Bambie Thug responds to calls for Ireland to boycott Eurovision over Israel
Bambie Thug from Macroom, Co Cork, is Ireland's representative at Eurovision 2024. Picture: Lily Lytton
Ireland’s Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug has reacted to calls for Ireland to withdraw from the competition over the inclusion of Israel amid the war in Gaza.
Bambie, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, released a collective statement with eight other Eurovision entrants, including the UK’s Olly Alexander, who all described the privilege of representing their countries and the discomfort they feel over Israel’s place in the contest.
