Can Ireland qualify for the Eurovision final? Emmy faces stiff semi-final competition
Emmy Kristiansen, Ireland's Eurovision 2025 entry rehearsing her song 'Laika Party' at St. Jakobshalle, Switzerland. Picture: Corinne Cumming/EBU/PA Wire
Ireland and Israel are among the countries competing in the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Thursday.
Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen will represent Ireland with the song , about a Soviet dog sent to space.
