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Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Participating broadcasterRadio Éireann (RÉ)
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)9 February 1965
Selected artist(s)Butch Moore
Selected song"I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Teresa Conlon
  • Joe Harrigan
  • George Prendergast
Finals performance
Final result6th, 11 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain", composed by Joe Harrigan and George Prendergast, with lyrics by Teresa Conlon, and performed by Butch Moore. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Éireann (RÉ), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first-ever entry from Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

National final

Butch Moore at Eurovision

On Tuesday 9 February 1965, Radio Éireann (RÉ) held the national final at its studios in Dublin, hosted by Bunny Carr. Twelve songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from six regional juries. Other participants included future Irish representative Dickie Rock (1966).

Draw Artist Song Place
1 unknown artist* "House on the Hill" -
2 Paul Russell "Concerto of Love" -
3 Joan Connolly "Another Star, Another Tear" 3
4 Dickie Rock "I Still Love You" 7
5 John Keogh "Yesterday's Dream" 3
6 Brendan Bowyer "Suddenly In Love" 5
7 Frances McDermott "Another Day, Another Dream" 6
8 Patricia Cahill "I Stand Still" 2
9 unknown artist* "On Such a Night" -
10 Butch Moore "I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain" 1
11 Amy Hayden "You Said You Loved Me" -
12 Jim Doherty Trio "Love Me Truly" -

*Artists were Austin Gaffney and Terri Nerney. The song they each sung is unknown.

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Telefís Éireann with commentary by Bunny Carr, and on Radió Éireann.

Ireland performed 4th at the beginning of the start field. Ireland finished 6th with 11 points.

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland
Score Country
5 points  Italy
3 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland
Score Country
5 points  Austria
3 points  Luxembourg
1 point  France

References

  1. "IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1965". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. "Television and Radio". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. 20 March 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Knox, David Blake (2015). Ireland and the Eurovision. Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland: New Island Books. pp. 12–20. ISBN 978-1-84840-429-8.
  4. ^ "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
  • See also: Irish Eurovision discography
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Absent Friend"
  • "Als het weer lente is"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Čežnja"
  • "For din skyld"
  • "I Belong"
  • "Karusell"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  • "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
  • "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
  • "Se piangi, se ridi"
  • "Sol de inverno"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "Va dire à l'amour"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
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