Ryan survives semi-final to fly Irish flag in Eurovision

A leather-clad Ryan Dolan gave it all in Sweden last night and was rewarded with a final place in Saturday’s night’s Eurovision.

Surrounded by bare-chested bodhrán players, the 27-year-old from Strabane, Co Tyrone, poured his heart into ‘Only Love Survives’ at the Malmö arena.

Over the course of the semi-final and final, Ryan will sing to an expected television audience of around 100m as, year after year, the Eurovision retains its crown as the most-watched entertainment programme in Europe.