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Netherlands to abandon its boycott of Eurovision, but Ireland will continue to stay away
Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Iceland and Slovenia did not take part in last year’s song contest due to Israel’s participation
FAI should do its job and cancel the Ireland-Israel football matches
We will not sing in Eurovision because of Israel, but we will play them at football
RTÉ confirms it will not take part in or broadcast Eurovision 2027
Broadcaster says it will not participate given the ‘appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza’
Phil Coulter: ‘The song Congratulations has fed, clothed and educated my children’
Songwriter reflects on his incredible musical canon and why his most personal tunes have stood the test of time
The Liberties musical Pretty Vacant: ‘It’s almost impossible to satirise what’s going on’
Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Dereliction and greed are viewed through a surreal lens in this new show. But can anything top the ‘bizarre stuff’ that’s really happening?
‘I couldn’t listen to it’: Brendan O’Connor frankness with Phil Coulter is an unmissable moment
Radio: The presenter has a deeply moving discussion with Phil Coulter, while Second Captains Saturday also dives deep
Eurovision 2027: Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas selected to host
Bulgaria won Eurovision for the first time in May in a final overshadowed by countries boycotting the event
Countries in ‘armed conflict’ to be barred from hosting Eurovision
Ireland among five countries to boycott song contest after organisers declined to exclude Israel
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Canada will join Eurovision Song Contest in 2027
Previous Canadian artists who have participated in the competition include Céline Dion, who won in 1988 for Switzerland
Seán Moncrieff: Humans are innately political, but when does an issue become a moral one?
For the Eurovision and international sporting competitions, you can’t have a rolling beauty contest where only ‘approved’ countries can take part
‘It’s our job to create magic’ – Circus ringmistress Marion Fossett dies aged 71
Niece pays tribute, saying it will be hard to imagine the show without her both in the circus ring and out
When it comes to the Ireland-Israel match, we cannot ignore what is going on in Palestine
Tel Aviv is abusing sporting as well as cultural events to whitewash its image
Women’s role in boycotts: ‘No woman in Ballinrobe would dream of washing him a cravat’
It’s not immediately obvious how boycotting a campy, polyglot song-contest like the Eurovision could be politically impactful, but boycotting has long history
Eurovision voting rules need more robust changes
People around the world, including in the US, can vote multiple times
Israel’s Eurovision votes suggests boycotts missed public opinion
European Broadcasting Union should seek to draw a line under the tantrum
Criticising Israel for its actions in Gaza does not make us anti-Semitic
RTÉ said it was boycotting Eurovision, so what was one of its reporters doing there?
Eurovision 2026 review: Father Ted, controversy and Ireland’s absence as Bulgaria wins
Boos, boycotts and tensions over Israel overshadow the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna
Eurovision 2026: Bulgaria pips Israel at the post to win in Vienna
Israel comes second after large number of votes from viewers at home
Boycott is a pernicious strategy silencing Jews, Israelis and Palestinians
As Boy George said: ‘If you don’t know any Jewish people, maybe that’s the problem.’
ABBA the star of the show at Fianna Fáil’s ardfheis – Anyone But Bertie Ahern
CMAT sends a pointed message home to former taoiseach at New York gig
‘A wake-up call for every country’: public service broadcasting in crisis
A century on from the birth of public-service media, even the Continent’s heavyweight outlets resemble endangered species
The Irish Times view on the Eurovision boycott: the future is unclear
There will be no ‘hello from Dublin’, no Irish televote and no broadcast on Irish television
RTÉ an ‘active member’ of European broadcast group despite Eurovision boycott
Noel Curran says European Broadcasting Union engaging ‘proactively’ to get boycott members back in future song contests
A spirit-sapping encounter between Shane Coleman and Graham Linehan
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are cruising comfortably even when they deal with controversial matters
Eurovision 2026: Australia through to grand final
Only 35 countries competing this year with Ireland among nations not taking part due to Israel’s involvement
There are better things to do than boycott events involving Israel
We could choose how the show goes on
Eurovision: prominent bars join TV boycott as Jewish Council criticises RTÉ
PantiBar owner says decision to stop screening contest is validated by Israel’s attempt to use it as ‘propaganda tool’
Israel through to Eurovision final after shouts of ‘stop the genocide’ during song
Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna
Eurovision 2026: From boycotts to media blackouts, this is now a spectacle under pressure
It is an unprecedented moment in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history, and this year’s competition could have long-term consequences
‘Vote 20 times’: How Israel has been working to influence Eurovision voting
Binyamin Netanyahu’s government has embraced the hugely popular song contest as a soft power tool
‘No one likes us, we don’t care’: Defiant tone in Israel as Eurovision approaches
Israelis have been urged to get their relatives and friends in Europe to vote for their contestant Noam Bettan
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