Can Ireland qualify for the Eurovision final? Emmy faces stiff semi-final competition

Ireland competes in the second Eurovision 2025 semi-final tonight, with Emmy Kristiansen performing Laika Party
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

Thu, 15 May, 2025 - 07:30
Charlotte McLaughlin, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter, in Basel

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 Laika Party, about a Soviet dog sent to space.

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