Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

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1965 • 1966►

Ireland was represented by Butch Moore, with the song "I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples. This was the first time Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

National final

Butch Moore at Eurovision

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin on Tuesday 9 February 1965, and 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.[1]

At Eurovision

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

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland[2]
Score Country
5 points  Italy
3 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland[2]
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. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  • Eurovision Song Contest : National Final : Ireland 1965 - ESC-History.com
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
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  • "All Kinds of Everything"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Ceol an Ghrá"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "Do I Dream"
  • "Doomsday Blue"
  • "Dreamin'"
  • "Dying to Try"
  • "Et Cetera"
  • "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Horoscopes"
  • "If I Could Choose"
  • "If My World Stopped Turning"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Irelande Douze Pointe"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "It's for You"
  • "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
  • "Lipstick"
  • "Love?"
  • "Maps"
  • "Millennium of Love"
  • "Mysterious Woman"
  • "One Day Love"
  • "Only Love Survives"
  • "Playing with Numbers"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Somewhere in Europe"
  • "Story of My Life"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "That's Rich"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "They Can't Stop the Spring"
  • "Together"
  • "The Voice"
  • "The Wages of Love"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
  • "Waterline"
  • "We Are One"
  • "We've Got the World"
  • "What's Another Year"
  • "When"
  • "When You Need Me"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Without Your Love"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
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  • "Čežnja"
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  • "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"