RTÉ asked 30 composers to submit entries, from which 10 would be chosen to compete. RTÉ asked for songs with "a distinct Irish flavour with lyrics in Irish or English.[1] Ultimately, only 9 songs were chosen for the contest.[2]
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The third edition of the National Song Contest was hosted by Brendan O'Reilly on 12 February 1967 at the studios of RTÉ in Dublin. The winner was chosen by postcard voting and the results were revealed on 19 February 1967.[3][4]
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^"Television". The Irish Times. 11 February 1967. p. 10.
^Gray, Ken (16 February 1967). "The RTE Song Contest". The Irish Times. p. 12.
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ireland, eurovision, song, contest, 1967, ireland, represented, sean, dunphy, with, song, could, choose, 1967, eurovision, song, contest, which, took, place, april, vienna, song, chosen, third, national, song, contest, held, february, 1967, rtÉ, dublin, irelan. Ireland was represented by Sean Dunphy with the song If I Could Choose at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 April in Vienna The song was chosen in the third National Song Contest held on 12 February 1967 by RTE TV in Dublin Ireland Eurovision Song Contest 1967Country IrelandNational selectionSelection processPostcard votingSelection date s 12 February 1967Selected entrantSean DunphySelected song If I Could Choose Selected songwriter s Michael CoffeyWesley BurrowesFinals performanceFinal result2nd 22 pointsIreland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 1967 1968 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 National Song Contest 1 1 1 Competing Entries 1 1 2 Final 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision editNational Song Contest edit Competing Entries edit RTE asked 30 composers to submit entries from which 10 would be chosen to compete RTE asked for songs with a distinct Irish flavour with lyrics in Irish or English 1 Ultimately only 9 songs were chosen for the contest 2 Final edit The third edition of the National Song Contest was hosted by Brendan O Reilly on 12 February 1967 at the studios of RTE in Dublin The winner was chosen by postcard voting and the results were revealed on 19 February 1967 3 4 Final 12 February 1967 Draw Artist Song Songwriters Place Votes1 Patricia Cahill Back to the Hills Sean Bonner 2 13 9512 Johnny McEvoy Over the Hill Rick Walsh 5 2 9203 Aedin Ni Choileain Inisheer Gene Martin Moira Moloney 8 4574 Deirdre O Callaghan The World Outside Bill Somerville Large Michael Bogdanov 7 1 1825 Sean Dunphy If I Could Choose Wesley Burrowes Michael Coffey 1 16 7236 Patricia Cahill Canavaun Sheila Fawsitt Stewart 4 3 1727 Aedin Ni Choileain Never More Be Leaving Bill Skinner Carolyn Swift 6 1 6778 Johnny McEvoy Somebody of My Own Jim Doherty 3 11 6829 Deirdre O Callaghan Far Away Ita Beausang 9 306At Eurovision editIreland performed in 17th position after Italy of the 17 entries and finished in 2nd place with 22 points Voting edit Points awarded to Ireland 5 Score Country4 points nbsp Germany3 points nbsp Austria nbsp Belgium2 points nbsp Finland nbsp Monaco nbsp Sweden nbsp United Kingdom1 point nbsp Italy nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Portugal nbsp Yugoslavia Points awarded by Ireland 5 Score Country2 points nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Sweden1 point nbsp Belgium nbsp France nbsp Germany nbsp Italy nbsp Netherlands nbsp United KingdomReferences edit Song Contest The Irish Times 17 December 1966 p 11 Television The Irish Times 11 February 1967 p 10 Gray Ken 16 February 1967 The RTE Song Contest The Irish Times p 12 Tomorrow The Irish Times 18 February 1967 p 15 a b Results of the Final of Vienna 1967 Eurovision Song Contest Archived from the original on 7 April 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 Eurovision Song Contest National Final Ireland 1967 ESC History com Irish National Final 1967 Geocities com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 amp oldid 1209328484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
