Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series continues! We're building up to Eurosong 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. In this episode, Dublin-based rapper JyellowL joins Conor and Lou to discuss his entry 'JUDAS'. Born of Jamaican and Nigerian ...
Jan 10, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series continues! We're building up to Eurosong 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. In this episode, rock singer-songwriter AILSHA joins Conor and Alex to discuss her entry 'Go Tobann'. The makeup artist turned...
Jan 09, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 9
It's back! Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series is back for 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. In this episode, Dublin singer-songwriter Erica Cody joins Conor and Alex to discuss her entry 'Love Me Like I Do'. Erica released her debut EP ...
Jan 08, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Happy New Year! On this episode of Éirevision, we finally kick-off our discussing about the songs for Eurovision 2024. Over the last few months, three countries have revealed their entries for the upcoming edition of the contest - France, Czechia, and Albania. Conor and Lou share their opinions on France's Slimane and 'Mon Amour, Czechia's Aiko and 'Pedestal', and Albania's Besa and 'Zemrën n'dorë'. Alongside this, Conor and Lou discuss the latest news about the 2024 contest including the stage ...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 7
It's our final episode of 2023 and we're saying goodbye to the year in style with Éirevision Wrapped 2023! In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Alex Basmati & Glasgow Meehall to look back on the last year. We'll be sharing our favourite moments from the Eurovision season including funny stories from pre-season and our fond memories from Liverpool. Alex has got a secret present for Éirevision which she reveals during the show which you won't want to miss - it's so good! We'll also be ...
Jan 05, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 6
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou are joined by Julian Vignoles. Julian was known as Mr.Eurovision within RTÉ as he served as the Irish Head of Delegation from 2005 until 2012. He was also a member of the Eurovision Reference Group for four years. His time as head of delegation came at a very turbulent period for Ireland at the contest and Eurovision itself. He oversaw many changes to Ireland's selection process and many changes to the contest with the introduction of semi-finals, the...
Dec 01, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou are joined in the Podcast Studios by the Irish head of delegation and RTÉ executive producer, Michael Kealy. Following on from his in-depth interview with Éirevision last December, Kealy is back to chat all things Eurovision and where exactly Ireland lies within the contest. We kick things off where we left things last year: Eurosong 2023. We learn about how Public Image Ltd and John Lydon came to be involved in Eurosong and why he continued to take p...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Fáilte romhat! Welcome to Éirevision: An Bóthar Go Nice! In this special episode of Éirevision, we're turning our attention to Junior Eurovision and Ireland's national final - Junior Eurovision Éire. On October 8th, three contestants will sing for the chance to represent Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice, France on November 26th. Similar to our 'Journey to Eurosong 2023' series, we're bringing you behind the scenes and getting to know the three acts competing a lot better! We...
Oct 06, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 3
On this episode of Éirevision, we are delighted to be joined by the fabulous Niamh Kavanagh! Niamh joins Conor and Lou to chat about how the Eurovision Song Contest changed her life after winning the contest in 1993 with 'In Your Eyes'. Niamh shares her earliest memories of Eurovision with us and her favourite moments from Millstreet. Niamh returned to the Eurovision stage in 2010 with 'It's For You' and she discusses why she decided to give Eurovision another go. Of course, we had to ask Niamh ...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We're back for a brand-new season of the Éirevision Podcast! Firstly, It's super important to say... Happy Eurovision New Year! September 1st marks the beginning of a new Eurovision year as any song released from today is eligible for the upcoming contest. In our first episode of season two, we felt it was only right to kick off the new season by taking a look back at some of our favourite Swedish Eurovision entries after Loreen won the 2023 contest with 'Tattoo'. From ABBA to Charlotte Perrelli...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 1
It's our season finale! In the second part of our special two-part season finale, we're looking towards the future and sharing our thoughts on this question: What should Ireland do next? With Ireland's record of seven wins now equalled by Sweden and another 'failed to qualify' sticker added to our record, the movement for change is well under way. With the national media now joining the conversation and asking the question about Ireland's position within the Eurovision Song Contest, it seems the...
