Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox song contest national year
| Contest = Junior
| Year = 2022
| Country = Ireland
| Selection process = {{unbulleted list|Artist: {{lang|ga|Junior Eurovision Éire 2022}}|Song: Internal selection}}
| Selection date = {{unbulleted list|Heats|18 September 2022|25 September 2022|2 October 2022|9 October 2022|Semi-Final|16 October 2022|Final|23 October 2022|Song|8 November 2022}}
| Artist = Sophie Lennon
| Song = Solas
| Writer = Jonas Gladnikoff
Matthew Ker
Hannah Featherstone
Ken McHugh
Niall Mooney
| Final result = 4th, 150 points
| prev =
}}
Ireland was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia.{{Cite web |title=Junior Eurovision 2022 – Apply Now! {{!}} TG4 {{!}} Adare Productions |url=https://www.tg4.ie/en/junior-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=TG4 |language=en-ie |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421205223/https://www.tg4.ie/en/junior-eurovision-2022/ |url-status=live }} Irish broadcaster TG4 selected Sophie Lennon to represent the country through the televised national final Junior Eurovision Éire, with the competing song "Solas" being internally selected. Being from County Down, Lennon was the first singer from Northern Ireland to compete at Junior Eurovision.
Background
{{main article|Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
Prior to the 2022 contest, Ireland had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times since its debut in {{Escyr|2015|Junior}}.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2015-03-23 |title=Ireland: Debuts At Junior Eurovision |url=http://eurovoix.com/2015/03/23/ireland-debuts-at-junior-eurovision/ |work=Eurovoix |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420234352/https://eurovoix.com/2015/03/23/ireland-debuts-at-junior-eurovision/ |url-status=live }} In {{Escyr|2019|J}}, Anna Kearney represented the country with the song "Banshee", finishing 12th out of 19 entries with 73 points.{{Cite web |title=Final of Gliwice-Silesia 2019 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/gliwice-silesia/gliwice-silesia-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204040332/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/gliwice-silesia/gliwice-silesia-2019 |archive-date=2019-12-04 |work=Junioreurovision.tv}} Despite having initially confirmed their participation in the {{Escyr|2020|Junior}} contest in Warsaw, Poland in January 2020,{{cite web |last=Herbert |first=Emily |date=14 January 2020 |title=Ireland: Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation Confirmed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/01/14/ireland-junior-eurovision-2020-participation/ |access-date=26 July 2020 |work=Eurovoix |archive-date=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114160844/https://eurovoix.com/2020/01/14/ireland-junior-eurovision-2020-participation/ |url-status=live }} TG4 announced in August 2020 that they would not participate in the contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2020-08-04 |title=Ireland: Withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/08/04/ireland-withdraws-from-junior-eurovision-2020/ |work=Eurovoix |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512113602/https://eurovoix.com/2020/08/04/ireland-withdraws-from-junior-eurovision-2020/ |url-status=live }} In the 2021 contest, Maiú Levi Lawlor represented country in Paris, France with the song "{{lang|ga|Saor|i=unset}} (Disappear)". He ended 18th out of 19 entries with 44 points.{{Cite web |title=Final of Paris 2021 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021/final |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=junioreurovision.tv |language=en-gb |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219193854/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021/final |url-status=live }}
Before Junior Eurovision
= ''Junior Eurovision Éire 2022'' =
Irish broadcaster TG4 once again used the national selection format Junior Eurovision Éire to select its representative. The details of the competition were revealed on 22 August 2022, during the TG4 autumn schedule launch.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-08-22 |title=🇮🇪 Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Presenters and Guest Judges Revealed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/08/22/🇮🇪-ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-presenters-guest-judges-revealed/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} Louise Cantillon returned to host the show for the second year in a row, with Darragh Ó Caoimh serving as a co-host. This was the first edition of Junior Eurovision Éire to have two main presenters.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-08-22 |title=🇮🇪 Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Presenters and Guest Judges Revealed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/08/22/🇮🇪-ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-presenters-guest-judges-revealed/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} As in previous editions, an in-studio jury decided the results in the four heats and semi-final. As with the past two editions of the contest, the participants in Junior Eurovision Éire performed Irish-language cover versions of famous songs during the competition.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-02-08 |title=🇮🇪 Ireland: Junior Eurovision 2022 Participation Confirmed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/08/ireland-junior-eurovision-2022-participation-confirmed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208230959/https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/08/ireland-junior-eurovision-2022-participation-confirmed/ |archive-date=8 February 2022 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
== Jury members ==
As in previous editions, the results of the four heats and semi-final were decided by an in-studio jury of two permanent members and revolving guest judges. The two permanent judges are:
- Niamh Ní Chróinín – Radio presenter, manager of Irish-language youth radio station Raidió Rí-Rá
- Chris Greene – RTÉ 2fm presenter
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Artist !ESC !Song(s) !Place !Points !Place !Points |
| rowspan="2" |Linda Martin
| align="center" |{{Escyr|1984}} |"Terminal 3" | rowspan="3" colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}} | align="center" bgcolor="silver" |2 | align="center" bgcolor="silver" |137 |
| align="center" |{{Escyr|1992}}
|"Why Me?" | align="center" bgcolor="gold" |1 | align="center" bgcolor="gold" |155 |
