What’s another year? No spot in the final for Lesley Roy as Eurovision gets underway

Ireland’s Eurovision elite were celebrated during the ceremony, but this year’s song won’t be heard on Saturday in Rotterdam
What’s another year? No spot in the final for Lesley Roy as Eurovision gets underway

Ireland's Lesley Roy. Picture: Patrick Van Emst/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

Johnny Logan was part of the Eurovision tonight and for a few moments, it felt like the golden years again.

We collectively yelled “JOHNNY LOGAN!” when a photo of Ireland’s Eurovision superstar appeared on the stage behind the hosts and when the man himself appeared to literally stroll down memory lane for a montage of winning songs, the nation squealed in delight as a real, life, excited audience cheered in unison.

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