia is throwing the kitchen sink at their entry with ADONXS and his infectious Kiss Kiss Goodbye. It’s slick, confident, and made for the stage. If drama ...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 26
In today’s episode, Conor and Lou take a deep dive into the latest Eurovision 2025 entries and react to the much-anticipated Semi-Final running order. There’s plenty to unpack as they analyze the songs competing for Denmark, Germany, Croatia, and Switzerland. Denmark’s Sissal secured victory at Melodi Grand Prix 2025 with “Hallucination,” winning by just one point. The song is already making waves among Eurovision fans, but can she finally bring Denmark back to the Grand Final for the first time...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 25
In this special feature-length episode of the podcast, we sit down with Michael Kealy, Irish Head of Delegation and RTÉ Executive Producer, for an in-depth conversation about all things Eurovision. Michael gives us exclusive insights into the song submission period for 2025, Eurosong 2025 including Samantha Mumba vs the panel, and EMMY’s big win on the night. Michael also shares some behind-the-scenes gossip from the recent head of delegation meeting in Basel and shares his thoughts on the recen...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Éirevision is throwing its very own Laika Party in today's episode. The gang are joined by two very important ladies to Team Ireland this year... First up, Louise sits down with singer-songwriter Larissa Tormey. She is one of the writers behind Ireland's 2025 entry. She chats about the songwriting process behind Laika Party, Eurosong, Eurovision, and her own plans for the future. Also on the episode, Alex and Lou catch-up with Ireland's 2025 representative herself, EMMY! She chats to the girls a...
Mar 27, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Lou and Alex are back with another episode of Éirevision. In today’s episode, it's all about the men as they discuss the songs from Australia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, and The Netherlands for Eurovision 2025. Australia’s Go-Jo, the viral artist behind Mrs. Hollywood, is bringing the energy with Milkshake Man to Eurovision 2025. Serbia’s Princ has taken Pesma za Evroviziju 25 by storm with Mila. Azerbaijan’s trio Mamagama finally get their chance at Eurovision with Run with U. And after last year’s dr...
Mar 24, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Tá eipeasóid spesialta ann inniu. Is ceiliúradh speisialta ar ár dteanga í Seachtain na Gaeilge, a bhíonn ar siúl inár dtír agus ar fud an domhain gach bliain. Spreagann an fhéile seo daoine eile chun ár dteanga a úsáid agus chun ardán a thabhairt di gach uair is féidir. Is í Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025, agus mar anuraidh, bheartaigh Lou agus Alex labhairt faoi gach rud a bhaineann le Eurovision 2025 inár dteanga dhúchais. Glacann na cailíní páirt i gceol agus craic na bliana trí theachtaireachtaí...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 21
