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    Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel is allowed to take part

    Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel is allowed to take part

    Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel is allowed to take part

    • WTX News Editor
    • September 11, 2025
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    • Ireland‘s national broadcaster, RTE, has announced it will withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates, citing concerns over the conflict in Gaza.
    • RTE expressed its moral stance against participation, referencing the ongoing loss of life and the targeting of journalists in the region.
    • The final decision on Ireland’s involvement will depend on the European Broadcasting Union’s decision regarding Israel’s participation, with a deadline for broadcasters set for mid-December.

    Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel is allowed to take part | World News

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    Ireland will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel is allowed to take part, RTE has announced.

    The Irish broadcaster said in a statement that a number of European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members raised concerns over the participation of Israel in the competition at the union’s general assembly in July.

    RTE added that its “position” is that Ireland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if the participation of Israel goes ahead.

    The broadcaster will make its “final decision regarding Ireland’s participation” once the EBU decides whether Israel will take part, the statement continues.

    It adds: “RTE wishes to thank the EBU for the extensive consultation process that was initiated on foot of that meeting, and the extension of the option to withdraw from participation without penalty to December.”

    The statement added: “RTE feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza.

    “RTE is also deeply concerned by the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza, and the denial of access to international journalists to the territory, and the plight of the remaining hostages.”

    Ireland has won Eurovision seven times, the joint most of any country along with Sweden. Its last win was in 1996.


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    From May 2025: Pro-Palestine activists protest during Israel’s Eurovision song

    Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green said: “We understand the concerns and deeply held views around the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. We are still consulting with all EBU Members to gather views on how we manage participation and geopolitical tensions around the Eurovision Song Contest.

    “Broadcasters have until mid-December to confirm if they wish to take part in next year’s event in Vienna. It is up to each member to decide if they want to take part in the contest and we would respect any decision broadcasters make.”

    The 70th anniversary edition of the contest is due to take place in Vienna, Austria, in May after Austrian entry JJ won with his song Wasted Love in Basel, Switzerland, earlier this year.

    Ireland was represented by Emmy in Basel, with the song Laika Party, while Israel was represented by Yuval Raphael, with her song New Day Will Rise.

    There has been growing controversy about Israel’s participation in Eurovision with protests in host cities in the last two years.

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