RTÉ spent over €336k funding Ireland's 2019 Eurovision entry

An increase of 10% on last year’s figure of €304,088.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2019 - 17:16

Anna O’Donoghue

RTÉ spent over €336k to funding Ireland’s 2019 Eurovision entry’s trip to the contest in Tel Aviv, Israeli.

The Sun has revealed, under a Freedom of Information request, that the total cost of the trip was €336,617 - an increase of 10% on last year’s figure of €304,088.

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