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# eurovision - Sunday 4 August, 2019
'Are you brave enough?': RTÉ faced slew of demands to boycott in days leading up to Eurovision
RTÉ received dozens of emails in the days leading up to this year’s competition.
# eurovision - Thursday 23 May, 2019
A Eurovision scoring screw up means rock bottom UK actually did worse than initially announced
In related news, it means Ireland are no longer bottom of the Eurovision table.
# eurovision - Monday 20 May, 2019
Irish Eurovision viewing figures were noticeably down compared to the last few years
A total of 284,700 people watched Saturday’s final.
Ireland got the lowest number of votes at the Eurovision semi-finals this year
It wasn’t to be for Irish Eurovision hopeful Sarah McTernan last Thursday.
# eurovision - Sunday 19 May, 2019
Iceland contestants have Palestine flag banners confiscated at Eurovision venue
Meanwhile Eurovision organisers released a statement after two of Madonna’s dancers wore Israeli and Palestine flags.
# eurovision - Saturday 18 May, 2019
As it happened: The Netherlands' Duncan Laurence wins Eurovision as UK finishes in last place
Eurovision fans are already blaming the Brexit factor for the UK’s dire showing.
Quiz: How well do you know the Eurovision's biggest losers?
We can’t all be winners…
# eurovision - Friday 17 May, 2019
Poll: Will you watch the Eurovision finals this weekend?
Ireland’s hopeful Sarah McTernan failed to advance to the finals last night.
# eurovision - Thursday 16 May, 2019
Disappointment as Ireland fails to qualify for Eurovision final in Tel Aviv
Sarah McTernan represented her country in this evening’s semi-final.
'Hugely embarrassing': Emails to RTÉ show pushback against calls for Eurovision boycott
RTÉ received almost three times as many emails objecting to a boycott as emails calling for one between January and April.
# eurovision - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
Iceland's BDSM band among ten acts to qualify after first Eurovision semi final
Ireland will perform at the second semi-final this Thursday.
Galway City Council calls on RTÉ to boycott the Eurovision
GCC passed a motion last night calling on RTÉ not to broadcast the contest.
# eurovision - Sunday 12 May, 2019
Quiz: Who are these acts representing at this year's Eurovision?
Singer-songwriters, folk groups and a BDSM art collective are all vying for this year’s Eurovision gong.
# eurovision - Saturday 11 May, 2019
Opinion: Support Palestinians and show your opposition to apartheid by boycotting Eurovision
You can show solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom against Israeli apartheid, occupation and war crimes by supporting the boycott, writes Zoe Lawlor.
Opinion: Eurovision boycott activists are opposed to Israel's right to self-determination
They pretend that the Jewish people have no right to live in the places where they were born and where their history, religion and culture are deeply rooted, writes the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, Ophir Kariv.
Everything you need to know about this year's Eurovision Song Contest
This year’s competition is being held – controversially – in Tel Aviv, Israel.
# eurovision - Monday 29 April, 2019
Eurovision winner says people calling for Israel boycott are 'spreading darkness'
There have been widespread calls for a boycott of this year’s event both in Ireland and abroad.
# eurovision - Friday 5 April, 2019
Sligo County Council votes unanimously to call on RTE to boycott the Eurovision
Sligo County Council has previously voted to fly the Palestinian flag from Council Officers for a month in 2017, as well as voting to support a bill to ban goods from Israeli settlements in 2018.
# eurovision - Saturday 23 March, 2019
Israeli ambassador praises RTÉ's 'strong position' on Eurovision boycott calls
His comments come in the wake of renewed calls for RTÉ to sit out this year’s contest.
# eurovision - Friday 8 March, 2019
'Stand on the right side of history': Protest outside RTÉ calls for broadcaster to boycott Eurovision
The protest follows this morning’s announcement that Sarah McTernan will represent Ireland at this year’s contest.
This Co Clare singer will represent Ireland in the Eurovision in Israel
Sarah McTernan came third in The Voice of Ireland in 2015.
# eurovision - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
'I'm a musician, not a tool': Ukraine drops Eurovision entrant after accusing her of politicising contest
Anna Korsun won Ukraine’s national Eurovision finals on Saturday.
# eurovision - Sunday 30 September, 2018
RTÉ won't sanction employees who refuse to travel to Israel for Eurovision
Campaigners have called for next year’s contest to be boycotted.
# eurovision - Thursday 13 September, 2018
Tel Aviv chosen ahead of Jerusalem to host Eurovision 2019
The more controversial choice of Jerusalem was rejected in favour of Tel Aviv.
# eurovision - Saturday 8 September, 2018
Political rows over Eurovision have made headlines before - so what are the chances of an Irish withdrawal?
Rarely a year went by in the late 1970s without Turkey or Greece sitting out the event.
# eurovision - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
Israel to host Eurovision after public broadcaster resolves funding row hours before deadline
The country in May won the right to host next year’s Eurovision when Israeli singer Netta Barzilai won the 2018 contest.
# eurovision - Sunday 1 July, 2018
'I've never been a boycott fan': Micheál Martin unlikely to support Eurovision boycott
Martin said his party is considering a Bill tabled in the Seanad that aims to prohibit Ireland from trading with any companies originating in an occupied territory.
# eurovision - Wednesday 27 June, 2018
"The resonances are huge": Carrie Crowley on why she's supporting a boycott of the Eurovision in Israel next year
She was speaking as part of a group of Irish artists and public figures like Eurovision commentator Mike Murphy, music legend Christy Moore and Senator David Norris who launched the boycott campaign today in Dublin.
# eurovision - Thursday 14 June, 2018
Calls for RTÉ to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel next year
Sinn Féin has called on the national broadcaster and the Irish government to boycott Israel which won the song contest this year.
# eurovision - Tuesday 15 May, 2018
'I've already seen the Irish': Ryan O'Shaughnessy was snubbed by Will Ferrell at the Eurovision
Ryan was dying to meet him.
UK Eurovision singer SuRie told Phillip and Holly that the stage invader who stole her mic left her with bruises
The stage invader was taken into police custody immediately after the incident.
# eurovision - Monday 14 May, 2018
One million viewers tuned in to watch Eurovision
The final had an average of 690,000 viewers on Saturday night.
It turns out the UK and Ireland both gave each other a decent amount of points during Eurovision
The UK and Irish public are actually sound apparently.
# eurovision - Sunday 13 May, 2018
"Israel is the rightful winner if we see it as a circus": The Netherlands reacts to the Eurovision results
Netta won for Israel with 529 points.
10 of Graham Norton's best zingers from this year's Eurovision
“I’ll have a Camomile tea please.”
Just 22 of the best tweets from this year's Eurovision
All we’ll say is justice for Cyprus.
# eurovision - Saturday 12 May, 2018
Israel has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
It’s been 20 years since they last won.
A man is in police custody after invading the stage during the UK's Eurovision performance
SuRie was offered the chance to perform again but declined.
Quiz: Can you tell which country these Eurovision winners came from?
What do you know about past winners?
Could we do it? People are feeling nervously good about Ireland's chances in tonight's Eurovision
A win may be a big ask, but the signs for a good showing are looking good.
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Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
What do you think: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
Poll Results:
Yes, to every citizen over 18 (3243)
The Seanad should be reformed or scrapped (2380)
Yes, to all third-level graduates (922)
No, it's fine the way it is (708)
I'm not sure (152)
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