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Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 - WikipediaJump to content
'Réalta' was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta exclusively for Irish songs.[1] The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 3rd edition of Réalta took place on 22 November 1996.[2] The running order and some of the results of Réalta '97 are unknown.[3][4]
The final took place on 9 March 1997 at the Institute of Technology in Waterford, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight entries competed in the final and the winner, "Mysterious Woman" performed by Marc Roberts, was determined by the votes of ten regional juries.[5]
Ahead of the contest, Ireland were considered one of the favourites among bookmakers to win the contest for a eighth time, featuring alongside the entries from Italy, United Kingdom, Germany and Estonia.[6] Roberts performed 5th in the running order on the night of the contest. "Mysterious Woman" went on to be placed 2nd with 157 points.[7] To date, this was the last time Ireland's Eurovision entry placed in the top five.