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1 Before Eurovision  



1.1  National final  







2 At Eurovision  



2.1  Voting  







3 References  














Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976






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Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)8 February 1976
Selected entrantRed Hurley
Selected song"When"
Selected songwriter(s)Brendan Graham
Finals performance
Final result10th, 54 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1975 1976 1977►

Ireland was represented by Red Hurley, with the song "When", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague. "When" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 8 February.

Before Eurovision

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National final

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The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉinDublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from eight regional juries.

Other participants included past and future Irish representatives The Swarbriggs (1975 & 1977), Cathal Dunne (1979) and 1992 Eurovision winner Linda Martin, who performed as a member of the group Chips.[1]

Final – 8 February 1976
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 MacWilliams "Old Fashioned Song" 4 6
2 Cahir O'Doherty "If I Had Your Love" 0 7
3 Mary Clifford "Cá bhfuil Grá?" 12 3
4 The Swarbriggs "The Way of Love" 6 5
5 Chips "We Can Fly" 16 2
6 Red Hurley "When" 32 1
7 Trinity "Cé'n Fáth Atáim i nGrá?" 0 7
8 Cathal Dunne "Danny" 10 4

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Hurley performed 7th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding the Netherlands. At the close of voting, "When" had picked up 54 points, placing Ireland 10th of the 18 entries.[2] Ireland received one maximum 12 from Italy, which the Irish jury reciprocated by awarding their 12 to the Italian song – oddly, neither country received a maximum vote from any other national jury.[3]

Voting

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References

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  • ^ "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  • ^ ESC History – Ireland 1976
  • ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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