Ireland at Eurovision 2023: Are Wild Youth expected to qualify for the grand final?
It is Eurovision Song Contest 2023 week in Liverpool as the first semi-final gets underway tonight - Tuesday, May 9.
Ireland will compete against 14 other countries for one of the ten spots in Saturday's grand final at the Liverpool Arena.
IRELAND'S ENTRY
Dublin-based band Wild Youth will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 with the song ‘We Are One’.
Listen below:
FIRST SEMI-FINAL RUNNING ORDER
Wild Youth will be the sixth act to take to the stage on Tuesday night.
Full running order:
1. Norway | Alessandra - Queen of Kings
2. Malta | The Busker - Dance (Our Own Party)
3. Serbia | Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava
4. Latvia | Sudden Lights - Aijā
5. Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração
6. Ireland | Wild Youth - We Are One
7. Croatia | Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!
8. Switzerland | Remo Forrer - Watergun
9. Israel | Noa Kirel - Unicorn
10. Moldova | Pasha Parfeni - Soarele şi Luna
11. Sweden | Loreen - Tattoo
12. Azerbaijan | TuralTuranX - Tell Me More
13. Czechia | Vesna - My Sister's Crown
14. Netherlands | Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight
15. Finland | Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
IRELAND'S CHANCES OF QUALIFICATION
Odds are very much against Ireland qualifying for this year's Eurovision grand final once again. Two of the competition favourites perform tonight - Sweden and Finland (1/200 to qualify) - and are expected to be among Saturday's 25 finalists while Ireland are one of the outsiders at 4/1 to qualify.
Eurovision semi-final 1 prediction HERE
WHERE TO WATCH
The first semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be live on RTÉ One from 8pm on Tuesday. Thursday's second semi-final will be live at the same time on RTÉ2.
The Eurovision grand final will be live on RTÉ One this Saturday from 8pm.