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Topic: Eurovision 2023
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Subject: Eurovision 2023
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 12:39pm
The best week of the year kicks off tonight. Ireland up tonight in the first Semi-Final. Don’t really give us much of a chance of going through. My 7 year old daughter likes the song though  ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 12:45pm
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Can't see us getting through either. Song is too wishy washy. I think we have had better songs over the last 4 or 5 years and we haven't been close to getting out of the semi final. Were doomed for at least another year. ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 1:40pm
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There was another song in the qualifiers hosted on the late late show that I thought was better and could have been a good song for the eurovision (some girl from west of ireland). I guess the boy band had more reach though as they have already a few songs in charts etc.
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Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 1:50pm
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Last year's song was bad - If anything this year's effort may be worse. Practically no chance of making it through. As mentioned above, Connolly's song would have stood a far better chance. It's no coincidence that she was the choice of the international jury. For a country with such a tradition of singing and song writing we have some knack of send up with terrible songs.
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Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 10:10pm
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No cigar.... ------------- " BFC always gives me a laugh........ " |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 10:12pm
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Rightly gone home. A rubbish song, sung horribly out of key. Why the band felt the need to demote their regular lead singer to keyboards for a fella who couldn't sing is beyond me. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 10:14pm
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Fairly poor performance from our lead singer tonight. Sounded out of tune. Every year when we got knocked out Marty Whelan says we deserved to go through. Don’t think we deserved to go through at all.
------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 10:15pm
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It was a shockingly bad performance. Didnt deserve to go thru. Did he botch that performance or what? Looked like it didnt go to plan or sumthing. No effects or anything. Brutal ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: Bandwagon
Date Posted: 09 May 2023 at 11:19pm
Aye I cant remember her name either but she was good alright and the song actually sounded like something you'd hear at Eurovision. These lads are woeful, Coldplay wannabies.
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t_rAndy wrote:Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 6:55am
| Just send U2 |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 10:22am
I think that's what Wild Youth were trying to go for. Failed miserably though. Actually I think it was just the main singer. The rest of the band likenthe sound was grand. If lead singer had of put on a great performance then it might have been different. That's two years in a row we have sent in something sounding off key. It's like we are sh*tting the bed each time. For a country that prides themselves on music and the arts, not sure how we can't find an act to just put on a great performance that at least gets us into the final. |
Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 10:41am
Sad isn't it. Only attended 9 finals in the past 20 years (none in five years), 6th place finish is the best achievement in the last 25 years. I accept that times have changed, and the type of songs have too. Also, the voting system split is not massively helpful to our cause. But either way, the song and performance can speak for itself.
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Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 10:53am
Even a good performance wouldn't have saved that song last night. Was pretty universally panned before the contest even happened.
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 11:13am
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look at countries like Sweden Norway Israel they are sending absolute savage performers. Loreen for Sweden already a huge star since winning before. What are we sending? Sh1te singers who cannot perform either. what was our staging last night compared to other? A guy walking down a staircase. FFS like. We have no imagination or creative thinking. We are light years behind other countries right now performance wise. ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: darmack
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 11:21am
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Article on BBC said they were 'As wild as a wet face cloth' Yer man looked a bit nervous. No charisma. And he's no Harry Styles so he can't pull off wearing that jump suit. ------------- The dark side.. And the light |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 1:56pm
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They should take the Irish selection show off the Late Late Show for a start. Have it as its own programme on a Saturday evening before Christmas or something. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 2:04pm
This would help as the demograhic who watch the Late Late aren't the same as Eurovision votes. They need to also have a serious look at how the finalists are chosen also.
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Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 2:20pm
| Back in the day it was a Sunday night in March where a standalone show would take place, and the voting would occur. |
Posted By: Devrozex
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 2:29pm
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Would agree with the general consensus that it was a poor song performed badly so we can’t really have any complaints on that front. A bigger issue for us however is definitely the lack of neighbours. Did anyone see the Croatian ‘song’? Load of aul lads rambling away. Might have been the worst Eurovision song ever - which is obviously saying something. However given their geographic location they went through, so…
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Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 2:34pm
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The croats, they probably got the protest vote from fans around Europe who wanted to just send the most ridiculous act through. However, we tried that with Dustin yhe turkey and it didn't work either! So yeah I do think the neighbour thing doesn't help us. That being said, you often see likes of Iceland going far. Portgual usually make it. If you have a good song you will go through. We have just served up poor or average songs/performances for the part 20 years more or less. The You're a Star thing that had a link up with the eurovision act, maybe that might be worth a shot again? |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 2:39pm
None of Croatia's neighbours were eligible to vote in Semi final 1 with the exception of Serbia and that wouldn't be a guarantee of loads of votes given the history there.
