Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

Ireland was represented by The Swarbriggs, with the song '"That's What Friends Are For", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 March in Stockholm. "That's What Friends Are For" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 9 February.

Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: National Final
Selection date(s)9 February 1975
Selected entrantThe Swarbriggs
Selected song"That's What Friends Are
For"
Finals performance
Final result9th, 68 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. For a second year, RTÉ pre-selected their representatives and The Swarbriggs performed eight songs which were voted on by ten regional juries.[1]

Final – 9 February 1975
Draw Song (English translation) Points Place
1 "This Is Our Very Own Song" 10 4
2 "Butterfly Morning" 1 8
3 "Bláithín" (Florence) 3 6
4 "Lady In Blue" 6 5
5 "Come and Keep Me Warm" 19 3
6 "That's What Friends Are For" 36 1
7 "Baberó Dederó" 3 6
8 "Goodbye to Goodbye" 22 2

At Eurovision

On the night of the final The Swarbriggs performed second in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding France. At the close of voting "That's What Friends Are For" had picked up 68 points (including a maximum 12 from Belgium), placing Ireland 9th of the 19 entries. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to France.[2]

Points awarded by Ireland
12 points France
10 points Luxembourg
8 points Netherlands
7 points Spain
6 points Italy
5 points Finland
4 points Yugoslavia
3 points United Kingdom
2 points  Switzerland
1 point Israel
Points awarded to Ireland
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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See also

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1975
  2. ESC History - Ireland 1975
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