Ireland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song " Why Me?" by Linda Martin after she won the Irish national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in

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, Sweden. The contest was held at the

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in Cork on 29 March, hosted by

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. 8 songs competed in the contest with the winner being decided through the votes of 10 regional juries. The winner was Linda Martin, winner of the Irish national final in 1984, with the song " Why Me?", composed by two-time winner for Ireland Johnny Logan.

At Eurovision

Martin performed 17th on the night of the contest, following the

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and preceding

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. Martin received 155 points, winning the contest against 23 competing countries. She received three 12 points; however, the second and third placed countries, the United Kingdom and

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respectively, received more. The Contest was broadcast on both

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and

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, with

providing the TV coverage and

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providing the radio coverage, respectively.

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once again served as the Irish spokesperson.

Voting

References

External links

Irish National Final 1992
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1992 1992 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Eurovision Eurovision