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Posted By: Saint Tom
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 2:59pm
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The whole thing has been taken over as a form of Pride event for the last decade or more. Not that that's an issue, either you get with that and send an act that appeals to that demographic or you don't. Sending a band called wild youth that are neither wild nor young appeals to no one. Anyway, it's a totally different event these days than it's Irish heyday. ------------- My destination inchicore my next stop being kilmainham Where patriots and super saints are the topics of conversation |
Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 3:10pm
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And very much on the more flamboyant side of Pride, stopped been mainstream family entertainment a long time ago. Each to their own. ------------- " BFC always gives me a laugh........ " |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 5:22pm
Kind of my point too, though I do make that joke every year, but they definitely came across as U2 wannabes. |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 10 May 2023 at 10:34pm
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Important to note they changed the voting structure this year. Only the 15 countries taking part in semi-final 1 were allowed vote alongside three of the countries pre-qualified for the final – France, Germany & Italy. There was no block voting. The performance was just bad. The song was bland. The staging was dull. Middle of the road crap that was far from memorable. Only ourselves to blame on this one too, as said previously the song choice needs to be taken off the Late Late Show as the demographics are totally different. From memory there was a better song that night but was a bit out there for the Late Late viewers. I think it's time for Ireland to step outside the box a bit and consider sending a song as Gaeilge. The Seo Linn crowd who did the Irish Roar song for Euro 2016 should be prime candidates.
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Posted By: tapfit2004
Date Posted: 11 May 2023 at 1:30am
It fills up a night for the late late show. Who else are they going to get on? They should just send over someone singing "my lovely horse". ------------- Let Christy Take It. |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 11 May 2023 at 10:20am
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 11 May 2023 at 5:21pm
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The song was ok. Bit of a rip off of Bonos Euro 2020 anthem though. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 11 May 2023 at 11:17pm
Semi final 2 didn't pull up any trees anyway  ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 12 May 2023 at 8:02am
Yeah much weaker than the first. I liked the Belgian song. Most of my favorites are from the first semi though
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 9:00pm
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Poland ❤️ ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 9:02pm
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I find the Sweden song very meh... Don't think it deserves the runaway favourite tag. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 9:10pm
Not a patch on Euphoria a few years ago. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: oldbilly
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 9:24pm
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FFS you morons Conan is on ITV4 now. f**king girlymen. Arnie loyal. ------------- No Pasaran! |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 9:33pm
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There's a bang of World in Motion off of Belgium. The main chorus is the same tune just with different words. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 10:33pm
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The Brits song is catchy. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 10:34pm
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They put on a great show as well. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 10:45pm
Fun fact she was the kid at the start of the Mika Grace Kelly video
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:01pm
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Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:09pm
Yer wan giving the Ukrainian Jury votes 
------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:25pm
Baffled by the jury votes so far.  ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:30pm
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Iceland WTF ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:38pm
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Needs more ex Liverpool centre backs announcing points
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Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:40pm
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Georgia ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 13 May 2023 at 11:44pm
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I don’t get the Sweden love in. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 12:02am
No longer out on our own in terms of number of wins  Time to bring back Johnny the original J-Lo
 ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 12:03am
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Don’t get it. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 12:13am
As a Eurovision connoisseur who was your choice?
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Posted By: You Tell Me
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 12:14am
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Only a matter of time until Sweden take our record off us entirely. We can't have any complaints though, we keep sending total crap. It goes further than Eurovision though, Irish music in general has been mostly absolute crap for the last 15 years.
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Posted By: Cabra Hoop
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 12:26am
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Very Florence Welch sounding song won I think.. ------------- " BFC always gives me a laugh........ " |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 1:24am
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 1:35am
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Finland song was completely sh1te. How did it get so many audience votes. Thought UK song was good gor once and it got a small vote. Sweden deserved winners for me. ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 8:14am
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Sweden knew what they were doing this time. Get a known name and performer who has won the thing before. Give them a decent song that could easily be in the charts (which was pretty similar to the song she won with before Euphoria). Put on a huge marketing campaign before the thing starts and make it a hot favourite. I'm also sure eurovision enthusiast's (I.e. the jury's) were also well aware that next year will be exactly 50 years since ABBA's famous win in the UK and wouldnt it actually be a nice thing that the Eurovision was in Sweden that year to mark the occasion? Many fans bought into it (though it wasn't the most popular in fans voting). But of course, the jury's completely bought into the package and the romance of it all and Sweden won that by a landslide. Not taking away from the performance, it was undoubtedly top 3 anyway. I liked the Israel one
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Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 10:30am
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Ireland need to go all out next year now after Sweden tied level....that's what they should do, but we'll probably do it through the Late Late show and end up sending Crystal Swing or the likes. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 10:48am
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Do people really care about this competition?
------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 11:27am
Yep. And it is an excellent PR win if you can get it. Hosting the event is also something of a money spinner, as it has expanded over the past 30 years. I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s scandalous how far behind we have fallen, but it would be worth some pretty deep reflection and an effort to make us competitive again in the tournament. Our record number of wins is now tied with Sweden.
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 3:21pm
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The biggest pile of cow sh*te that's ever been dropped. ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: Bandwagon
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 3:22pm
RTE know what theyre doing, its literally the premise of the Fr Ted episode. They dont want us within an asses roar of winning it and having to host it due to the astronomical costs involved.
