Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Mullans represented Ireland in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem with the song "When You Need Me".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | The Mullans | |||
| Selected song | "When You Need Me" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 18 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held on 7 March 1999, at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin. Pat Kenny hosted the event for the ninth consecutive year. This was the first year in which televoting was used to determine the winner, though the votes were split into seven televoting regions, each of which awarded points in the same way the regional juries had in years past.[1] "When You Need Me" received top points from all seven televoting regions.
| Final – 7 March 1999 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Nigel Connell | "I Believed" | Danny Sheerin, Des Sheerin | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Brendan Keeley | "You Must Have Been Crazy" | Brendan Keely, Graham Murphy | 66 | 2 |
| 3 | Barry Doyle | "Run to Me" | Barry Doyle | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | Tommy Quinn | "You Can't Fight It" | John Fitzpatrick | 27 | 7 |
| 5 | Maggie Toal & Andy McComish | "I Won't Ever Let You Go" | Stephen Nimmon | 57 | 3 |
| 6 | Doona | "An Bon Bon Carr" | Proínsias Mac An Tuile, Bríd Ní Mhurchú | 48 | 4 |
| 7 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | "I'll Be There" | Denise Reynolds | 44 | 5 |
| 8 | The Mullans | "When You Need Me" | Bronagh Mullan | 84 | 1 |
At Eurovision
The Mullans performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest, a draw on which three previous Irish entries had won ("What's Another Year?" in 1980, "Why Me?" in 1992 and "The Voice" in 1996). Despite taking an early lead with twelve points from the first voting country Lithuania, "When You Need Me" picked up only six additional points, finishing in 17th place.
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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