Last Sunday, Ireland continued their search for their Junior Eurovision 2024 representative as a new episode of Junior Eurovision Éire aired. In last week’s episode, we saw the remaining six participants perform in the studio, where the finalists still in the running were revealed.
Another performance from the participants
This week, the six remaining participants sang in the studio for the third time, and we saw the participants singing Irish language covers of entries. The running order and the results of tonight’s shows are as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Song and Original Artist | Result |
| 1 | Lottie O’Driscoll Murray | “Castles” by Freya Ridings | Qualified |
| 2 | Enya Cox Dempsey | “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse | Qualified |
| 3 | Charlotte Mackay | “Hold Me While You Wait” by Lewis Capaldi | Eliminated |
| 4 | Isla McManus | “Nervous” by Gavin James | Qualified |
| 5 | Abiha Mansoor | “Pompeii” by Bastille | Eliminated |
| 6 | Katelyn Harrington | “Brave” by Ella Henderson | Eliminated |
Tonight’s show was judged by permanent judges Niamh Ní Chróinín and Tadhg Ó Gríofa, with Ireland’s Junior Eurovision 2022 representative Sophie Lennon. The competition will conclude this weekend on Sunday, the 13th of October, and will be presented once again by radio host Louise Cantillon.
Ireland’s Junior Eurovision journey
Ireland first participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. Débuting alongside Australia, Ireland was represented by Aimee Banks singing ” Réalta na Mara”. At the close of voting, Ireland finished in 12th place, receiving 36 points. Ireland has since participated a further eight times. Their best placement came in 2022, when Sophie Lennon finished in fourth place with her song “Solas”.
In 2023, Jessica McKean represented Ireland in Nice with her song “Aisling”. She finished 16th in a field of 16, earning 42 points: 8 from professional juries, and 34 from the online vote.
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News Source: TG4
Photo Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU
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