Ireland was represented at the

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with the song "Could It Be That I'm in Love", written by Liam Reilly, and performed by Kim Jackson. The Irish participating broadcaster, (RTÉ), selected its entry through ''Eurosong '91''. Reilly had already represented , with Jackson providing backing vocals for that entry.

Before Eurovision

''Eurosong '91''

(RTÉ) held ''Eurosong '91'' on 30 March 1991 at the

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, hosted by

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. Originally, eight songs were set to compete, but one was withdrawn the week before the contest, bringing the number of songs to seven. The winner was selected by ten regional juries. After the regional juries had voted, songs 5 and 7 were tied. A special tiebreak jury was called to determine the winner, choosing "Could It Be That I'm in Love".

At Eurovision

"Could It Be that I'm in Love" was performed eleventh in the running order on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding Portugal. At the close of the voting sequence, Ireland had 47 points, tying them with the United Kingdom for tenth place.

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broadcast the contest with

providing the television commentary. Kenny had previously handled the radio coverage between 1980 and 1982 and later hosted the 1988 Contest.

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also broadcast the contest with commentary provided by Larry Gogan. RTÉ appointed

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as its spokesperson to announce the Irish jury vote.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

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