Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2000
| Broadcaster = {{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=no}} (RTÉ)
| Country = Ireland
| Selection process = Eurosong 2000
| Selection date = 20 February 2000
| Song = Millennium of Love
| Artist = Eamonn Toal
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Gerry Simpson|Raymond J. Smyth}}
| Final result = 6th, 92 points
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Millennium of Love", composed by Gerry Simpson, with lyrics by Raymond J. Smyth, and performed by Eamonn Toal. The Irish participating broadcaster, {{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=no}} (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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= ''Eurosong 2000'' =
Eurosong 2000 was the national final format developed by {{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=no}} (RTÉ) in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 20 February 2000, hosted by Mary Kennedy who previously presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete and regional televoting determined the winner. After the combination of votes, "Millennium of Love" performed by Eamonn Toal was selected as the winner.
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|+ Final – 20 February 2000 |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Songwriter(s) ! Points ! Place |
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| 1 | align="left" | Eamonn Toal | align="left" | "Millennium of Love" | align="left" | Gerry Simpson, Raymond J. Smyth | 76 | 1 |
| 2
| align="left" | Karl Power | align="left" | "Why Did You Have to Go?" | align="left" | Andy Jack | 30 | 8 |
| 3
| align="left" | Liz Fletcher | align="left" | "All in a Lifetime" | align="left" | Liz Fletcher | 48 | 4 |
| 4
| align="left" | Shimma | align="left" | "When You Are Near" | align="left" | Orla Keegan | 55 | 3 |
| 5
| align="left" | Lisa Stanley | align="left" | "Shine" | align="left" | Lisa Stanley | 34 | 6 |
| 6
| align="left" | Gavin McCormack | align="left" | "Journey to the Centre of Your Heart" | align="left" | Barry Grace, Gavin McCormack | 31 | 7 |
| 7
| align="left" | Audrey Lynch | align="left" | "Feel Good Emotion" | align="left" | Audrey Lynch | 47 | 5 |
| 8
| align="left" | John Hurley | align="left" | "Crossroads" | align="left" | John Ryan, John Hurley | 64 | 2 |
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| + Detailed Regional Televoting Results | ||||||
| scope="col" rowspan="3" | Song
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Dialling codes ! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Total | ||||||
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| 05
! 02 ! 06 ! 09 ! 07 ! 04 ! 01 | ||||||
| scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Waterford}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Cork}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Limerick}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Galway}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sligo}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Dundalk}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Dublin}} | ||||||
| align="left" | "Millennium of Love"
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12
| 76 |
| align="left" | "Why Did You Have to Go?"
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6
| 30 |
| align="left" | "All in a Lifetime"
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5
| 48 |
| align="left" | "When You Are Near"
| 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8
| 55 |
| align="left" | "Shine"
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3
| 34 |
| align="left" | "Journey to the Centre of Your Heart"
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7
| 31 |
| align="left" | "Feel Good Emotion"
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4
| 47 |
| align="left" | "Crossroads"
| 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10
| 64 |
At Eurovision
Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the evening of the contest, following {{Esccnty|Turkey|y=2000}} and preceding {{Esccnty|Austria|y=2000}}. At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries.{{cite web |title=Final of Stockholm 2000 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410194017/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000/final |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}} The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners {{Esccnty|Denmark|y=2000}}.{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000/final/results/ireland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410201430/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000/final/results/ireland |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
= Voting =
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References
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