| rowspan="2" |Niamh Kavanagh
| align="center" |{{Escyr|1993}} |"In Your Eyes" | align="center" bgcolor="gold" |1 | align="center" bgcolor="gold" |187 |
| align="center" |{{Escyr|2010}}
|"It's for You" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |67 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |25 |
| Paul Harrington
| align="center" |{{Escyr|1994}} |"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" {{Small|(with Charlie McGettigan)}} | align="center" colspan=2 {{N/A|No semi-finals}} | align="center" bgcolor="gold" |1 | align="center" bgcolor="gold" |226 |
| Brian Kennedy
| align="center" |{{Escyr|2006}} |"Every Song Is a Cry for Love" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |79 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |93 |
| Ryan O'Shaughnessy
| align="center" |{{Escyr|2018}} |"Together" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |179 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |136 |
| Brooke Scullion
| align="center" |{{Escyr|2022}} |"That's Rich" | align="center" |15 | align="center" |47 |colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} |
==Heat 1==
The first heat was broadcast on 18 September 2022, with Niamh Kavanagh as the guest judge.{{cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=18 September 2022 |title=Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Heat One Results |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/09/18/ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-heat-one-results/ |work=Eurovoix}} Lara Gleeson received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Calre Keeley and Ella Kelly advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Clare as the winner, granting her a spot in the semi-final.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Heat 1 – 18 September 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} !Juror 1 !Juror 2 !Juror 3 ! scope="col" | Stars ! scope="col" | Result |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |1
|Holly Mountstephens |"Nervous" {{small|(Gavin James)}} | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |20 |Eliminated |
|---|
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |2 |Clare Keeley |"I Will Always Love You" {{small|(Whitney Houston)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |23 |Sing-off |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |3
|Harry Moriarty |"This Is Me" {{small|(Keala Settle)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |21 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 4 |Lara Gleeson |"When the Party's Over" {{small|(Billie Eilish)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |26 |Semi-final |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |5 |Ella Kelly |"Ghost" {{small|(Luane Parle)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |22 |Sing-off |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |6
|Grace Whelan |"Linger" {{small|(The Cranberries)}} | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |21 |Eliminated |
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+ Sing-off – 18 September 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" | Votes ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 1 |Clare Keeley |"I Will Always Love You" {{small|(Whitney Houston)}} | align="center" |2 | Semi-final |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2
|Ella Kelly |"Ghost" {{small|(Luan Parle)}} | align="center" |1 |Eliminated |
|---|
==Heat 2==
The second heat was broadcast on 25 September 2022, with Ryan O'Shaughnessy as the guest judge.{{cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=25 September 2022 |title=Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Heat Two Results |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/09/25/ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-heat-two-results/ |work=Eurovoix}} Amber Dawes received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Marley-Peig Leonard and Éinín Duggun advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Marley-Peig as the winner, granting a spot in the semi-final.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Heat 2 – 25 September 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} !Juror 1 !Juror 2 !Juror 3 ! scope="col" | Stars ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |1 |Marley-Peig Leonard |"Skinny Love" {{small|(Bon Iver)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |25 |Sing-off |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2
|Callum Scanlan |"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" {{small|(The Script)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |22 |Eliminated |
|---|
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 3 |Amber Dawes |"Lost Without You" {{small|(Freya Ridings)}} | align="center" |9 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |27 |Semi-final |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |4 |Éinín Duggun |"Grace" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |23 |Sing-off |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |5
|Lara Cimic |"Dancing with a Stranger" {{small|(Sam Smith and Normani)}} | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |20 |Eliminated |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |6
|Evan Coogan |"Take My Hand" {{small|(Picture This)}} | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |19 |Eliminated |
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+ Sing-off – 25 September 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" | Votes ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 1 |Marley-Peig Leonard |"Skinny Love" {{small|(Bon Iver)}} | align="center" |2 | Semi-final |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2
|Éinín Duggun |"Grace" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |1 |Eliminated |
|---|
==Heat 3==
The third heat was broadcast on 2 October 2022, with Paul Harrington as the guest judge.{{cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2 October 2022 |title=Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Heat Three Results |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/10/02/🇮🇪-ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-heat-three-results/ |work=Eurovoix}} Niamh Noade received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Caillín Joe McDonald and Teagan Nolan advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Caillín Joe as the winner, granting a spot in the semi-final.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Heat 3 – 2 October 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} !Juror 1 !Juror 2 !Juror 3 ! scope="col" | Stars ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |1 |Caillín Joe McDonald |"Shotgun" {{small|(George Ezra)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |26 |Sing-off |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |2 |Teagan Nolan |"Someone You Loved" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |24 |Sing-off |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" |3 |Niamh Noade |"Lonely World" {{small|(Luane Parle)}} | align="center" |9 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |28 |Semi-final |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |4
