Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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RTÉ, the Irish state broadcaster once again ran the You're A Star talent contest to choose an act. The act technically represented only the Republic of Ireland (though entered in the Eurovision under the official name of Ireland), but similarly to its previous entries, the You're A Star competition was open to all of Ireland, the winner of which, announced on March 6, 2005, were Donna & Joseph McCaul with the song "Love?". The song is written and composed by Karl Broderick.

Donna and Joseph McCaul are from the town of Athlone in Co. Westmeath, in the centre of Ireland. Donna (20) is a full-time singer with The Doc Carroll Band and her ambition is to duet with Shania Twain. She enjoys learning about music and playing hockey. Her younger brother Joe (17) was a full-time school student. He is a fan of Paddy Casey, Maroon 5 and Liverpool football club.

Final - March 6

№	Song	Singer	Place
1	Love?	Donna and Joseph McCaul	1st
2	Pink champagne	Jade	2nd

Individual Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Albania - Andorra - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Latvia - Lithuania - Republic of Macedonia - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Serbia and Montenegro - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom Note: Countries in italics are semi-finalists who did not advance to the final.