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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 March 1978 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Colm C. T. Wilkinson | |||
| Selected song | "Born to Sing" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Colm C. T. Wilkinson | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 86 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Born to Sing", written and performed by Colm C. T. Wilkinson. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.