New voting for Euro song

RTÉ is hoping that Ireland’s entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be no turkey.

And to help it achieve that goal, the station has chosen a new system of voting for Ireland’s entry in this year’s contest in Moscow.

Pat Kenny hosted the six finalists in a Late Late Show special last night, with the winner chosen jointly by regional juries based in Cork, Limerick, Sligo and Dublin, and by public televote. The procedure echoes the change to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest where national juries have a say, sharing the decision equally with the televote.