|Savannah Phoenix Munroe |"Good as Hell" {{small|(Lizzo)}} | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |23 |Eliminated |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |5
|Eva O'Farrell |"Castles" {{small|(Freya Ridings)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |22 |Eliminated |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |6
|Lucy Heffernan |"Follow Your Fire" {{small|(Kodaline)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |22 |Eliminated |
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Sing-off – 2 October 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" | Votes ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 1 |Caillín Joe McDonald |"Shotgun" {{small|(George Ezra)}} | align="center" |2 |Semi-final |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2
|Teagan Nolan |"Someone You Loved" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |1 |Eliminated |
|---|
==Heat 4==
The third heat was broadcast on 9 October 2022, with Linda Martin as the guest judge.{{cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=9 October 2022 |title=Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Heat Four Results |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/10/09/ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-heat-four-results/ |work=Eurovoix}} Sophie Lennon received the highest number of stars and advanced directly to the semi-final, while Phoebe McIvor and Lauren Wallace advanced to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Phoebe as the winner, granting a spot in the semi-final.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Heat 4 – 9 October 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} !Juror 1 !Juror 2 !Juror 3 ! scope="col" | Stars ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |1 |Phoebe McIvor |"Hold Me While You Wait" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |26 |Sing-off |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" |2 |Sophie Lennon |"New York" {{small|(Paloma Faith)}} | align="center" |10 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |30 |Semi-final |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |3
|Holly-May Vaughan |"Stay with Me" {{small|(Sam Smith)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |23 |Eliminated |
|---|
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |4 |Lauren Wallace |"Always" {{small|(Gavin James)}} | align="center" |8 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |25 |Sing-off |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |5
|Gillian Brennan |"Take Me to Church" {{small|(Hozier)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |24 |Eliminated |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |6
|Gavin Gilligan |"Bruises" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |22 |Eliminated |
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+ Sing-off – 9 October 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" | Votes ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 1 |Phoebe McIvor |"Hold Me While You Wait" {{small|(Lewis Capaldi)}} | align="center" |2 |Semi-final |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2
|Lauren Wallace |"Always" {{small|(Gavin James)}} | align="center" |1 |Eliminated |
|---|
== Semi-final ==
The third heat was broadcast on 16 October 2022, with Brooke Scullion as the guest judge.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-10-16 |title=🇮🇪 Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2022 Semi-Final Results |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/10/16/🇮🇪-ireland-junior-eurovision-eire-2022-semi-final-results/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} Sophie Lennon and Niamh Noade were both chosen by the jury to advance directly to the final. Clare Keeley and Lara Gleeson were both chosen to go through to the sing-off stage and performed their covers a second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Clare as the winner, granting a spot in the final.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Semi-final – 16 October 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |1 |Clare Keeley |Sing-off |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" |2 |Sophie Lennon |"Symphony" {{small|(Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson)}} |Finalist |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |3
|Marley-Peig Leonard |"A Million Goodbyes" {{small|(Lea Heart)}} |Eliminated |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |4
|Caillín Joe McDonald |"Hold Back the River" {{small|(James Bay)}} |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" |5 |Niamh Noade |"Catch and Release" {{small|(Matt Simons)}} |Finalist |
| style="font-weight: bold; background: #E0B0FF;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E0B0FF" |6 |Lara Gleeson |"Brave" {{Small|(Ella Henderson)}} |Sing-off |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |7
|Phoebe McIvor |"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" {{Small|(Elton John & Dua Lipa)}} |Eliminated |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |8
|Amber Dawes |"Falling Slowly" {{Small|(Glen Handsard & Markéta Irglová)}} |Eliminated |
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Sing-off – 16 October 2022 ! scope="col" | Draw ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" | Votes ! scope="col" | Result |
| style="font-weight: bold; background:navajowhite;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite" | 1 |Clare Keeley | align="center" |2 |Finalist |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2
|Lara Gleeson |"Brave" {{Small|(Ella Henderson)}} | align="center" |1 |Eliminated |
|---|
== Final ==
