Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Ireland was represented by The Swarbriggs Plus Two, with the song '"It's Nice to Be in Love Again", at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 May in London. "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 20 February.

Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)20 February 1977
Selected entrantThe Swarbriggs Plus Two
Selected song"It's Nice to Be in Love
Again"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 119 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Jimmy and Tommy Swarbrigg had previously represented Ireland in 1975, and were joined on this occasion by Alma Carroll and Nicola Kerr.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from ten regional juries. Other participants included past and future Irish representatives Dickie Rock (1966) and Colm C. T. Wilkinson (1978), while future Eurovision winner Linda Martin performed as a member of the group Chips.[1]

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Jamie Stone "If I Give My Love" 19 2
2 Dickie Rock "I Can't Go On Without You" 8 6
3 Sunshine "Look Before You Leap" 0 8
4 D. J. Curtin "You Cannot Stop the Music" 5 7
5 The Swarbriggs Plus Two "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" 25 1
6 Denis Allen "Da-Dum Da-Dum, I Love You So" 12 5
7 Colm C. T. Wilkinson "There Was a Dream" 18 3
8 Chips "Goodbye Goodbye" 13 4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final the group performed first in the running order, preceding Monaco. Pre-contest betting rated Ireland as one of the front runners, along with the entries from Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" had picked up 119 points, placing Ireland third of the 18 entries, the country's best placement since Dana's victory seven years earlier. The song had gained four maximum 12s – from Israel, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom – with only Finland failing to award it any points at all. It was therefore somewhat ironic that the Irish jury awarded its 12 points to Finland.[2]

Points awarded to Ireland
Points awarded to Ireland
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Ireland
12 points Finland
10 points France
8 points Italy
7 points Israel
6 points  Switzerland
5 points Monaco
4 points Belgium
3 points Netherlands
2 points Luxembourg
1 point Germany

See also

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1977
  2. ESC History - Ireland 1977
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