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Unfortunately, Ireland failed to secure a place in the Eurovision Final last night.

As expected, Irish folk gathered to watch the events unfold on screen, and while the show was amazing, the real action was all happening on Twitter.

With disappointment, anguish, and plenty of Father Ted references, here are some of the best reactions to Ireland's Eurovision bid: 

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Ireland has failed to land a place in the Eurovision Grand Final this weekend.

Despite Galway man Brendan Murray giving an excellent performance in last night's Semi-Final, Ireland missed out on a position in the top 10.

Ireland has not been in the Eurovision Grand Final since 2013.  

'I'm disappointed, but life is full of knocks so I'm going to take it on the chin and move on,' said Brendan, according to RTÉ.

'Tomorrow's another day.'

Romania, Denmark, Austria, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Israel and Norway and are all through to this weekend's final in Kyiv. 

 

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Remember when Ireland pretty much owned the Eurovision?

Oh, the other countries would show up alright, but we'd basically wipe the floor with them, and that is exactly why the Irish have a very special place in their hearts for the annual song contest.

If you're one of the thousands who tune in year in and year out then you'll be pleased to hear that by simply parking yourself in front of the box and popping a bottle or two of vino, you'll be in with a chance to get up front and centre with the one and only Graham Norton.

If you want to get your hands on a VIP trip to The Graham Norton Show, pick up a bottle of Graham Norton GN Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz in Centra this week, and simply tweet a snap of yourself tucking in.

Don't forget to stick the #CentraLovesGraham hashtag on your post, and then sit back and prepare your story for the Corkman's Big Red Chair.

Cheers, ladies!
 

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Well, the song representing Ireland in the Eurovision this year has been chosen.

RTÉ revealed the news this weekend, debuting the video for the first time on-air.

Former Hometown member Brendan Murray will perform a song called Dying To Try at the Eurovision Song Contest in the Ukraine this May.

The song was chosen out of over 320 applications by a judging panel of "six industry professionals," according to the news station.

"My mam teared up the first time she heard it so that was a good start," Brendan said.

Good luck, lads!

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Ah, Louis, you never fail to bemuse us.

Mr Walsh has revealed that he's sending Hometown member Brendan Murray over to the Eurovision in 2017.

The music manager revealed on the Late Late Show last night that he's taken control of the Eurovision for Ireland for next year and wants Brendan to represent us.

The X Factor judge said: "Brendan is prefect for Eurovision. He has a distinctive voice and a look that I think will really appeal to audiences across Europe."

However, now that Louis has the performer, he still needs a song.

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"I want to find the best song for Brendan to perform on that Eurovision stage. I'm going to use my own contacts in the business and I want to hear songs from Irish songwriters or songwriters abroad until I find the best song.

"I won't rest until I do," he added.

If you want to enter a song, you can do so here. 

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Whether you love her or hate her there’s no denying that Katie Price is a trier.

And since modelling, writing books, appearing on Loose Women, horse riding, launching lingerie lines and managing her kids’ Instagram accounts just isn’t enough, she’s decided to reboot her rather short-lived pop career.

Speaking to heat, the 38-year-old revealed that she’s “going to become a YouTube sensation” by singing covers in front of a camera in her office.

 

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The mother of five said: “I want to set up a station in my office and do my singing with a Mac and a camera.  I'm going to sing pop covers.  I've met a celebrity with seven million followers who will help me out.”

“When I'm drunk I can't sing, but when I'm serious I can hold a tune…But I'm going to become a YouTube singing sensation.  It will happen,” she continued.

While Katie says she’d “never” do Eurovision again, we couldn’t help but dig out her fantastic audition to represent the UK in 2005.


Katie Price (Jordan) – Not Just Anybody by kyliemusic

And of course this little gem from her time with Peter Andre.

OK just one more…

 

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It's safe to say that everyone thinks Nicky Bryne did a fabulous job representing Ireland last night in the Eurovision semi-final.

Unfortunately, we lost out and won't be making our way to the finals, but Nicky spoke to 2FM today to tell us why he thinks we were shipped out so early.

He said: “I had fun, it was an amazing experience. Lots of people are saying stuff that the likes of Ukraine, Serbia, Latvia and Lithuania, a lot of people are telling me this morning that they tend to vote for each other to make sure they’re all in the final.

“Because they’re all against Russia, whether you can believe that or not, I’m not sure.

“What I do know is that the likes of Ireland, Denmark and Norway, and the night before Finland and Iceland didn’t qualify.

“The western European countries are out."

The singer believes that the odds were against us because people are voting for the countries next to their own (which always kinda happens, tbh).

“Maybe Sweden is in with a chance to win again this year because I suppose all the Nordic countries and Scandinavian countries aren’t in it now, so who will they vote for?

“That’s if you go for them voting for their neighbours.”

Nicky also thanked Ireland for backing him all the way to Sweden and apologied for not winning.

It's OK Nicky, there's always next year!

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Nicky Byrne is performing in the semi-finals of the Eurovision tonight, and his former bandmates were more then supportive on social media today.

Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Kian Egan all sent well wishes on Twitter as Nicky prepared for tonight.

Brian McFadden and Nadine Coyle also sent some good luck to Nicky in Stockholm:

And we wish him the best of luck, too! 

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Nicky Byrne has revealed that he never wanted to sing again after Westlife split.

The singer is getting ready to represent Ireland at the Eurovision but while talking on BBC Radio 2, he said that he never thought he'd go on after the band went their separate ways.

“We’d say for 14 years, we felt we didn’t finish it early. We were happy enough to see it go,” he told presenter Patrick Keilty.

“I never wanted to sing again after Westlife, to be honest with you, and I don’t mean that in a negative way,” he added.

However, things have changed from when he first left the boyband and now that he has started a solo career, he told Patrick that it's very different from the Westlife days – mostly because Simon Cowell isn't involved.

“Simon Cowell wasn’t screaming at us saying ‘we need to get this out by September’… Of course he did (scream), but we screamed back a few times as well."

Nicky is getting ready to travel to Stockholm next week to rehearse for his first Eurovision performance.

He will compete in the competition on May 12, with hopes to nab a spot in Saturday’s final and (fingers crossed) go on to win.

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Next month, Nicky Byrne will battle it out at the Eurovision for Ireland – yet, he thinks we don't have a chance of winning.

Goss.ie reports that while Nicky hopes he might do well because of his star status, the chances are slim.

“I don’t know from an Irish point of view, if the Eurovision is even winnable anymore,” he told the site.

“We’ve fallen off a cliff with Eurovision. The way the other countries select their songs is different, they hold big TV shows, it’s equivalent to the X Factor in terms of production and viewership.

“Even if I do half descent and we claw our way back into good results, maybe next year someone else will step up to the plate and the Eurovision will become something that established acts do."

Well, we don't have all the confidence now, do we, Nicky?

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Former Eurovision winner Linda Martin isn't setting her sights high for Nicky Byrne's competition entry.

The 68-year-old slammed the song, Sunlight, and said she doesn't believe the ex Westlife singer has it in him to win. 

Not to be too mean, Linda said that he'll almost get there… but not quite.

"I have heard Nicky and I wish him the very best… I think we will make it out of the semi-final but I don't think we'll win," she told the Herald.

"I have only seen Nicky's song – I haven't heard or seen anybody else's song so I'm a little bit behind things this year."

We're not sure what she means by "seen the song," but sure here's hoping Nicky will go far for us this year. 

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While we got wind that Nicky Byrne is heading to Stolkholm in May and chatted to him about the song, it seems that Ireland's favourite drag queen also wants to be involved in the Eurovision this year.

Panti Bliss took to Twitter to nominate herself to take on Nicky's former role in the contest. 

The Westlife singer was responsible for presenting Ireland's voting results live during the final last year. 

And because Nicky will actually be IN the show this year, Panti would like to give it a whirl. 

"Now that Nicky Byrne is singing for Ireland, I can't imagine who RTE might get to do the Irish results instead…," said the queen on social media. 

While the role usually goes to an RTE presenter, we HOPE the national broadcaster gives Panti a go. 

Not only do we reckon she would SLAY it, but we know Eurovision appreciates a talented drag artist (sure, Conchita Wurst won the whole thing in 2014). 

AND it looks like Nicky reckons she could pull off the gig no problem. 

"I’m sure you could fill my shoes, although they might be a bit flat for you," he wrote. 

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