Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 |
| Country |
Ireland |
| National selection |
| Selection process |
National final - juries |
| Selection date(s) |
February 16, 1969 |
| Selected entrant |
Muriel Day |
| Selected song |
"The Wages of Love" |
| Finals performance |
| Final result |
7th, 10 points |
The Irish National final was held on February 16, 1969 and was broadcast on RTÉ while being held in Dublin, Ireland and hosted by Brendan O'Reilly. The song was decided by 10 regional juries throughout Ireland.
National final
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
Sean Dunphy |
"Paper Boats" |
3 |
5 |
| 2 |
Dana |
"Look Around" |
8 |
2 |
| 3 |
Butch Moore |
"Too Late" |
2 |
8 |
| 4 |
Muriel Day |
"The Wages of Love" |
30 |
1 |
| 5 |
Dickie Rock |
"Now do You Believe Me" |
6 |
3 |
| 6 |
Eleanor Nodwell |
"Talking to Myself" |
3 |
5 |
| 7 |
Pat McGeegan |
"Johnny Dreamer" |
5 |
4 |
| 8 |
Fiorenza Viani-Nolan |
"1959" |
3 |
5 |
Four of the contestants had previously represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, Butch Moore represented Ireland in 1965 where he sung "Walking in the Streets in the Rain" and finished 6th in the Eurovision Final. Dickie Rock represented Ireland in 1966 where he sung "Come Back to Stay" and finished 4th in the Eurovision Final. Sean Dunphy represented Ireland in 1967 and sung "If I Could Choose" and placed 2nd in the Eurovision Final. Pat McGreegan represented Ireland in 1968 and sung "Chance of a Lifetime" placed 4th in the 1968.
Eurovision Final
Muriel Day started 5th at the beginning of the startfield and finished 7th with 10 points.
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(Note - Entries scored out are when Ireland did not compete)
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