[RDJ]

Ireland are stuck in the same kind of rut that the UK was stuck in last decade.

I was hoping they would see what we did with Sam last year but unfortunately it seems they took no notice.

I think Ireland are too firmly stuck in Eurovision past and RTÉ seem reluctant to budge. Maybe they're still paying the bill off from the quadruple whammy in the 90's.

I think for next year they need to explore more down the social media route and potentially lost Eurosong altogether and internally select it. That's what worked for us last year but all Ireland can hope for these days is that the song qualifies for the final - something I'm not convinced they'll achieve again this year.