The final took place on 23 October 2022, with Brian Kennedy as the guest judge.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2022-10-22 |title=Tonight: 🇮🇪 Ireland Selects For Junior Eurovision 2022 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/10/23/tonight-🇮🇪-ireland-selects-for-junior-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} The jury of two permanent members and one rotating member was present once again to give feedback to the contestants, but did not have any voting power.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-10-23 |title=🇮🇪 Ireland: Sophie Lennon to Junior Eurovision 2022 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/10/23/ireland-sophie-lennon-to-junior-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} For the first time ever, the winner was selected exclusively by public online vote that ran on the TG4 Junior Eurovision website from 17 October until the end of a 15-minute voting period during the broadcast.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+Final – 23 October 2022 ! scope="col" |Artist ! scope="col" |Draw ! scope="col" |Song {{Small|(Original artists)}} ! scope="col" |Draw ! scope="col" |ESC Winning Song {{small|(Original artists)}} |
| scope="row" |Clare Keeley
| align="center" |1 |"Circle of Life" {{small|(Elton John)}} | align="center" |4 |"Hold Me Now" {{small|(Johnny Logan)}} |
|---|
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" |Sophie Lennon | align="center" |2 |"Leave a Light On" {{Small|(Tom Walker)}} | align="center" |5 |"Why Me?" {{small|(Linda Martin)}} |
| scope="row" |Niamh Noade
| align="center" |3 |"Pompeii" {{Small|(Bastille)}} | align="center" |6 |"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" {{Small|(Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan)}} |
At Junior Eurovision
After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Ireland would perform ninth on 11 December 2022, following Georgia and preceding North Macedonia.{{Cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/junior-eurovision-2022-running-order|title=Junior Eurovision 2022: Running Order|date=2022-12-05|work=Junioreurovision.tv}}
In the final, Ireland finished the competition in fourth place with 150 points, including 12 points from both the Maltese and Serbian juries. This marked the best result for Ireland in Junior Eurovision to date.{{Cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/1211/1341257-sophie-lennon-comes-fourth-in-junior-eurovision/ |title= Ireland's Sophie Lennon comes fourth in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022|date=11 December 2022|access-date=12 December 2022|website=rte.ie|publisher=RTÉ}}
= Voting =
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest voting explanation|2022}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" |
| + {{nowrap|Points awarded to Ireland |
| scope="col" width="33%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list| {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2022}}| {{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list| {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2022}}| {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2022}}| {{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2022}}| {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list| {{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2022}}| {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list| {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2022}}| {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| |
| colspan="2" | Ireland received 62 points from the online vote. |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded by Ireland |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2022}} |
{{col-end}}
==Detailed voting results==
| class="sortable wikitable collapsible plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| + {{nowrap|Detailed voting results from Ireland{{cite web|title=Results of the Grand Final of Yerevan 2022|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2022/final/results|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=11 December 2022}}}} |
| scope="col" | Draw
! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Juror A ! scope="col" | Juror B ! scope="col" | Juror C ! scope="col" | Juror D ! scope="col" | Juror E ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Points |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 01
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2022}} | 5 | 11 | 5 | style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 02
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2022}} | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 03
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2022}} | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 04
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2022}} | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 13 | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 05
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2022}} | 9 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 06
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2022}} | style="background:gold;" | 1 | style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 | style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 | style="background:gold;" | 1 | 14 | style="background:gold;" | 1 | style="background:gold;" | 12 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 07
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2022}} | 10 | style="background:gold;" | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 08
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2022}} | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | style="background:gold;" | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 09 | style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ireland|Junior|y=2022}} | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2022}} | style="background:silver;" | 2 | 15 | style="background:gold;" | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2022}} | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2022}} | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2022}} | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2022}} | style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 | style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 | style="background:#CC9966;" | 8 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2022}} | 8 | 5 | style="background:silver;" | 2 | 6 | style="background:silver;" | 2 | style="background:silver;" | 2 | style="background:silver;" | 10 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2022}} | 7 | style="background:silver;" | 2 | 14 | style="background:silver;" | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}