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with the song "Dreamin', written by Richard Abbott and Barry Woods, and performed by Eddie Friel. The Irish participating broadcaster, (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster for the third year in a row, and staged the event at the

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for the second time in a row, after winning the with the song " Rock 'n' Roll Kids" by Paul Harrington and

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Before Eurovision

''Eurosong '95''

(RTÉ) held ''Eurosong '95'' on 12 March 1995 at the Cork Opera House in

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. For the fifth year running,

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hosted the event. The eight songs presented were voted on by ten regional juries. Following its victory, the winning song "Dreamin' caused some controversy following plagiarism allegations due to similarities to a Julie Felix song called "Moonlight". The second-placed song in the national final, "Always You", was for a while considered as a potential replacement for Friel, however an agreement with Felix allowed the song to continue in the contest.

At Eurovision

"Dreamin' went on to take 14th place in the contest with 44 points, breaking Ireland's record three-year-long winning streak.

Voting

References

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