Country Ireland Selected entrant Cathal Dunne Final result 5th, 80 points | Selection date(s) 4 February 1979 Selected song "Happy Man" | |
Selection process National final - Regional juries | ||
The Irish National final was held on February 4, 1979 and was broadcast on RTÉ while being held in Dublin, Ireland and hosted by Mike Murphy. The song was decided by 10 regional juries throughout Ireland.
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National final
The winners of the Irish National final was Cathal Dunne who previously competed in the 1976 Irish National Final but came 4th losing out to first place Red Hurley who performed the song "When".
Eurovision Final
Ireland performed 4th in the startfield and finished 5th with 80 points.
References
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA