Ireland was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 May 1985 in the in Gothenburg, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), it was presented by Lill Li ...

with the song "Wait Until the Weekend Comes", written by

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, and performed by

Maria Christian Maria Doyle-Cuche (born 6 May 1965) is an Irish singer who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. In 2016, she auditioned for ''The Voice of Ireland'', and was selected by coach Una Foden in the audition round. In 2020, she took ...

. The Irish participating broadcaster, (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National Song Contest

(RTÉ) held the twentieth edition of the National Song Contest on 27 March 1985 at its studios in

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, hosted by

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. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries. One of the contenders was Marion Fossett, who was a member of Ireland's 1981 representatives

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At Eurovision

On the night of the final Christian performed first in the running order, preceding . At the close of voting "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" had picked up 91 points, placing Ireland 6th of the 19 entries. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners .

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

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