Bambie Thug: Macroom's non-binary star representing Ireland at Eurovision in Sweden

Bambie Thug talks about growing up in Macroom, their hopes for Eurovision, and the thorny subject of Israel's presence in Eurovision 

Bambie Thug performing Doomsday Blue wins The Late Late Eurosong Special to represent Ireland in Malmö, Sweden in May of this year at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Photo: Andres Poveda

This interview with Bambi Thug was conducted last week ahead of the performer being chosen to represent Ireland at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

“I was so annoying as a child,” laughs Bambie Thug. “I was always putting on shows, rewriting the lyrics and acting out songs for everyone. My sisters would dress me up and we’d make music videos on old Windows software. I was always performing.”