Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country	Ireland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	29 March 1992
Selected entrant	Linda Martin
Selected song	"Why Me?"
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 155 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ireland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Why Me?" by Linda Martin after she won the Irish national final.

National final

The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select the Irish 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. 8 songs competed in the contest with the winner being decided through the votes of 10 regional juries.

The winner was Linda Martin, winner of the Irish national final in 1984, with the song "Why Me?", composed by two-time winner for Ireland Johnny Logan.

At Eurovision

Martin performed 17th on the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Denmark. 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 Malta respectively, received more.

Points awarded to Ireland

Points awarded to Ireland 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points  Greece  Malta  Turkey  Austria  Denmark  Finland  Germany  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Sweden  United Kingdom  Belgium  Iceland  Norway   Switzerland 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point  Cyprus  Portugal  Italy  Yugoslavia  Spain Points awarded by Ireland 12 points  Austria 10 points  Malta 8 points  Netherlands 7 points  United Kingdom 6 points  Cyprus 5 points  France 4 points  Yugoslavia 3 points  Turkey 2 points  Germany 1 point  Sweden See also Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest References External links Irish National Final 1992  Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Artists 1960s 1960 to 1964 Butch Moore Dickie Rock Sean Dunphy Pat McGeegan Muriel Day 1970s Dana Angela Farrell Sandie Jones Maxi Tina Reynolds The Swarbriggs Red Hurley The Swarbriggs Plus Two Colm 'C.T.' Wilkinson Cathal Dunne 1980s Johnny Logan Sheeba The Duskeys 1983 Linda Martin Maria Christian Luv Bug Johnny Logan Jump the Gun Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers 1990s Liam Reilly Kim Jackson Linda Martin Niamh Kavanagh Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan Eddie Friel Eimear Quinn Marc Roberts Dawn Martin The Mullans 2000s Eamonn Toal Gary O'Shaughnessy 2002 Mickey Harte Chris Doran Donna and Joe Brian Kennedy Dervish Dustin the Turkey Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy 2010s Niamh Kavanagh Jedward Ryan Dolan Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith Molly Sterling Nicky Byrne   Songs 1960s 1960 to 1964 "Walking the Streets in the Rain" "Come Back to Stay" "If I Could Choose" "Chance of a Lifetime" "The Wages of Love" 1970s "All Kinds of Everything" "One Day Love" "Ceol an Ghrá" "Do I Dream" "Cross Your Heart" "That's What Friends Are For" "When" "It's Nice To Be In Love Again" "Born to Sing" "Happy Man" 1980s "What's Another Year?" "Horoscopes" "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" 1983 "Terminal 3" "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" "You Can Count On Me" "Hold Me Now" "Take Him Home" "The Real Me" 1990s "Somewhere In Europe" "Could It Be That I'm In Love" "Why Me?" "In Your Eyes" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" "Dreamin'" "The Voice" "Mysterious Woman" "Is Always Over Now?" "When You Need Me" 2000s "Millennium of Love" "Without Your Love" 2002 "We've Got the World" "If My World Stopped Turning" "Love?" "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" "They Can't Stop the Spring" "Irelande Douze Pointe" "Et Cetera" 2010s "It's for You" "Lipstick" "Waterline" "Only Love Survives" "Heartbeat" "Playing with Numbers" "Sunlight" (Note: Entries scored out are when Ireland did not compete) Eurovision Song Contest 1992   Countries Final (by final results) Ireland (winner) United Kingdom Malta Italy Greece Israel Iceland France Netherlands Austria Cyprus Denmark Yugoslavia Spain Switzerland Germany Portugal Norway Turkey Belgium Luxembourg Sweden Finland   Artists Final (by final results) Linda Martin Michael Ball Mary Spiteri Mia Martini Cleopatra Dafna Dekel Heart 2 Heart Kali Humphrey Campbell Tony Wegas Evridiki Kenny Lübcke & Lotte Nilsson Extra Nena Serafín Zubiri Daisy Auvray Wind Dina Merethe Trøan Aylin Vatankoş Morgane Marion Welter & Kontinent Christer Björkman Pave Maijanen   Songs Final (by final results) "Why Me?" "One Step Out of Time" "Little Child" "Rapsodia" "Olou Tou Kosmou I Elpida" "Ze Rak Sport" "Nei eða já" "Monté la riviè" "Wijs me de weg" "Zusammen geh'n" "Teriazoume" "Alt det som ingen ser" "Ljubim te pesmama" "Todo esto es la música" "Mister Music Man" "Träume sind für alle da" "Amor d'água fresca" "Visjoner" "Yaz Bitti" "Nous, on veut des violons" "Sou fräi" "I morgon är en annan dag" "Yamma, yamma" (Note: All information are in order of appearance)