Jul 11, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this special two-part season finale, we're looking towards the future and sharing our thoughts on this question: What should Ireland do next? With Ireland's record of seven wins now equalled by Sweden and another 'failed to qualify' sticker added to our record, the movement for change is well under way. With the national media now joining the conversation and asking the question about Ireland's position within the Eurovision Song Contest, it seems the nation really want to see Ireland's fortu...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 48
Back in April, we kicked off our Éirevision Psychic game by asking you for your predictions for Eurovision 2023 before any rehearsals started. Since Eurovision concluded in May, we've taken the time to compile the results and review each form to find out which listener is the inaugural winner of the Éirevision Psychic game. Now it's time to find out our winner! We're joined by the fabulous Glasgow Meehall as he kindly crunched the numbers for us. For this episode, he becomes Meehall Österdahl as...
Jun 26, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Can you believe it? Eurovision 2023 is officially over. We've crowned a new winner as Loreen takes home the ESC trophy for a second time with 'Tattoo' - giving Sweden their seven win which equals Ireland's record. In this episode, we're sharing our favourite moments from our time in Liverpool while also sharing your favourite moments from this Eurovision season! Plus, we'll share our thoughts on each of the songs which finished in the top 10 of this year's contest. We'll also be discussing Irela...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Semi-Final 1 lived up to its expectation of being the so-called 'semi final of death' as ten countries qualified for Saturdays grand final. Unfortunately, Ireland was one of the five countries who failed to qualify. Conor and Lou will share their brief thoughts on Wild Youth's performance and the show overall. We're quickly moving our focus over to the second semi final which takes place on Thursday, 11th May. Conor and Lou both got to witness the shows and are he...
May 11, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 45
The turquoise carpet is over and the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is well and truly underway. Monday May 8th saw all fifteen countries perform for a full dress rehearsal with and without a crowd. Conor and Lou both got to witness the shows and are here to share their thoughts on the show, the performances, and also give their predicted qualifiers. Also on the podcast, Lou and Conor discuss complete madness surrounding the new 'X Factor' style voting announcement which has now been axed. Head ove...
May 09, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 44
We're officially in Liverpool! Join us for this special diary as we left Dublin and headed across the Irish Sea to the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Liverpool! We take you on our journey throughout our first day in the city including our thoughts on Eurovision Village, the city itself, and we'll also be giving you some tips if you are coming over yourself. Of course, Eurovision wouldn't be the same without friends so listen on for an appearance from the o...
May 07, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 43
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is only days away from us, it's crazy isn't it! To make things even crazier, this is the final episode from Dublin before heading off to Liverpool! To celebrate, we felt it was only right to chat with Ireland's 2023 representatives, Wild Youth. We had the chance to chat to Conor, David, Ed, and Callum prior to their final Irish television performance before Eurovision on the 'Late Late Show'. The lads chat about the entire Eurovision experience from start to fini...
May 05, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 42
It's the final edition of our quick-fire ratings and we've got four countries left to review. In this mini-series, Conor and Lou we've been re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a...
May 04, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 41
We're getting closer to Eurovision 2023! We're nearing the end of our quick-fire ratings however, we've still a few countries left to review. In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-fa...
May 03, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 40
We're getting closer to Eurovision 2023! We're nearing the end of our quick-fire ratings however, we've still a few countries left to review. In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-fa...
May 02, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 39
We're getting closer to Eurovision 2023! We're nearing the end of our quick-fire ratings however, we've still a few countries left to review. In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-fa...
May 01, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 38
We're getting closer to Eurovision 2023! Today (Sunday April 30th) marks the beginning of rehearsals in Liverpool (ahhhh!). We're nearing the end of our quick-fire ratings however, we've still a few countries left to review. In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-dep...
Apr 30, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Our quick-fire ratings continue! In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores,...
Apr 29, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Our quick-fire ratings continue! In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores,...
Apr 28, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Our quick-fire ratings continue! In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores,...
Apr 27, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Nine countries rated, twenty-eight to go! Our quick-fire ratings continue! In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of...
Apr 25, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Our quick-fire ratings continue! In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores,...
Apr 25, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Our quick-fire ratings continue! In this mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores,...
Apr 24, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this new mini-series, Conor and Lou will be re-reviewing all of the 37 songs competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The quickfire ratings gives us the chance to have a brief chat about all of this years songs. Of course, we've already covered all of the songs in-depth however with a few weeks to go until the contest, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feelin...
Apr 20, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 30
