Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Ireland
National preselection
Preselection process	National Final
Preselection date(s)	6 March 2005
Selected entrant	Donna and Joe
Selected song	Love?
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Shared 14th of 25 (53 points)
Final result	N/A

RTÉ, the Irish state broadcaster once again ran the You're A Star talent contest to choose an act. The act represented Ireland but the national competition to pick a song was open to contestants from Northern Ireland also. The winner was announced on March 6, 2005 and was the brother-and sister-act Donna and Joseph McCaul with their song "Love?". The song was 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.

At Eurovision, Donna and Joseph remained in the middle of the stage while dancers added to their performance in the background. Eventually the dancers came to the front and did a well received clogging routine.

Final - March 6