Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1993
| Broadcaster = {{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=no}} (RTÉ)
| Country = Ireland
| Selection process = Eurosong '93
| Selection date = 14 March 1993
| Song = In Your Eyes
| Artist = Niamh Kavanagh
| Writer = Jimmy Walsh
| writer_single = y
| Final result = 1st, 187 points
}}
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "In Your Eyes", written by Jimmy Walsh, and performed by Niamh Kavanagh. The Irish participating broadcaster, {{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=no}} (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final, which ultimately won the contest. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, after winning the {{escyr|1992 || previous edition}} with the song "Why Me?" by Linda Martin.
Before Eurovision
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= ''Eurosong '93'' =
{{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=no}} (RTÉ) held Eurosong '93 on 14 March 1993 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight songs competed to represent the host country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, with the final winner selected by the votes of ten regional juries.
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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|1 | align="left" | Niamh Kavanagh | align="left" | "In Your Eyes" | 118 | 1 |
| 2 | align="left" | Suzanne Bushnell | align="left" | "Long Gone" | 54 | 7 |
| 3 | align="left" | Patricia Roe | align="left" | "If You Changed Your Mind" | 75 | 3 |
| 4 | align="left" | Róisín Ní hAodha | align="left" | "Mo mhúirnín óg" | 34 | 8 |
| 5 | align="left" | Champ | align="left" | "2nd Time Around" | 79 | 2 |
| 6 | align="left" | Off the Record | align="left" | "Hold Out" | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | align="left" | Dav McNamara | align="left" | "Stay" | 67 | 4 |
| 8 | align="left" | Perfect Timing | align="left" | "Why Aren't We Talking Anyway" | 62 | 5 |
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| + Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||
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! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Athlone}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Cavan}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Dublin}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Dundalk}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Dungloe}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Galway}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Limerick}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Listowel}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Millstreet}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Waterford}} ! scope="col" | Total | |||||||||||
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| 1 | align="left" | "In Your Eyes" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 118 |
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| 2 | align="left" | "Long Gone" | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
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| 3 | align="left" | "If You Changed Your Mind" | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 75 |
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| 4 | align="left" | "Mo mhúirnín óg" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
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| 5 | align="left" | "2nd Time Around" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 79 |
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| 6 | align="left" | "Hold Out" | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 61 |
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| 7 | align="left" | "Stay" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 67 |
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| 8 | align="left" | "Why Aren't We Talking Anyway?" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 62 |
At Eurovision
Niamh Kavanagh represented for the host country on 15 May in Millstreet, performing 14th in the running order, following {{esccnty|Sweden|y=1993}} and preceding {{esccnty|Luxembourg|y=1993}}. Kavanagh received 187 points, receiving the maximum 12 points a total of 7 times and receiving at least one point from every competing nation.{{cite web |title=Final of Millstreet 1993 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180232/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}} This was Ireland's fifth victory in the contest, and as such RTÉ would be the hosts of the {{escyr|1994 || following contest}} (they did not decline of hosting, unlike Luxembourg after 1973 victory and Israel after 1979 victory).
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to Ireland{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/ireland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417201843/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/ireland |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Italy|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Slovenia|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1993}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Spain|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|1960|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Croatia|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Denmark|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Greece|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Germany|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Israel|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
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| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1993}}|{{Esc|Iceland|y=1993}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1993}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=1993}} |
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References
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{{Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1993}}