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Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 14 May 2023 at 6:55pm
But those days are gone now. The `new' eurovision is a week long event with huge sponsors, global audience, sell out venues and it's an all round bigger event. Its worth a fortune in revenue to any host economy. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: darmack
Date Posted: 15 May 2023 at 4:39pm
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Also at the start of the night they had the overall leaderboard of countries that have won and commented on Sweden. It's as if they wanted her to win. Sweden take it seriously though with their song choices. Who pick our songs? My brother was in the Eurosong in the early 00's. Came second last, and because he'd already done it and they knew him they asked him back the year after, wasn't any better either. ------------- The dark side.. And the light |
Posted By: Gaz
Date Posted: 15 May 2023 at 4:50pm
I honestly can't understand how anyone takes it seriously. I presumed this thread was a wind up until I clicked in to it ------------- I dont email the count anymore, its been 9 months : ( He even sent me a YBIG scarf for my Birthday |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 15 May 2023 at 6:31pm
| If ireland didn't participate in it then I'd have no interest. Once there is a competition and Ireland are competing then it doesn't matter if its the world farting championships, I have an interest in it and how we go about winning. |
Posted By: jamo1
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 10:28am
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Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 10:50am
The host city. Like any city hosting a major event. There was significant focus on Liverpool over the past 10 days, and it is a major cultural event, that has evolved over time. The 'it costs too much to host' is redundant now, in comparison to when it was a smaller event in the 1990s, and in many was was predicated on Ireland hosting it four times in five years. Those concerns no longer exist.
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 11:29am
How do you know this? ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 11:30am
Sound like an auld man
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Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 11:34am
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/12/how-much-does-it-cost-the-uk-to-host-the-eurovision-song-contest.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/12/how-much-does-it-cost-the-uk-to-host-the-eurovision-song-contest.html This gives an idea of the figures involved and the potential gains.
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Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 11:46am
That article also illustrates some of the PR wins too. Thanks for the link, Borussia.
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 1:38pm
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I'd rather Dublin froze over than host this sh*tfest. ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 1:46pm
How do you feel about Dublin hosting UEFA competition matches (finals etc)?
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 1:49pm
Great 👍 ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 1:50pm
Fair enough. Just look at it as a UEFA final for singing.
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:01pm
The AUL division 3a shield for singing and you may have a point. ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:06pm
| By god Eurovision '93 put Milstreet on the map!! |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:08pm
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It was a good competition with talented people back then. ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:18pm
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I'd have more interest in watching my banjo string been torn. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:22pm
Can't see that getting too many votes to be honest!
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Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:40pm
It’s still pretty good, and a number of acts of that era have returned to represent.
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Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:57pm
More dramatic than some of this years entries!
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Posted By: Badgersboys9
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 3:00pm
That was Finland's act.
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 4:19pm
On no something I don’t like in my city, whatever will I do
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Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 5:51pm
Oh no something I don't like on a football forum, whatever will I do ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 5:55pm
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All things considered, in the town of Bill Shankly and The Beatles, it has been one sh*tty year for Liverpool. ------------- l hear you are a racist now, father ? |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 8:57pm
Locals were delighted to host - An extra 500,000 visitors came into the city over the week of it.
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Posted By: Max Power
Date Posted: 16 May 2023 at 9:23pm
Prob get a sh*t tonne of views if you did it live on YouTube or TikTok to boot. ------------- Co-Founder of The Paul McShane Fan Club, Portmarnock Branch |
Posted By: drog addict
Date Posted: 17 May 2023 at 9:28am
Gets douze points from me
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Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 17 May 2023 at 9:34am
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Posted By: planning
Date Posted: 19 May 2023 at 11:59pm
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Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 20 May 2023 at 12:46am
| Well 12th is an improvement. We've been last in the recent 2 years I think |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2024 at 5:05pm
| Eurosong this Friday - Who's winning it?? |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:44pm
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Getting some Fiona Apple style vibes from the winning song Probably won't get by the semis but at least it's different
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:47pm
Not a fan of the song myself but it was up against utter garbage. Something different I suppose.
------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:49pm
I think the phrase your looking for is fooking sh*te. Whoever picked those 6 songs should never be let near anything music related again in this lifetime or next. Embarrassing ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:50pm
Oh I agree all 6 songs were terrible. As I always say we should just send U2
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Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:53pm
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Surely tonight was inspired by A Song for Ireland Fr.Ted episode ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 12:09am
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Just seen the winning song. Absolute garbage. She can't even sing well. But maybe something a little different that might win votes. Maybe with a bit more production around it on the main show they could sneak a qualification because its different. |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 12:22am
| Will have a very good chance of getting out of the semi finals. |
Posted By: ripbomb
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 1:16am
| It sounded like a cat been doctored without anistetic. |
Posted By: ConorMac77
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 1:40am
....and straight to the airport for the flight home. ------------- The nation holds it's breath...YES, WE'RE THERE!!! |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2024 at 2:21am
Is it conscription. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |