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Post by Maolsheachlann on Oct 8, 2017 16:32:29 GMT
What's the best Irish entry in the Eurovision ever? I like "Rock and Roll Kids" myself, which won in 1994.
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Post by kj on Oct 8, 2017 16:56:37 GMT
Linda Martin's "Terminal 3" was catchy. I liked Johnny's "Hold me Now". Of course Riverdance is Ireland's main Eurovision legacy, for better or worse.
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Post by cato on Oct 8, 2017 18:36:31 GMT
This thread is taking the new diversity movement on this site to dangerous extremes. Purely on iconic grounds I would nominate Dana singing All Kinds of Everything. I have a sneaking admiration for Riverdance .
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Oct 8, 2017 18:40:56 GMT
I love our dear Dana, but All Kinds... makes me ill.
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Post by cato on Oct 8, 2017 21:21:35 GMT
Our greatest president - there but for the fickle Irish electorate !
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Post by Séamus on Oct 9, 2017 2:27:08 GMT
Eimear Quinn/the Voice, was the only Irish winner I cared for myself, unless you stretch the definition a bit and include Fionnuala Sherry's role in NOCTURNE.
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Post by Séamus on Jan 11, 2018 11:21:03 GMT
vale- France Gall,1965 Eurovision winner who died this week. I suppose she would of have had to have had the most patriotic name of all entrants had she represented her native France rather than Luxembourg.
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Post by Séamus on Mar 25, 2018 9:10:29 GMT
Vale- Lys Assia, first ever Eurovision winner, +24-3-18 @ 94. Very different competition back then, but apparently she never lost interest in the extravaganza.
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Post by Séamus on May 11, 2018 1:55:53 GMT
It's hard to know what to think of China's censorship of O'Shaughnessey's performance and EBUs subsequent penalty. Is China totalitarian or has the West gone too far?
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Post by cato on May 11, 2018 22:29:42 GMT
It's hard to know what to think of China's censorship of O'Shaughnessey's performance and EBUs subsequent penalty. Is China totalitarian or has the West gone too far? The song is instantly forgettable and the video is just silly. Not a sign of the tasteless hen and stag parties that congregate in Temple Bar nor the drunken louts urinating in the streets while their lady friends vomit in doorways, sights which are far greater stains on our capital's reputation that two camp boys swirling around the damp cobble stones of Temple Bar without breaking their ankles. Communism has no sense of humour. Never had. Never will. How many eggs does it take to make a Marxist Omelette? 100 million. And it still hasn't been tried sucessfully according to various fellow travellers. The Irish establishment always eager to cultivate the worlds' last marxist tyranny, is ignoring this insult to Irish Gaydom for now. If Trumphs evil regime had done this there would be riots on the street led by Queen Panti Bliss , Colm O Gorman and the venerable Senator David Norris funded by a generous government grant from minister Katherine Zappone.It would be much more entertaining than the banned Eurovision entry.
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Post by Séamus on May 12, 2018 1:27:12 GMT
It's hard to know what to think of China's censorship of O'Shaughnessey's performance and EBUs subsequent penalty. Is China totalitarian or has the West gone too far? The song is instantly forgettable and the video is just silly. Not a sign of the tasteless hen and stag parties that congregate in Temple Bar nor the drunken louts urinating in the streets while their lady friends vomit in doorways, sights which are far greater stains on our capital's reputation that two camp boys swirling around the damp cobble stones of Temple Bar without breaking their ankles. Communism has no sense of humour. Never had. Never will. How many eggs does it take to make a Marxist Omelette? 100 million. And it still hasn't been tried sucessfully according to various fellow travellers. The Irish establishment always eager to cultivate the worlds' last marxist tyranny, is ignoring this insult to Irish Gaydom for now. If Trumphs evil regime had done this there would be riots on the street led by Queen Panti Bliss , Colm O Gorman and the venerable Senator David Norris funded by a generous government grant from minister Katherine Zappone.It would be much more entertaining than the banned Eurovision entry. Censoring tattoos did seem a bit much, after all (as an example) even in a Catholic church,a heavily tattooed parishioner would never be refused Communion- but then it could be argued whether it's not a case of the Chinese having kept this slight aspect of respect for the body. Your point about China vs Trump was absolutely true, although O'Shaughnessy seems to enthusiastically support EBU's ban.
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Post by cato on May 12, 2018 11:38:15 GMT
China has also banned the dangerously reactionary children's cartoon character Peppa Pig. I was a bit taken aback as Peppa is a bona fide pinko but she is a also vocal head strong individualist piglet - This might cause the children of the PRC to get dangerous ideas.
If the world's biggest tyranny is afraid of an imaginary pig then it's in trouble.
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Post by cato on May 13, 2018 9:40:39 GMT
Poor Israel. 😨
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Post by Séamus on May 26, 2021 6:41:37 GMT
They're actually worried that some Eurovision entrants might show evidence of being on drugs? (bemusement)
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Post by cato on May 27, 2021 10:16:02 GMT
They're actually worried that some Eurovision entrants might show evidence of being on drugs? (bemusement) Yes Seamus. I swooned when I heard of that outrageous slur. Still haven't recovered my equilibrium.
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