Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992


Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Why Me?", written by Johnny Logan, and performed by Linda Martin. The Irish participating broadcaster, RTÉ, selected its entry through Eurosong '92. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the fourth ever victory for Ireland in the contest, and the third by Johnny Logan. Linda Martin had represented.

Before Eurovision

''Eurosong '92''

The Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, held a national final, Eurosong '92, to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Opera House in Cork on 29 March, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight songs competed in the contest with the winner being decided through the votes of 10 regional juries.
The winning song was "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin and composed by two-time winner for Ireland Johnny Logan. Linda Martin had represented.
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1The Last Word"Feel the Pain"792
2Patricia Roe"Your Love"792
3Joe O'Meara"Inside My Restless Heart"744
4Luv Bug"Close to Your Heart"458
5Connor Stevens"Higher"665
6Alannah"Le chéile arís"536
7Linda Martin"Why Me?"1051
8Karen Dowling"Call to Me"497

At Eurovision

Martin performed 17th on the night of the contest, following the and preceding. Martin received 155 points, winning the contest against 23 competing countries. She received three 12 points; however, the second and third placed countries, the United Kingdom and respectively, received more.
The contest was broadcast on both RTÉ 1 and RTÉ Radio 1, with Pat Kenny providing the television commentary and Larry Gogan providing the radio commentary, respectively. RTÉ appointed Eileen Dunne once again as its spokesperson to announce the Irish votes.

Voting

ScoreCountry
12 points
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2 points YugoslaviaEsc|Spain|y=1992col-2Esc|Austria|y=1992Esc|Malta|y=1992Esc|Netherlands|y=1992Esc|United Kingdom|y=1992Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1992Esc|France|y=1992