Ireland has failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest final with Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen.
The country, which ties with Sweden for the most Eurovision wins, sent the 24-year-old to perform her entry Laika Party, about a Soviet dog sent to space, during the second semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Last year, Bambie Thug became the first Irish entrant to make the final since Ryan O’Shaughnessy in 2018.
The country has not placed high in recent years, with the last win coming in 1996 when Eimear Quinn’s The Voice took the trophy.
Other winners include Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids in 1994, Niamh Kavanagh with In Your…