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, (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 with the song "Why Me?" by Linda Martin.
Before Eurovision
Eurosong '93 (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.
Artist Song Points Place 1 Niamh Kavanagh "In Your Eyes" 118 1 2 Suzanne Bushnell "Long Gone" 54 7 3 Patricia Roe "If You Changed Your Mind" 75 3 4 Róisín Ní hAodha "Mo mhúirnín óg" 34 8 5 Champ "2nd Time Around" 79 2 6 Off the Record "Hold Out" 61 6 7 Dav McNamara "Stay" 67 4 8 Perfect Timing "Why Aren't We Talking Anyway" 62 5 + Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "In Your Eyes" 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 118 2 "Long Gone" 5 4 8 10 3 4 8 4 4 4 54 3 "If You Changed Your Mind" 10 5 6 6 5 10 5 10 8 10 75 4 "Mo mhúirnín óg" 4 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 34 5 "2nd Time Around" 8 12 10 4 8 8 10 6 6 7 79 6 "Hold Out" 3 8 3 8 6 7 7 8 5 6 61 7 "Stay" 7 7 7 5 10 5 6 5 7 8 67 8 "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 and preceding . Kavanagh received 187 points, receiving the maximum 12 points a total of 7 times and receiving at least one point from every competing nation. This was Ireland's fifth victory in the contest, and as such, RTÉ would be the host of the (they did not decline to host, unlike Luxembourg after its 1973 victory and Israel after its 1979 victory).
Voting
+ Points awarded to Ireland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Ireland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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